SEVEN GERMAN SUBMARINES IN THE AEGEAN SEA

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2509, 9 July 1915, Page 5

SEVEN GERMAN SUBMARINES IN THE AEGEAN SEA

. A DISTURBING VISIT : BIG TURKISH ATTACK ON MONDAY • _____' ' ' By Press AsEociation—Copjrijfht 1 ' London, July 7 It is reported from Athens that the Anglo-French Admiralties are'disturbed regarding the news tliafc seven big German submarines Lave appeared id thp Aegean Sea, compelling the withdrawal of the big.ships and involving a catastrophe to the Army. a At tliei Dardanelles the Turkish' general attack .on Monday last was the most important made yet. At 4 .o'clock in the morning the Turks opened an extremely heavy artillery fire against our first line, and this was followed by attempts to make several infantry attacks, none, of which reached our trenches. t "Our artillery decimated the enemy, and rifle fire and machine-guns mow-< eu down most of the Turks, who were strewn about the field. The. Turkish batteries on the Asiatic side continuously 00-operated, their aeroplanes dropped bombs m our lines, while a Turkish battleship kept firm" while oruising between Maidos ana Ohanak. ° : "Fifteen Allied aeroplanes at nightfall bombed the aerodrome at OhanaK, hitting tne principal shed/'ALLIES' SHIPS HAVE LEFT GALLIPOLI WATERS..' ("Times" and Sydney "Sun"; Services.) '' .. „ , ■ : ■' . London, July 7. . A Frenoh officer at Gallipoli writes: "The Allies' ships have all left our shore. We have started using a small, roughly-made mine-thrower. The mino is fitted with wings, and loaded with 30 kilos (66 pounds) of melinite, which produces extraordinary results. One hurled a whole Turk into our trenches.""MOST VIOLENT BOMBARDMENT YET EXPERIENCED" TURKISH ATTACK A COMPLETE FAILURE. (Rec. July 8, 3.30 p.m.) ~ , T tt -u , , London, July 8. General Sir lan Hamilton reports that the enemy in t.he northern section began a, heavy bombardment at f om - o'clock in the morning on July It wed away; two hours later, without inflicting much damage. .About twenty 11.- shells were dr 0 pp ec l f rom Turkish battleships in the Straits in the southern section. The Turks- kept up a heavy musketry fire throughout the night of July 3 and 4, but did not leave the trenches. ; Tlieir battenoii at four o clo.ck m the morning started the most violent bombardment yet experienced, throwing five thousand shells. "This was_ preliminary to-a _gener a i attack on ,our front, with special effort at certain points. The principal effort was at t'he junction of the Naval Division with that, or the I'reuch. Hero the Turks drove back our ad-vanced-troops .and assaulted a portion 0 f the line hold by the Naval Division." . » "Fifty Turks gained a footing in o m . trench. Tho naval men held on, and our supports conntci-attacked an ( ] 'Imrled ,tho enemy out of the trench. Another attack on tho right wns practically „ wiped out by our lMachin&'gun and rifle fire. "On our left the lurks massed in a nullah to the north-east of our newly-captured tranches, and attempted soveral attacks, but failed owing to the steadiness of our troops and tho efl.-g C ti V 0 artillery support. The enemy's bombardment died down at eleven oclo c k } though it was resumed at .intervals, i "Not only was the result a conipl e t 0 failure, but our losses were negligible. No impression was made on oUf i; noi rp| 10 cn6ni y ndded largely to hie rocent h«avy cnnualtwx. fanft tho dlnjolntod no.turo of jack? that he _is. fiudrng jfc aifficult to dms tlia to faw our fitajU