1 Russian soldiers who have escaped from the German internment camp into the French lines fraternising with their Allies. The French are giving them refreshment, and are holding up at the back the printed sign, " Long Live Russia I" 2. Tbe frozen river Dniester.—Russian women employed on the repair of the wooden bridge 3,4, and 5. Rat-hunting at the front.—The soldiers have to organise rat-killing parties to keep down the rodents. The pictures show the bag secured by some .trench soldiers after their sport.
1. Brigadier-General Dnbail. recently decorated with the French Military Cross. 2 and 3. Shelters for German officers behind La Butte de> Souam. 4 and 5. John Bull pays Uncle Sam £10,000,000 in gold—This is the richest treasure that has been carried across the sea. On the voyage from England to Hal it as. i by a flotilla of torpedo destroyers and a cruiser, commanded by Admiral Beatty, the hero of Heligoland. The £10,000,000 was in two tiers of gold and represented tor mumtaona supplied by America. From Halifax to New York the treasure was conveyed in twenty-three steel motor vans, escorted by the police. Two armed detectives travelled in each vehicle ß
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Free Lance, Volume XV, Issue 817, 25 February 1916, Page 10
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1961 Russian soldiers who have escaped from the German internment camp into the French lines fraternising with their Allies. The French are giving them refreshment, and are holding up at the back the printed sign, " Long Live Russia I" 2. Tbe frozen river Dniester.—Russian women employed on the repair of the wooden bridge 3,4, and 5. Rat-hunting at the front.—The soldiers have to organise rat-killing parties to keep down the rodents. The pictures show the bag secured by some .trench soldiers after their sport. 1. Brigadier-General Dnbail. recently decorated with the French Military Cross. 2 and 3. Shelters for German officers behind La Butte de> Souam. 4 and 5. John Bull pays Uncle Sam £10,000,000 in gold—This is the richest treasure that has been carried across the sea. On the voyage from England to Halit as. i by a flotilla of torpedo destroyers and a cruiser, commanded by Admiral Beatty, the hero of Heligoland. The £10,000,000 was in two tiers of gold and represented tor mumtaona supplied by America. From Halifax to New York the treasure was conveyed in twenty-three steel motor vans, escorted by the police. Two armed detectives travelled in each vehicleB Free Lance, Volume XV, Issue 817, 25 February 1916, Page 10
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