Harbin, Sept. 3.
The telegraphic news that the capital of Russia will known henceforth as Petrograd—a true Russian name, "grad" being the old Russian form for "town'"—does not come as a surprise to those who live in Russian territory, for everything German is tabooed by Russians and all German words are to be eliminated from the Russian language.
According to the Russian Press, Government officials of German descent are being dismissed from] chun: the service and not a few persons holding high positions have been sent to prison, being accused ich treason.
Fourteen Belgian reserves passed through here en route for the front and they will be temporarily _attached to the Russian army, whilst
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