TRENCH WARFARE IN GALLIPOLI

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2464, 18 May 1915, Page 6

TRENCH WARFARE IN GALLIPOLI

' ♦ • HAD GRENADES AND WIRE ENTANGLEMENTS TURKISH TREACHERY ARMISTICE VIOLATED (By. Telegraph—Tress 'Assn.—Copyright.)' ~ i' „ ' ' " -'Athens, May 16. Messages-from-a-.special correspondent give details 'of'the Battle of Galli- ¥>?■ Ho says, the-lieroism of the Australians and-New Zeajandcrs was stupelying and unique in the history of modern war. Their los'ses were solely clue to their irresistible'dash.' TREACHEROUS .VIOLATION OF ARMISTICE. .. ''London, May 16. Air, Martin X/onohoe, the "Daily Chronicle's" special'-correspondent, writing from Athens, says that the Turks obtained an armistice to bury their dead, and while the Allies were removing their wounded the Turco-Germans treacherously fired," killing several of our men. The 'Allies' advance is much hampered by "entanglements. The British Jare usui' l : hand-grenades effectively. .... ~ The Turka on Thursday stampeded a number of transport animals towards the -Bnti.sli lines, following up with an attack, which was repulsed. « , fugitives from Smyrna report that the city'is in sore, straits. There is « Ja 9 k 01 ™° d and ammunition. The Turks are moving their troops to Midia, fearing.». .Russian landing., . TURKEY'S VANISHING MERCANTILE MARINE. The High Commissioner reports:— > ' rpi t> • ni i r« ™ j London, May 17, 2.50 a.m. The Russian Black 6ea Fleet on Saturday destroyed four steam colliers, too tugs, and twenty sailing ships, and also did much damage during the bomSr"£%SL b n " i!o ' ls,> ' Ke,km '' E " 5 * *»" Kiie » >k '