The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-28
EXTREMISTS WITHHOLD TRITH
THAT TEUTONS RESPONSIBLE
FOR CONTINUANCE OF WAR.
ANARCHY is SPECTRE
Counter Revolution and Criminal Agita.
iion In Petrograd and Vicinity Is Be
ing Swept Away by Premier Kerensky
as Chief War Lord.

| July Ao'-t IeIIller kerenS-
KY referring to the situation in Russia.
said:
1t Is a spectre of anarchy which
needs to be obliterated. Stout hearts
and stern hands are required to stay
the rout Of the army. There is plenty
OF good material in Russia, but It has
been allowed to go to waste"
London, July 2S.-.Dispatches from
Petrograd dealing with the military sit.
uation indicate that Petrograd itself is
outwardly calmer than 1t has been for
months. This is attributed to Premier
herensky's strong repressive measures,
including the disarming of rioters and
hutlneers. Among the arrested ex.
tremists is said to be Madame Kollon-
tae' who was taken into custody at
Iornea, Finland, while returning from
Stockholm.
The ministry OF justice is said to have
issued statement that 1t has clear
proof that Nikolai Lenine, the radical
socialist. and two of his assistants.
Zlnovieff and Kamenoff. were concern
ca In a German plot against Russia.
None OF the correspondents, however.
mentions the arrest OF Lenine.
Sees Signs Of Improvement.
The whole internal situation is said
TO hold signs OF Improvement, and ac.
-cording to the Times Odessa CORES.
pondent 1t is generally recognized that
the domestic problems must now await
the end OF the war for solution. On the
other hand. this correspondent records
the victory OF the extremists in the re-
cent reelection OF the local executive
OF the council of workmen's and aol.
diers' delegates.
A dispatch from Petrograd TO the
Daily News attributes the catastronbe
on the southwest front entirely m ax.
tremists and says those troops behaved
worse who had received the most rein.
forcements from Petrograd.
The main argument whereby the ex.
tremists exerted their influence savs
the correspondent, was the absence ~
an argument making II clear TO the sol.
ulers that Germany is responsible for
the continuance OF the war. Another
one Of the pleas is that the soldiers.
real enemy is behind him in the shane
Of burgeois.
Ihese and similar arguments so in.
l'uenced the men that although thev
greatly outnumbered the enemy. MANY
regiments moved off, another followed
and there began a movement eastward
which destroyed communications and
interrupted supplies TO troops who tried
10 stick to their positions, so that these.
were forced to join in the general
stream.
No Signs OF Hating.
Thus far, the retreaters do not show
any sign OF intention Of stopping on n
line. The splendid positions Of General
Brussiloffs line north and west OF Tar.
nopol have been thrown away. IL can
hardly be called a German victory. since
II Is not the result Of German pressure
II the Germans had been in great force
the retreat OF the southern army would
nave long ago been cut off but IL is
probable the Germans themselves were
somewhat disconnected by the magni.
tude OF the task before them.
with insufficient troops, an advance
OF this scale is a difficult operation and
German communication cannot be estab.
hshed IN a moment over such a wide
area. halt on the part OF the enemy
caused by fatigue and hunger would not
be surprising. This might give the Rus.
SLAMS time to rest and time for reaction
among the soldiery by exposure Of the
extremists. Let them once realize. saws
the correspondent that the extremists
have tricked them and the same troops
who voluntarily retreated today will vol.
unfairly advance.