GERMAN RESERVES.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLI, Issue 11698, 19 October 1916, Page 5

GERMAN RESERVES.

STILL SAID TO BE LARGE. LACKING COPPER AND OIL. Australian ana New Zealand Cable Association. Received Oct. 19, 10.50 a.in. Petrogracl, Oct. 18. A Roumanian diplomat, from Berlin, declares that Germny still has considerable reserves of troops and plenty of iron, steel and coal, bnt there is a shortage of copper and oil. The Germans are constituting aeroplanes capable of carrying twelve persons. FIGHTING IN THE PASSES. ROUMANIAN PARTIAL WITHDRAWAL. * RUSSW\NS'HE/WILY ENGAGED. Reuter. Received Oct. 19, 11.10 a.m. London, Oct. 18. A Roumanian communique mentions that the enemy has reached Agos, ten miles from the Roumanian side of the Gyrius Pass. Fighting is proceeding on the rest of the line, -which is firm. Meanwhile the Russians are heavily engaged in repulsing attacks on Dornawatra.

GREAT BALKAN BATTLE. ATTACK m MONASTIR. COMMENCED ON SATURDAY. Reuter. Received Oct. 10. 11,10 a.m. London. Oct. 18. A telegram from Serbian .headquarters states that the Russo-Frenoh-Serbian general attack on the Bulgarian line defending Monastir began on Baturda}*.