FIERCE FIGHTING IN GALLIPOLI

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2487, 14 June 1915, Page 5

FIERCE FIGHTING IN GALLIPOLI

MAiDOS HEIGHTS CAPTURED j GALLANT STAND BY THE NEW ZEALANDEES tftec. June 12, 3.30 p.m.) Athens, June 12. The Allies, after successive attacks, occupied on Wednesday the heights dominating Maidos, capturine six_ hundred Turks. Prisoners state that the Turkish armv is excited over a German officer killing six soliders for refusing to advance. The fighting for Maidos is fierce. The Allies are in contact with the , enemy night and day. Eight of the Allies' aeroplanes are scouting over the firing lines. COLONIALS IN THE BEST OF SPIRITS. (Rec. June 13, I p.m.) Lendon, June 12. Router's Agent at Athens states that the Allies are firmly established, and have all been brought up to full strength, with needful stores.' The Australians and Now Zealanders are in the best of spirits. PROGRESS OF THE FRENCH LINE. Paris, June 11. Official report regarding the French operations in the Dardanelles:—"We made fresh progress on the right extremity of Kereve Dere. Prisoners confirm the report of considerable enemy losses." RUSSIAN DESTROYER REPORTED SUNK IN BLACK-SEA. (Rec. June 13, 2 p.m.) Amsterdam, June 12. A telegram from Constantinople states that during some fighting on the night of June 11 in tho Black Sea a Turkish cruiser sunk a large Russian destroyer, and to port safely. NEW ZEALANDERS' GALLANT FIGHT HOLDING CAPTURED TRENCH AGAINST HEAVY ATTACK. (.Rec. June 13, 2 p.m.; Sydney, June 13. Captain Bean (Official Correspondent withthe Australians), in a dispatch dated June 5, says:—Two small parties of New Zealanders last night took a Turkish trench opposite Quinn's Post. One party suffered considerably. The Turks counter-attacked at five o'clock this morning, and the place became a veritable Hades, bombs bursting over the captured trench at the rate of about four a minute. "Despite this, the New Zealanders. at the time of writing, are still holding and strengthening it. _ "A tremendous bombardment by an Anglo-J< reneh force operating at the southern end of the Peninsula, was audible all yesterday. Bursting shrapnel and high explosives, right from June 1, have been clearly visible along the tops of the ridges bordering the Gulf of Saros " TURKEY FACES HER HOPELESS' SITUATION WHAT MR. MARTIN DONOHOE SAYS. (Reo. June 13, 2.10 p.m.) London, June: 12. Mr. Martin Donohoe (the "Daily Chronicle's" _ war correspondent) reports that Turkey, realising the hopelessness of her position, lias indirectly conveyed to Italy her intention not to declare war. "This foreshadows,'-'.-• says - Mr. - Donohoe. "the divorce from her German partner. Moreover, it is understood that Turkey is seeking a suitable channel to treat with the Entente Powers." STEAMER SUNK IN THE SUEZ CANAL AN INCIDENT, AND SOME SECRET HISTORY. Melbourne, June 13. In connection with a cablegram which was received on Thursday -to the effect that tlie British steamer Den of Ewnie (4645 tons) had collided with and sunk the Italian steamer Kruiten in the middle of the Suez Canal, significance is added to the incident by a summary which, has been published by Ministerial authority, of the correspondence leading ,to the rupture of relations The correspondence disclosed the fnet that a pjot to block the waterway was discovered bv Lieutenant Mors, in tho employ of tho Alexandria City Police. On lus return from Constantinople, in 1914,', Lieutenant Mors informed the Egyptian Ministry that Omar Fnuzi Bey, a Turkish Staff officer, had [ discussed"wit-li him certain plans for the blocking «f (he Canal. Fauzi Bey I had said that a wealthy Turk had presented the Government with a steamer I carrying the Italian Hag, and commanded 1)7 an ex-officer of the Turkish navy. - Sho na's to take a cargo of cement lo an Italian port, and her manifesto was made out for Massoweh. Tho captain was to submit to search by British! warships without demur, and on reaching t-lie Canal was to sink, either by colliding with a British ship, or by provoking a British warship to sink her, or by scuttling. Fauzi' Rev also slated that a .trustworthy Egyptian officer was leaving for Egypt to p-irticiapt.e in and instruct his agents. Lieutenant Mors afterwards spoke io Doctor T'lrnefer about the scheme. The latter did not seem to approve, but gave him [plans of the Canal. Mors met Fauzi Bey later, as he was about to board tibe steamer, but be only rreeted him, and. hoped he would soon return! fNn (•fc.viyiiia ta '•'.!« collision referred to is. the nboro massies ■ been, rwiyed by, us-i >