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Show ROOT RETURNS ' General Brussiloff Assures Americans Russ Army Will Continue to Fight. SCOTT IS ENTERTAINED Military Members of U. S Mission Mis-sion Leave for Kiev Will Go Later to Rumania. PETROGRAD, June 29. Elihu Root, head of the American mission, and Foreign Minister Tareschtenko returned return-ed to Petrograd yesterday after a brief visit to staff headquarters, where they wero welcomed by General Brussiloff, In the name of the Russian army, wihch, declared the commander-in- j chief, would continue, with all the pow ; ers at its disposal, not only to fight for its own cause that of fortifying libeity recently acquired but at the same time hand-in-hand with America, Amer-ica, to fight for the right of all nations na-tions to shape their destinies in accordance ac-cordance with their own desires. There was llttlerin the small country coun-try town of Mohilev to correspond with a conventional view of a general staff heaquarters. The atmosphere of formality, secrecy and dignity, which distinguished it when it was the home of the former Emperor Nicholas had departed since the revolution. There Is nothing left to arrest the attention of tho observer except the emperor's residence, which is now used by Gen-oral Gen-oral Brussiloff and the military hotel, wliere members of the staff are quartered. quar-tered. Otherwise it is a peaceful village vil-lage nestling on tho bank of the Dniep- er, 200 miles from the firing line. Only small groups of soldiers were present to watch tho imperial train, carrying the commission, draw into tho station Despite the fact that the train, which was such a common sight in Imperial days, had not been seen in Mohilev since the abdication of the emperor, it evoked little curiosity. A few soldiers thinking they might find accommodations therein, crowded on board, but when they were told that it was being used by the American mission, they immediately dispersed. r Wednesday noon the commission lunched with General Brussiloff and soon thereafter Major General Scott and aides, military members of the commission, escorted by Russian general gen-eral staff officers, departed for Kiev. After a short tour of the southwestern front. Major General Scott will go to Rumania and will greet the king and queen in the name of the commission and the American government. oo |
