THE “RED VERDUN.”

Taihape Daily Times, 15 August 1919, Page 5

THE “RED VERDUN.”

CAPTURE OF‘ TSARITSIN. DENIKIN’S AH RD TASK. LONDON” July 28. The Times correspondent with Denil:in’s armies sends a graphic account of the capture of Tsaritsin, the key of the Volga, and which the Bolshe—vikg calls the “Red Verdun,” in 3. vain-glorious boast of their long- defence.

Denikin’slossos included 20 per cent .of his storming troops and 300 office.l'S.

Armoured trains assisted in the onslaught. The shattered trenches and entan§>;lenlellts she? That the battlefield was almost on th western scale. Denikin lost 10,000 horses in 40

days. British tanks, aeroplanes, rifles and uniforms are al-rifing in large quanti’r.ies_ ' The Times correspondent at Ekateriizodar states that Denikill’s booty at Tsaritsin included 12,000 prisoners, seven armoured trams-—two of which, named Lenin and Tl‘otZi{y_. were blown to piece S—-and 5000 waggons. British tanks assisted in the victory. '

Peasants express the bittefesf d - tcstation of the Bolsheviks, espcially the Jewish comml'ssal'ies declaring that communism is “the devil himself...” A .