Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-20
RUSSIANS RESUME
ACTIVITY IN WAR
New Government Preparing to
Begin Energetic Campaign
Against Central Powers.
OPPOSES SEPARATE PEACE
Hindenburg Apparently Con-
vinced He Cannot Regain
Territory Lost to Allies.

Russia. unaScrcSsivc in the field for
several months because OF internal dis
sensions is making ready under the
leadership OF the new coalition gov
ernmcnt to resume an energetic cam
paiGn against the Tcut"nic powers.
The new Cabinet, holding the conf
deuce of the radical Council Of Work
mems and Soldiers Delegates. has de-
clared against separate peace. and
announces its intention OF taking the
most energetic measures against any
counter-revolutions..
Declaring that the rc-estabIishmcnt
OF a general peace without anneXations
and indemnities is possible only
through the overpowering of Germany,
the Cabinet asserts that its most i'm
portant work is the revivifyinE of the
army.
KERENsKY TO INSPIRE
TROOPS At FRONT
General Brussilom. leader of the great
campaign in Nolhynia and GaliCia last
year. and the other commanders have
returned TO their headquarters and
Minister OF War Kerensky Is TO visit
the battle fronts Immediately to in
spire the Russian troops Already the
Russians have shown signs OF activity.
and artillery and mine-throwinC bom-
bardmcnts by them are reported from
several important sectors
Minister OF War Kerensky. in as
suminG his new post. announces his
Intention OF maintaining an iron dis
ciplne among the troops military
necessity which has been cons spicu-
ous!y lacking since the setting in of
the revoiutionary movement Recog-
nizing the difficulty OF the task. the
war Minister. who is reputed TO be
popular with the army and trusted by
1t, nevertheless expresses confidence in
his success.
rms move. whic!I includes the COM
pulsory return II oil deserters by May
y under heavy penalties. is one of the
hrst results OF the Cabinet reorGaniza-
tion designed TO a-nalgamate the di-
verse forces. The new Cabinet is now
complete and apparently is preparing
TO cope energeticauy with the big
problem OF reorganization.
ARTILLERIES CONTINUE
ACTIVE IN WEST
Along the western front there has
been little infantry activity. but the
artillcrics continue TO lombard i'm
portant points Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg apparently is convinced
that his armies cannot regain the
ground captured in the past six weeks
by the French and British. and the
Germans for the present are resting
on their arms, waiting for the next
stroke by the entente troops.
North o! GoriZia the Italians have
captured the heights of hill No 65a
the key 10 the Nodice position, in a
long and severe action. in which the
attacking troops were compelled 10
advance from rock to rock Despite
desperate resistance. the Austriaus
were driven from the stronghold with
the loss of nearly 400 prisoners
Seven million men have been killed
in the war thus far. and the total
casualties exceed 45,OO0.0OO This is
the estimate made by Arthur Hender-
son. member Of the British War Coun
Gil. He said the end of the war was
not an immediate prospect. and that
il would not come until Germany's
plan OF military domination was de-
fcatcfi.