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Show AMD-GERMAN Renew Attempts to Fraternize Frater-nize With Russians But Efforts Ef-forts of No Avail. PETROGRAD, Oct. 11. Austro-Ger-man troops aro renewing their attempts at-tempts to fraternize with the Russians but so far every effort has met with failure, according to a statement Issued Is-sued by the Russian war office based on reports from the fronL The general gen-eral situation Is quiet." although some of tho armies as well as somo of the Cossack units still act with some suspicion sus-picion towards the commanding staff. Tho question is said to agitate the great mass of the Russian soldiers. At somo places there is agitation against capital punishment, but at the samo time demands are made that punishment In the rear of the fighting front be enforced with greater strictness. strict-ness. Tho cases where orders were disobeyed or not carried out are com-l pnratively rare, the soldiers who refuse re-fuse to obey orders usually being brought to trial. Tho war office announces with ro-grcat ro-grcat that tho evil influence of the gendarmes and police still assert itself, i So far no measures have beon taken to isolate these elements. Complaints of want of discipline among new recruits re-cruits aro still numerous. |