EAST AFRICA.

Colonist, Volume LVIII, Issue 14540, 18 October 1917, Page 5

EAST AFRICA.

PROGRESS OF THE CAMPAIGN

GERMAN GUERILLA FORCE

CAPTURED

(Reuters Telegrams.)

London, Oct. 16

Reuters special East African correspondent, telegraphing on the 10th inst. says he is now permitted to state that the whole of Wintgen's force, which was dispatched north on a. guerilla raid some months ago, has been captured. The three leaders who took command after Wintgen's surrender have been taken prisoner. The force was strong and well equipped with machine guns, ammunition and supplies.

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