The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-07-23
Representative Body Of the Nation
Gives Premier a Free Hand for
the Purpose of Restoring Order
nj Home and at the Front.
CROWN PRINCE S TROOPS
ARE MOVED DOWN BY FOE
Germans Gain Small Bits of Terri
tory, but They Have Been Dear
ly Paid For, Bitter Fighting Is
in Progress in France.


~ Associated Ptrss
'inl.mitrd powers have h"en
Granted the Russian provisional gov
rrumeut under Premier Kcrcn~kN col
Ftlpplc wi;h the sinister forces
threatening to wreck the new RUS
sian. born of the March revolution.
The grant comes from the most
powerful representative bod. IN the
nation. the council of soldiers and
Norkmcus dclcgatcs and .peasants of.
ull Russil. assembled boz Pctrosrad.
The title OF the ruling pody. the
"go,crum,nt of national safety re-
calls Immediately the famous COM
mittep uf public safety ~ l'a3.
formed In the crucial period Of the
French revolution. Win kcreushy
serving not only as premier hut az
minister nf war aud marine b. i@ APP
parcut that vast powers are thus
lodged in the hands of this one man,
.urgc~ting those of a virtual dictator.
m, mandate Of this committee ls
60 restore Internal disorder, both at
the front and al home-admitied.N q
dinicult task IN the face of the pow
orm influence both within ANA with
out the nation working against the
present regime. lt is evidently one.
however with which H"ren-k' con-
.,dodly the strongest man 20 %"
found for the task. Dec willing 20 crap
u,. with an his widely recognized
iof'r aud tn.litN.
The war situation fur the m, mrui
demands consideration chiefly NJ IN"
two points where the Germans haN"
concentrated their main military ct
forts the yielding portion ui ih"
I.u--au front BOO eastern Ga!.e' ana
,n, section ct the French from near
Cttuune
Iu h, former wHr lhor'vr there 81
..nI, sign as Nrt oi % change 100 'h'
temper of the dI-affoct"d Russian
troops sufficient fo bring about an ei-
fn.'.., rrsisttuc" tn IA" T'ut"n.'
prurIes- which threatens disaster io
m, Russian arms.
pu the western front there .s % di'
i,T.ut story To tell.
The dcsueratc ouslauEhts at 'ht
crown princes forces az" being me-
with gallant resistance ana h. cen
,riI PeiJIu'. troops aud such SINAI
bits .f territory 1s hiN" been game,
D.. the ;i,rmaus hay" been d'df|N
pad for
las, nigh, the German assault
were renewed ON no" california au'
Dt-,mat,- plat,au4. for fEr MASTERY
,f which colu~-ul efforts ar" h''n'
rui forth Some hcadWly Wa m1d'
,. both these elevations but i"n'i ,
rrlIu's mcr ur. Cllug.nE hrtN"N ID
thcm hoth. although driN'u out "
FIRST limo trenches Tn, Germans 'i
fa,kcd the support ircuchc- on ~
,rtufnru.r plateau. but i' WH- o.
Gained h, the French boo I'- '1NrriN
Tuda '. official REPORTS from IA
Gluciu front are lttv " amy mon
,u,ourapinp than those Of the Hs
t.,y dnys While efforts are h'u
made Q, rcstorr order among 'hr RH-
SIAN forces. ih, NuSiru-G"rmau "i
r.u.iy, between the Strpd aud IA
Z|afn l.pu be- being pushed and addi
ruuu Villages have Accn 'rruW'a '
fnr Toutuu-
Toward the northern end of 'h
Russian front the situation ls dl''i
cent The Eu.silus have taken 'h
offensive and opened up u gap 'W
miles deep Iu an important sector 81
IN. German Iin" near wilma, lh''
d,utlIlN capturing more IMAM l.''
trfmlua upro. too. how HNei. 'crial
drtuchmculs appear lp nave nee
worked upon hy the extremists Hn
lrr nehtIur 200 ipdiuurcutN as I
,,up,rdizr thr development cot lh