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Show RUSS TO PURSUE WAR TO IHE END PLEDGE MADE TO PRESIDENT WILSON THAT NO SEPARATE PEACE WILL BE MADE. State Department and Russian Mission Mis-sion Insist That Position of Russian Rus-sian Armies Is at Least No Worse Than It Has Been. Washington. The veil of mystery about the Russian situation has been lifted a little. Word from Ambassador Francis has encouraged the state department on the success of the provisional government govern-ment and a further loan of $100,000,-000 $100,000,-000 has been made through the new ambassador, Iioris Baklunetieff. Secretary Lansing made a clear-cut and very optimistic statement on the wdiole situation on Friday. The state department has made public a letter sent to the Russian ambassador am-bassador ten days ago. in which President Pres-ident Wilson acknowledged receipt of the pledge of the Russian government, that it will make no separate peace, but will pursue the war to the end. The completion of the Russian railway rail-way line to Koeli ou the Arctic sea, may be the fact that will save Russia to the entente forces during the coming com-ing winter. This railroad means that Russia can be supplied freely despite the closing by ice of the port of Archangel. Arch-angel. While no authoritative revelations of the military situation have arrived in Washington, both the state department depart-ment and the Russian mission insist that the position of the Russian armies is at least no worse than it has been. The great difficulty with the Russian Rus-sian armies once more is a shortage of munitions. The ships provided by the shipping board and the opening of the Koeli railroad line will, it is expected, ex-pected, meet this difficulty in time. |