RUSSIA'S TASK.
. ADVANCE ON RICA. "£,. ... GERMAN PREPARATIONS, T5 Petrograd, March 12. The d'ermahs' liave established a battery of naval guns near Schlock to face a. position remote form the main line of a'dvance on Riga. This suggests tluit they are preparing to shell the Russian warships, which have hitherto been checking German attempts to follow the coast road to Riga. The Germans have made frequent and unsuccessful attempts to cross the Dwlna in order to secure advanced positions in view of the impending close $f the winter season. •" ,
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Taranaki Daily News, 14 March 1916, Page 5
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88RUSSIA'S TASK. Taranaki Daily News, 14 March 1916, Page 5
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