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MARTYRED HEROES

FATE OF A BRITISH "TANK" AND

CSREW. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. New York, October 17 M. Stepsane Lausanne, an ex-editor of the Paris "Matin," who is. visiting the American Government on a mission, says that tho British were compelled to sacrifice tho crew of a "tank" in order to prevent the secret' of its construction becoming known to the Germans. The "tank" got beyond control, and was steering straight for the Gorman lines when the British shelled it and blew it to pieces. There are now a hundred "tanks," each with two ma-chine-guns, on the Somme front. The Allies are improving their _ position daily, and also reducing their losses. Combles was captured with the loss of only 5000, due to the "use of heavy artillery to clear the ground boforo tho advance.

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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2906, 19 October 1916, Page 5

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MARTYRED HEROES Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2906, 19 October 1916, Page 5

MARTYRED HEROES Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2906, 19 October 1916, Page 5

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