FIERCE FIGHTING IN GALLIPOLI

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2538, 12 August 1915, Page 5

FIERCE FIGHTING IN GALLIPOLI

ANOTHER LANDING ATTACK ENEMY SUSTAINS HEAVY LOSSES - Tlio High Commissioner reports:— London, August 10, 6.45 p.m. "Sir lan Hamilton reports that there has been fighting at sever?] points in Gallipoli during the last few days. Substantial progress has been made. In the southern zone, two hundred yards were gained on our front, and three hundred yards were gained east of the Kritma Itoad. These gains were held in spite of determined counter-attacks, which wero repulsedl with heavy loss to the attac j. s the Turks elsewhere in this zona were beaten off. In several attacks, French corps gave their whole-hearted co-operation and greatest assistance. • . . '' ; '•• "In tho Anziic zone a footing was gained on Olianuk Bahr, a portion of Sari Bahr, and the crest occupied after fierce fighting. _ Tho enemy's losses were considerable. The advance was commenced at night, under coyer of a searchlight from a destroyer. ■ "Elsewhere a fresli landing was successfully effected, and considerable ! progress made, six hundred and thirty prisoners being taken, together with one Nordenfelt gun, two bomb mortars, nino machine-guns, a largo number of bombs, and quantities of rifles, ammunition,' equipment." A BLOW AT ENEMY'S LAND COMMUNICATIONS i I' TURKS' SUPPLIES MENACED BY SEA AND LAND, (Rec. August 11, 8.25 p.m.) ' London, 'August 11. Karachali is on the nortlv shore ofSaros, five miles wostward of Khojachesen, on the main route of Turkish supplies to Gallipoli, sinco tho British submarines stopped tho traffic in tho Sea of Marmora. Sir lan Hamilton now threatens to cut their only land Jugeway. TURKISH OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. Amstordam, August 10. A Turkish official conurunique states:—"Under tho protection of the fleet tho cnem.v on tho night of August 7 landed forces partly in tho neighbourhood rtf KtroifiMi, north of theoi)K <?f Smohi twtlv Iwo p&lttt* novljt» waw of Ari Burim, We eompleUly. difjiwsetl tuos? vvJao l&uclwl at. Karatcash, twenty djaO; -~ ' ■

"Those northward of Ari Buriiu slightly advanced under the fleet's protection. We repelled their attacks, taking prisoner eomo soldiers and officers. "We liad considerable successes in repelling attacks near Seddul Balir."REPORTED LOSS OF ONE OF THE ALLIES' SUBMARINES. New York, August 10. A Reuter message from Constantinople states tliat an aeroplane sank ai submarine of the Allies near Bulair with bombs. THE SINKING OF THE HAIRREDiN BARBAROSSE, (Rec. August 11, 10.15 p.m.) Athens, -[August 11. «ews from official sources states that tho greater part of the Barbarosse'screw was drowned. THE TURCO-ITALIAN TENSION Athens, August 10. Advices' from C-onstantinopla state tnat the Italian Consuls arc preparing io quit Turkey. RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE IN THE CAUCASUS An official mesago from tho Russian Headquarters in the Caucasus states that in tlio direction of tho Euphrates the Russians . pursued Turks, capturing the position, Palanieken, and a quantity of material, caravan camels, and many prisoners. • "Wo havo captursd the Mergliemir Pass after a desperate struggle. (Tha enemy withdrew southward in disorder."-