Erzingan which the Turks are possibly using. The men and supplies for Mesopotamia, of course, go by rail as far aa possible. Those for Armenia could be detrained at Charjcu and sent by good mads to Sivas, which is 250 miles away. East of Sivfs the ronds are poor, so that the Turkish difficulties are held to commence definitely at that point. t T p to the present stage of the campa:gn the advantage of communications rests with the Russians, but this advnnta e was not really pronounced until Trebizond was captured. If the Russians push westward they, too. will be handicapped by the lack of good roads, but they have shown themS n'--p«; wonderful campaigners in. difficult country.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 11762, 28 July 1916, Page 4
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