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Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 23 September 1915, Page 3

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Russians on Offensive — Successes North and South—Enemy Aeroplanes Wrecked—Eleven Smashed in One Week — Earl Kitchener's War Review

There is desperate fighting on both sides of the Galician border. The Russians report captures of prisoners, but north-east of Dubno they had to yield ground. The Germans were repulsed south of Pripet and near the Dynisk-Rovno, railway. The Russian Minister for War S^^s satisfied with the improved ■ /supply of munitions. There has been an enormous increase in the past fortnight. Sir John French reports that during one week eleven German aeroplanes were brought down. . An optimistic review, of the military situation has been given by Earl Kitchener in the House of Lords. He said that the allied position on the western front had been much strengthened by a large increase in heavy guns. Reinforcements amounting to 11 divisions had enabled Sir John French to take , over 17* miles of front from General Joffre. In the eastern, theatre German strategy had failed. The Germans appeared to have almost shot their bolt, and the Russians ■; - were still powerful and undefeated.

Touching on the nation's resources in men, Earl Kitchener said*that the response of the country to the calls for recruits had been little short of marvellous, but the provision of men was rendered more pressing by .the recent decrease in the numbers enlisting. Mr Asquith announced in the House of Commons that 3,000,000 men had enlisted since the war broke out. The daily net war expenditure for the period from July 18 to September 11, was £3,500,000.