The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-02
6NE TIRED GLADIA TOR STEPS OUT OF RING
|gS|A HAS OUT FIGHTING GERMANY
| BUT IS NOT SEEKING SEPARATE PEACE

ing the burden of active warfare
against the Teutons to the shoulders
Of her allies.
Russia has not nor will she nego-
tiate for separate peace with Ger
many or Austria, Ambassador Bakh-
metieff officially announced.
Russia is holding a million Ger
mans in the Riga sector, 1t Is claim
ed.
Following a week of discussion
that Russia not only was withdraw
ing from military operations for the
winter, but was actually planning to
negotiate for a separate peace with
Germany, dispatches from Petrograd
today quoting Premier kerensky as
saying that Russia must turn over
the war burden to her allies, created
CONSERVATION in official circles.
"Any. statement that Russia has
quit the war is entirely unwarrant-
ed.' said Secretary Of State Lansing
today. Lansing said he would later
issue formal comment upon the Rus
sian situation as covered by official
dispatches to the state department.
He deplored any impression that
Russia had abandoned her allies.
Evasive answer as to Russfa's In
tention previously given at the en-
bassy today turned to positive assur-
ances Of Russia's fidelity.
The embassy's declaration was
supported at the state department
where 1t said no dispatches from
Petrograd indicated any danger of
Russia declaring a separate peace.
Her withdrawal from the struggle
Is for the purpose of concentrating
her energies, re-establishing her in
ternal affairs and formulating q
policy on control Of the army.
Promise to stay In.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 2.Russia,
admitting her weakness and her
trials, has filed bill Of demands upon
the allies and in return promises to
stay IN the fight against Germany un-
til the end.
The United Press is able to state
semi cially that this Is the view Of
the United States government on de-
during the last week. In statements
Of Russian officials, both in Petrograd
and Washington, regarding Russia's
military aims, this government finds
three important facts:
America, England and France must
bear with Italy the brunt Of wars
burden through the winter, while Rus
sia solidif1es her government. The
Russian government for the first time
dares to declare emphatically that
Russia is in the war to stay-an indi-
cation of the growing strength Of the
kerensky regime.
At the same time Russia demands
that all possible aid and encourage
ment be extended it and its people by
the allies as promptly as possible.
1t was officially stated by Secretary
Lansing that America and the allies
are rendering all possible assistance.
AS evidence of this governments
confidence and determination to con-
tinue aid, the treasury department an
nounced that it would authorize today
or tomorrow warrant for S3l, 100000
on the federal reserve bank of New
York in favor of the Russian govern
ment. This warrant is under credit
previously extended. Including this
loan Russia has taken $19l 100000 Of
its credit of 1926, 100000, leaving S134,-
100000 still to be drawn upon.
In statement issued this afternoon,
said:
"A cable received lately and which
is given out to the press today, shows
the real military condition on the
Russian front The best answer to
malicious assertions that Russia is out
of the war will be the facts given by
this cable: That we are holding at
the present on our front l4i DIVISIONS
of enemy troops"
The embassy was asked as to what
extent were justified rumors that great
numbers of German troops have been
withdrawn from the Russian front to
be sent to the Italian theatre of war.
The Russian embassy Is in receipt
of an official cable in which General
Dessina. representative of the Rus
sian army with the British headquar-
! ters gives the reply. He communi
Gates the following information
"'Four German infantry divisions
/ and three Austrian infantry divisions
thad been withdrawn from Rumania
and Galicia Immediately prior to the
attack on the italian front. At the
! same time few German divisions
have been transported from the
French front.
"'The total quantity Of enemy troops
which is being maintained at present
against the Russian armies are:
eighty-six infantry and ten cavalry
German divisions; thirty-three infan-
/ try and seven cavalry Austrian divis-
| ions and seven Turkish and Bulgarian
infantry divisions, making total of
lat enemy divisions
| Secretary Lansing was subjected to
a rapid fire Of questions on the Rus
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