STORY OF A DESPERATE NIGHT ATTACK.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2463, 17 May 1915, Page 6

STORY OF A DESPERATE NIGHT ATTACK.

' . (Reo. May 16, 11.55 a.m.) London, May 15. Reuter's correspondent in it© Dardanelles states that after the landing on the western end of''the Gallipoli Peninsular, there, were several Jurkish ni"ht attacks, the most important of which occurred on May 1, from IU.dU D m bill dawn;'- It was a wonderful, starry night, with a full moon, lo seacard were seen the clusters of lights on the transports, while shoreward tho 'cuns and howitzers of-the British,. French, and Turkish batteries flashed all m<*lit Ion". Rifle fire was incessant, and the deeper boom of the warships jrrnis rose"over all. Star shells from time to time lit up the scene. The Turks fought-stubbornly, andrepoataily reached; the Allies lines, but ihey suffered terribly from the bayonet. Many of them penetrated behind the lines, and were either killed or oaptured. .. By daybreak tho Turks had probably lost three ' tnouaand. ihe Allies losses were slight.- ■ . "... ... , , i " There were fresh attacks on several succeeding nights,-less prolonged and ""determined, and all ineffective.