BRITISH RUSSIAN SUBMARINES.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLI, Issue 11581, 23 May 1916, Page 5

BRITISH RUSSIAN SUBMARINES.

1 One of the most interesting—one might almost say romantic—item of the day’s news is that, after an adventurous ride, a Russian cavalry ; force has joined General Gorringe on the Tigris. The Turks have evi- i dently been outwitted or they would have barred their passage some- ; where, for the ride has been a long one from whichever Russian base ; they started. The result of the junction is inunediately seen in a Turkish withdrawal from their advancecipositions and an attack by tbe Russo-British army. \ There has been intense fighting again on the Franco-German front. ; The Germans bombarded tbe Morthomrue position until the French first . line trench was untenable and the region torn to rags. Assault after ' assault was then launched which ultimately reached the French second ■ line, but the close of the day found them scurrying back to their own j trenches, or as many of them as could still scurry. According to Colonel Repiugtonthe Germans, having undertaken the , 30b of capturing Yerdun, cannot now relinquish the task without tre- ; mendous loss of prestige and admission of defeat. So they have to go j on in the agony of endeavour to compass tbe impossible while rivers of German blood stain the soil of France. Another correspondent shows ' how they have despairingly tried various barred routes in futile at- ; tempts to reach their goal. t j The Austrians have been rejoicing greatly over the success of their : recent offensive, but the Italians discount it very much in their reports, ' and when the Austrians tried it again they encountered snags. Fighting in the blue in fleets and squadrons is becoming one of tbe ; groat features of the war. Imagine five hundred fighting only about • Yerdun! This war Is going to evolve a machine so safe that ev c n grandmother may take to flying.

Germans go sadly to war now ami the wives and kiddies who see them off at the railway stations are annoying the jankers by their tears and sobs, That has to be stcpped’and father and grandfather have been notitied that they must get over'their farewells at home.