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Show DANGER OF AN ! EARLY ATTACK Germans Are Massing Troops for a Drive on Riga and St, Petersburg PFTROORAD. Saturday, March 24,1 1:30 p. m., via London, March 25, 3 p. m. ( Dela ed. i From internal troubles trou-bles and the problems of reconstruction reconstruc-tion the attention of Russia hag suddenly sud-denly been diverted to a new danger which threatens from -without. There now is indisputable erldence that the Germans are massing great numbers; of troops along the northern frontier, in an effort against Russia's capital The country has been apprised of J the new menace by a series of procla-1 matlons from its ministers. LONDON, March 25, 7:56 p. m Reuter's Petrograd correspondent says: "War Minister Guehkoff's atateraent that the foe is at the gate is no mere figure of speech. The slightest relaxation relaxa-tion of viligance and the enemy would be at Petrograd." The correspondent then cautiously refers to Ihe repressive action on the troops of he consciousness that the army has been the arbiter of Russia's destiny which has manifested itself in demands incompatible with military mili-tary dlcipline and says that already there Is news from various fronts of the preTalcnce of "the second thoughts." "Rut," continues the correspondent, "where the men respect their chiefs and the army is fortunate in its com-1 danders, it is unlikely that persist ence n untuiored claims will be al I lowed to prejudice the spring and summer campaigns Moreover, reas HiirinK reports have been received, from General Ruzsky and General Judenlch, who command the Caucasus army. "There has been much head-shak-: ing. nevertheless amonc the more timorous Inhabitant of Petrograd, largely a reflection of the greater freedom free-dom allowed the press, which has opened the floodtates of the pacifists and shrieking against war loans" The correspondent concludes bv de daring that the Republican form of government now is assured. no |