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SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONS BY THE I FRENCH. By Telegraph—Press Assoclation-OopyrijM „ . _ ' Paris, August 9. Semi-omcial: A French column is operating with great success in the southern and eastern Cameroons. .'"That part of the Congo ceded to GermanyjOflnjill 60 on_ hMfl&elfcafc
VANISHED ZEPPELINS MYSTERIOUS INACTIVITY SUGGESTED AIR-FUNK IN GERMANY By Telegraph-Press AESociation-Ooiyrighl London, August 9. Military -writers are puzzled by the complete inactivity of the German Zeppelins sinoe the memorable happenings, on Juno 7. Their offensive seems to be completely broken. All tne giant concrete and! steel hangars, built at great expense within occupied territory, arc said to be deserted. Sheer blanched fright followed the destruction of L 37 and L3B, and sent the aerial invaders recoiling to Germany.' : ' ■ ' It is impossible to exaggerate the panio which acompauied the fall of the blazing body of the airship that the late Lieutenant Warneford destroyed. Not only was it an absolutely new machine, but it had) on bonird several of Count Zeppeliu's chief engineers. THE WAR IN THE CAUCASUS RUSSIANS DEVELOP STRONG . ATTACKS. By ®eleerap>—Press Asßooia.tSon—Copyright Rec. August 11,1.15 a.m.) Petrograd, August 10. Caucasus official.—Fighting on Saturday and Sunday developed along the whole front from tho River Fortumto to tho Euphrates. . We attacked the Tartandag ridge and occupied a portion; northward of tho double pass of.,Meryhemir. Our cavalry, in the direction of tho Euphrates, charged and sabred many - Turks, capturing eight officers,) three hundred men, and mudh. material*! SCORCHED BY THE FLAME OF WAR WASTED DISTRICTS IN NORTH ' : FRANCE. ' ; v. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.);. . London, August 9. Somo of tho British members of tha Allies' Committee for Agricultural Relief, have returned from a visit to tlior rained districts in France. They state that it is impossible to exaggerate thtf extent of the destruction in tho Mama and the Mouse'districts.' Tho Germans shelled and fired places wholesale.'MajiyV'viUag6s' : 'afo'"without' i a. sign of life, tho people remaining living under- , ground. Cultivation is still carried on by French women, who are loading tho carts, driving tho reapers, and cultivating the land withm a few kilometres of . tho trenchcs, working uncomplainingly, amidst desolation and rain.'' The whole valley of the Marno is ' under cultivation. .." ■ ... ..l:v • The' people of England: are generously' responding to the committee's appeal for stud cattle. The King headed tho list with five rams., from the famous Sandringham flock. , ~.' . PREMEDITATED WAR 'ANOTHER PROOF OF GERMAN' DUPLICITY. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Reo. August 11, 0.20 a.m.) London, August 10. One of -Cho last discoveries made by Goneral Botha's troops in- German South-West Africa was a plant of 27,000 rifles, paclied in cases, and also sflarts of a large number of machino;guns, and an enormous quantity of ammunition, which had been landed a few weeks hcI foro the outbreak of This adds point to De Wet's-admission that he was marching.to tho German border to obtain ammunition.
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2537, 11 August 1915, Page 5
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