Show I RUSS SWEAR TO EXPEL ENEMY Patriotic Spirit Pervades Congress of Delegates from Army Petrograd The The congress of- of delegates dele delc gates from the the armies armies opened at Minsk on April 22 and is being attended by more than 1200 representatives of the soldiers and officers and workers engaged engaged engaged en en- In national defense work M. M president of the duma and Minister of War were pres pres- ent emit M. M president of the conference conference conference confer confer- ence said the congress symbolized the close union between the military and civilian Illan elements of the new Russia and the perfect agreement between those at the front and those behind the battle lines i A private soldier named was elected vice president On mountIng mountIng mounting mount- mount Ing the tribune In his field uniform and armed with a rifle rUle he was received received re re- re- re with a storm of cheers M. M no said he was glad to tobe tobe be able to say that no return to the thep p past st was possible Such he lie said was the settled determination of the Russian Russian Rus nus- sian people Do not forget the president of the duma declared that great liberty entails entails en en- tails bills great grent obligations toward the tile country Do not forget that the country country country coun coun- try is in danger I know now that the western front is indestructible in its fighting power and I will joyfully tell this to the tIme people behind the lines concluded by declaring We believe you are trying to drive the enemy out of Russia The assembly responded by shoutIng shoutIng shouting shout- shout Ing We uWe swear It |