CAMPAIGN IN GALLIPOLI

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2541, 16 August 1915, Page 5

CAMPAIGN IN GALLIPOLI

PROGRESS AT GABA TEPE A FRENCH CRUISER BOMBARDS JAFFA By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrlßlit (Rcc. August 15, 5.25 p.m.) ' , . . Paris, August 14. Dardanelles Official. —Since August 6 tho British successfully landed in the region of Suvla Bay, and have made further progress at Gaba Tope, where, after violent fighting, they gained a footing on tho slopes of Sari Balir, capturing over GSO Turks and nine machine guns. Tho operations continue to develop at this point. The Turkish efforts to break our line in tho south failed. Since August 7 the operations on the French front have been principally artillery duels to our advantage. The Minister of Marine, in an official communique, states that on August 12, after giving the Turkish Governor adequate notice to enable the neighbourhood to be evacuated, a French cruiser bombarded and destroyed a German factory at Jaffa, where munitions and boats were beinj{ turned out, destined for an attack on the Suez Canal. BERLIN BELITTLES THE LANDING OF BRITISH TROOPS. (Rcc. August 15, 3.5 p.m.) ■ London, August 14. A Berlin wireless message belittles the recent landings of French and British troops at Gallipoli, and mentions that 1500 landed at Suvla Bay, and attempted to outflank the position at Ari Bnrnu, but were repulsed. TURKISH VERSION OP RECENT OPERATIONS. (Rcc. August 15, 3.5 p.m.) Amsterdam, August 14. Turkish Official.—Wo captured eight machine-guns at Ari Burnu. Our artillery hit a hostile ironclad off Ari Burnu. We took a hundred yards of trenches near Seddul Balir. NEW ZEALANDERS' SUCCESSFUL LITTLE RAID. (Rec. August 15, 4 p.m.) « •t. /m hi m■ , Sydney, August 15. Captain Bean, Commonwealth official correspondent, writing on July 3, describes two minor expeditions to demolish Turkish observation"poets. One' at Gaba Tepe, by a hundred Australians, failed owing to the strong defence of barbed wire entanglements; tho other by a party of Nev Zealanders, who landed at a point north of Anzac, and found the Whole crew of the observation station asleep, amongst them being several gendarmes 111 smart blue uniforms. Two escaped, but fiftten were captured, A most successful little raid was accomplished. • GERMANS THREATEN TO ASSUME ADMINISTRATION OF TURKEY. (Rcc. August 15, 3.50 p.m.) TT,,, .. L „ . Athens, August 14. irinco Holienlohc, on arriving at Constantinople, expressed dissatisfaction with the disorders in the interior of Turkey, and announced his intention to ask Berlin to send German officials to take over tho administration. The proposal excites great uneasiness, and tho idea of a separate peace gains ground. There are now 120,000 Dardanelles wounded in Constantinople. UNCOMPROMISING ATTITUDE TOWARDS BULGARIA. ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) (Rec. August 14, 7.40 p.m.) _ London, 'August 14. Gorman successes in Warsaw aro lining exploited to the fullest oxtent in tho Turkish press, and have momentarily . repopularised the Youii" Turks' Government. It has been publicly announced trom the Mosques that Germany is preparing to send an army to fight with tho Turks. The Sublime Porto has assumed an uncompromising attitude towards Bulgaria, whom it previously sought to placate. Activo steps are being taken to resuscitate a Holy War. Messenger;; have been dispatched to Islamic countries, especially Egypt, Abyssinia, Tripoli, and Tunis announcing that owing to German successcs everywhere Turkoy will _ shortly resume the campaign against E<*ypt Tho Sultan, in a special i'rado, has made public drunkenness the subject of tho severest- court-martial penalty, averring that the existence of tho Ottoman Empire is threatened. All foreigners'in Turkey havo been ordered to wear tho fez. tho ostensible reason bemg to preservo them from ill-treatment and insult by the natives' Dscbavid Boy, a former Turkish Finance Minister, is visiting Vienna and Berlin. It is believed his object is toexplain the the Turkish financial situation and demanding immediate advances. REIGN OF TERROR CREATED BY BRITISH SUBMARINES. ("Times" and Sydney "Sim" Services.) (Rec. August 14, 7.40 p.m.) , r TT , , . . . , London, August 14. Mr. Honry Wood, tho American United Press correspondent in Turk'ev states that a veritable reign of terror has been created in the simple minds" of the Turkish peasants and the village population near the Sea of Marmora, by the British submarines* activity. Tho steamer Mr. Wood travelled by had her lifeboats swung out and hundreds of life-preservers ready, and crept in by tho Marmora coast the whole way. On a second occasion the can tain took courage and headed directly for Constantinople. Tho boat was crowded with peasants and Provincial Government officers, who were all trembling with fear. When half-way to Constantinople there was a loud shout from the bridge. The captain bellowed his orders, and tho boat turned tail and headed for shore. Thero wa3 a wild scurry for the lifeboats, and it was discovered that tho supposed submarine was only a porpoise. The Turkish transports carrying the wounded have more confidence in the Red Cross Flag than in the Crescent, frequently flying the former until reaching the Bosphorus, when tho Crescent is substituted, bccauso it would be unseemly to allow tlio population to think the wounded soldiers owe their salvation to the Red Cro's rather than'to the Crescent. " .' TURKS HEAVILY REPULSED IN THE CAUCASUS. (Rec. August 15, 3.5 p.m.) „ . . Potrograd, August 14. Caucasus Official.—"lho .Turks twice assumed the offensive 011 the whole front in tho Passiu Valley. We allowed them to approach to. about two Hundred yards, and then twice repulsed them with onormous losses, capturing six officers and 130 men. Our cavalry have had several successes. One Cossack captured a patrol of seven men.