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The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
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British sources report strong German forces seeking a soft spot in Russian lines for a drive into the oil-rich Caucasus, while facing increasing difficulty on the central front near Moscow, which Russians are fortifying like Verdun; odds against Germans taking Moscow this winter.
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British Sources Say Germans Looking for Hole to Drive Into Caucasus
LONDON, Oct. 23.-Strong German forces are striking with continued blows toward the Southeast in Russia, punching for a soft spot through which to launch a drive on the oil rich Caucasus informed British sources said today.
These sources declared the Russians are turning Moscow into another Verdun, but the Germans are finding the going increasingly hard on the central front.
The British are asserting that "it's twenty to one they will never take Moscow this winter."
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Russia
Event Date
Oct. 23
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germans finding the going increasingly hard on the central front; british sources assert it's twenty to one they will never take moscow this winter.
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Strong German forces are striking with continued blows toward the Southeast in Russia, punching for a soft spot through which to launch a drive on the oil rich Caucasus, according to informed British sources. Russians are turning Moscow into another Verdun.