IN THE CAUCASUS.
TURKISH INITIATIVE. ON THE VERGE OF COLLAPSE. Received August 24, 0.45 p.m. 'Petrograd, August 24. It is officially believed'that from thirteen to fifteen Turkish divisions are operating in the Erzingan region. About two corps are engaged on Lake Van, on the Bitlia and Mush line, and four to six divisions in Mesopotamia. Military experts are of opinion that the Turkish initiative on the Caucasus front and in Persia is on the verge of collapse. The Turkish objective of diverting the .Russians from Erzingan and Sivas has signally failed.
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Taranaki Daily News, 25 August 1916, Page 5
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91IN THE CAUCASUS. Taranaki Daily News, 25 August 1916, Page 5
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