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Show no RUSSIA NEEDS AID OF AMERICA. On the north end of the Russian lines, west of Riga, the Germans are massing and the new leaders of the government of the Muscovites see in the gathering of a formidable array the forming of a new drive which has for its object the capture of St. Petersburg. Pet-ersburg. The Standard has been predicting a thrust at the Russian lines at Riga or on the Rumanian front and has seen in Von Hindenburg's retreat in France the releasing of reserves for 'this offensive. If the allies ever are seriously weakened, the crash will come on ' the east front where the Russians are j not sufficiently equipped to resist the concentrated attack of the central powers. Russia Is the country the United j States should be assisting as an an-' an-' swerlng challenge to theruthless war-; war-; fare of Germany. |