HEAVY ATTACK ON THE COLONIALS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2545, 20 August 1915, Page 5

HEAVY ATTACK ON THE COLONIALS

- TURKISH ONSET REFUSED FKESH ADVANCE FROM SUVLA BAY The High' Commissioner reports:— , . , London, August 18, 12.25 p.m. "Sir lan Hamilton reports, that in the sou thorn none, then situation tin maincd' unchanged .on August 14 and 16, "In tho northern zone, the right flank of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps' position was heavily attacked during the Bight of Aucust 14' and 15. The attacks wcro repulsed. "At Suvla Bay, our troops on t1i 0 left flank,made a start advance on til© afternoon of Augusti 1-5, with a view to straightening ollt* line; UtuUp considerable nun end riflfl fu'3» ggliieti ahmn live hmufrgj wdb. cm)« twing a furui&h trench, two a&ncK, tweute otiier Brown. I *.

TURKISH OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. (Rec. August 19, 11.10 p.m.) t Amsterdam, August 19. A iurkish communique states: — "Oil Svola Bay all Tuesday wo repulsed an attack aiul took prisoners. . , ar Seddul Balir an artillery combat with bomb-tiirowiii;' is progresses. "7' pur reconnoitring party, which remained in the crater "of the mino which had been exploded near the enemy's line." MOST .DESPERATE AND SUCCESSFUL FIGHTING ,YET, ttt ii r „ . , .. , Malta, August. 18. Wounded from Gallipoli describe, the rccent fighting as-tho most desperate and most successful that has taken place. They aro much more optimistic regarding the prospects. GREAT MILITARY ACTIVITY IN SMYRNA i TURKS BUSILY CONSTRUCTING DEFENCE WORKS. (Rec. August 19, 11.35 p.m.) mi Paris, 'August 19. In© Temps's" Dedeagatch correspondent states that the Turks are busily defending Smyrna with long-range cannon brought from Constantinople. Trenches hav® been dug on the Smyrna-Vourla Road, parallel to the sea, and ;i series of small fortresses have been constructed, and armed with' howitzers and quick-firers oil concrete bases. Metal-covered breastworks and tunnels connect the fortresses. All the railway traffic from Constantinople to Smyrna was exclusively devoted, for several days recently, to the conveyance of munitions to Smyrna. RUSSIAN SUCCESS IN ASIA MINOR HUGE CAPTURES OF MUNITIONS AND SUPPLIES. . , , Petrograd, August 18. Official.—"Our enveloping column captured the Kl.vtch Oleadoux Pass;' tfho Turks' principal line of communication on the right hank of the Euphrates., The Turks violently, but fruitlessly, counter-attacked. They then threw a division against the Mergliemih Pass, driving out our weak forces, with the object of cutting our communications. Wo were reinforced by several battalions, and after a determined attack throughout the day aud'night of August 0, a bayonet assault, at dawn on August 10, we captured the pass, establishing ourselves . at -Chariadagh. "We pursued the Turks along the Euplirates Valley. Tliojr vainly attempted to make a stand south of Karkilisse. and then on the left baiik of the Upper Euphrates,, and finally at Palanteken. All their efforts wcro fruitless., "On August 12 we occupied the district of Melasgiert, securing our left (ring's position. Wo captured a number of guns, machine-guns, rifles, ammunition, much commissariat, and several regimental commanders, dozens of officers, and thousands of soldiers. Thr whole district was full of parties of Askaris, who surrendered without resisting. Shells and caissons litter all the roads traversed by.the Turks, indicating that the defeat was serious."