Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-07
GENERAL SHUTS REPORT
GIVES NEWS OF E. AFRICA


WIKI Ing exception . LIZ A-Aiisi-e :
plateau r. enemy 4
healthy or valuable par O -her col
UrT
General SHUTS has hao three divisions
undsr MS courlan6-two from South
Africa and tniro including the Indian
ard British ngenrs-altugethe z
Heterogeneous collection" says NJ.
including Dutch Bengalis. Baluct1is
-7arrri-ie. rla-,,a-s Furjabis, cape
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wiz.
I'VE ha5 55z. ,rs-elv entered the on
er-y te-ri+o-v. which stretched out BE-
fore IL IN enormous extent viii -
known vita -,oir-- anywhere. corta.c-
ing no irr7-,or-sr3- cities or centers. with
practically LII roads. the only dorr!-
nan. economic .ea-u-es Of the Whole
Le4nr tie -wc railway systems. Panty
strategy q tie t,eg.-1-g. Z wrong lrr
% invasion oDce entered upon. nigh.
lead tg months of eu-iie marching ana
wasted c4g--- 1-. our 1-forrnat4t,
creoi.ed r+tf r-a-ry WIN the two-to,d
intention a. r.o,f,.r-srg an e,f,s-3-a-e
lid prolonged campaign in the Pare
erd I-sar.,Ia-a Mountains. and there
acter retiring u frn- out tile lat
phases Q. tie campaign n tins Tabora
s@ea. from WHICH -rucr q his supplies
IND most lt tIz recruits were drawn.
Much We u ue saI1 for an advance
inland from Dar-es- Salaau, the cap
t4re q winch would have great poIit-
ical and military importance, and
Wyul1 ugcr facilitate the transport
and sgpE41y a-ra rgenerts fo- the
campaign lrto the Interior. But Il was
ruled ,,lt. rar.zy because the prevail
ence ~ the rnorser Z, that period made
the landing n Z large fore an opera
ton # great al3culty and danger.
partly because 3 prolonged carr aign
pr The cpast immediately after the
rainy season Ng-l5 mean The dlsa ~
pea+ance cf Z erg large percentage q
my army from malaria and other trip
Ical 4iltnert~"
The decision vas therefore % make
The main e@or. from Eas-,bj. 800 miles
from me coast. striking straight inte
the hear q tne enprrv.s country !
decided r. pls- the whole second Div
isio- lrto NIX interior under General
Van DeTerter" continues SHUTS. IN
ih-s way J. oGld be possible 70 occupy
z valuable portion # the enemy cour-
t-y within -5e -ext Two months" Cen
era van Let=nter.s brilliant march u
konooa Jfz1g. IS described He reached
thai place. after continuous marching
ard 1rh-l-g ir May. His horses were
exhausted. hundreds II TIE animals
mad succUnoed 10 the dreaded horse
sickness during tae advance Of some
no miles. from Noscnl in four weeks
The troops too were worn out. The
rain cane with great violence.
The numerous rivers cana 6ov-- -
eogd ard sva-, a1ev af-nos. an -
" bor.o,1s1y +,rir+ t-;.7ras ~ -o.1s III
came irrnzssa-ra r,Td -ra.Ls
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