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Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 16 September 1915, Page 3

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Russian Victory-Enormous German Losses—Munitions Crisis OverAircraft near London

The Russians have won an important victory at Tarnapol, in Gahcia. The Germans sustained enormous losses.

The munitions cricis is stated to be over in- both Russia and b ranee. The wharves at Vladivostock-* are loaded with war materials from Japan, Europe, and America, and the Siberian railway is almost wholly given fi^ff to their transport. 'The Tsar has taken chief command of the Russian forces on land and sea. M. Cruppi exForeign Minister of France, says that millions of fresh troops are being organised in Russia. The President of the Duma declares Russia will fight for five, or even 4en, years to achieve her objectives one of which is Constantinople. '4

The Germans are building narrow railways through the Polish marshes and are guided by men who show an intimate knowledge of the localities. An instance is given of the Germans destroying the features of such guides with acid to prevent them being recognised by the Russians

German aircraft dropped incendiary and explosive bombs in the London district on Wdenesday night. A few casualties occurred. Some fires broke out but were supprsssed.

By way of reprisal for dropping bombs on Nancy, French airmen visited various military points, including Metz station and Ostend. The recent raid on > Saarbrucken, a coal-mining town in the extreme south of the Rhine province, was very successful, a military railway being blown up.