HEAVY FIGHTING IN GALLIPOLI

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2563, 10 September 1915, Page 5

HEAVY FIGHTING IN GALLIPOLI

ARMY AND NAVY CO-OPERATING FURTHER PROGRESS AT SUVLA By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright There has been heavy fighting by the army and Further progress has been made near Suvla. 1

TURKISH OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. (Rec, September 9, 7.30 p.m.) A-'m i*i as- i ' Amsterdam, September 8. A Turkish official communique states:—"Our artillery oil Monday dispersed a strong enemy force at Anafarta, near Kemiklilman. "Tlio enemy continues his unsuccessful shelling of'Seddul Bahr "Our Anatolian batteries oil Sunday successfully shelled the cnemv's artillery camp and workshops near Seddul Bahr. The enemy's reply was without result. Tho same batteries scored an important success oil Monday the infantry positions." . ° (Rec. September 9, 9.5 p.m.) • ii „„ „ Amstflrdam, September 9. A Turkish communique states:— On tho night of September 6 and 7 our reconnoitring troops in tho direction of Messtuntige nud Anzac penetrated the enemy's trenclios, capturing two machine-guns. "The enemy's torpedo-boats at Seddul Bahr bombarded our right and left wings without important damage. . "Our batteries in tho Straits on September 7 silenced the enomy's batteries which wera bombardiug tho .Lurkish left wing." TURKISH POPULACE LOSING CONFIDENCE. London September 8. J\OUi6F s 'Sofia correspondent stntos that tlio rccehfc fighting at Anafavta was described at Constantinople as a Turkish victory. .Tho city was boflagged, but the majority of tho citizens wero sceptical, believing there had been :i reverse, 'lhey.aro actually longing for the Allies' entry into Constantinople. , Probably another Aiiylo-l'Vciich succbfs win bo the visual for ail uprising w Constantinople against tho Government,,.

TURKISH PRISONERS CURSE THE WAR. ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) (Rec. September 9, 4.00 p.m.) r Tl J£ A | lcxawl ™ { bans-footed war. J. oj al ego that tl ey only learned that they were fighting agiinst tlio French «S.?. Steeled TuAeT wore to because Britain had MASSACRE OF ARMENIANS.wm *-**> ~ ,Se '' GERMAN DYNAMITE PLOT IN RUMANIA (Rco. September 9, 8.50 p.m.) Two cases of dynamite cartridges from the Roy"] 0 ' in Prussia, woro discovered in a German business house. Theso were LmS T°nf™t«'i> S ° °" ,ives of Rumanian statesmen favourable to tlm Several Anarchists havo been arrested.