ANOTHER COUP IN EAST AFRICA
SURPRISE TACTICS GERMAN FORCE COMPELLED TO SURRENDER tu tt 'i■ /i ; London, April 7. ine Migii Commissioner reports:— _ General Smuts, reporting on the operations in East Africa, states that as the result of a movement commenced on Monday a portion of Jlis mounted troops successfully surprised a German force, with matihme-guns, in a mountain stronghold in the Arusha district. The enemy was surrounded on Tuesday an'd surrendered on Thursday." A BIGGER AFFAIR THAN AT FIRST' APPEARED BIG HAUL OF PRISONERS. By Telegraph—Pres6 Association—Copyright (Rec. April 9, 5.5 p.m.) ~ , „ London, April 8. beneral Smuts's later reports indicate that our success at Arusha was more extensive than at first appeared. The German force which capitulated was considerable. Seventeen European and 404 native prisoners have already surrendered, and others are coming in. There were also many casualties). The enemy's machine guns and much' ammunition captured.
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2742, 10 April 1916, Page 5
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