ATTACK IN GALLIPOLI

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2576, 25 September 1915, Page 5

ATTACK IN GALLIPOLI

« TURKISH POSITIONS HEAVILY , SHELLED

/ .REPORTED MOVE -AGAINST • : ;■ _ EfiYPT : NEW' ARMY IN -TRAINING RUSSIAN TACTICS AT '. ; YILNA - GERMANS SUFFER HUGE LOSS ; Indications of important developments in Gallipoli are disclosed in to-day's news. The Turkish positions at Anafarta have been heavily bombarded,,states a message from Athens, and it is expected that the heights , will be occupied without a general assault.- A French : newspaper publishes a statement to the effect that a Genhan officered Turkish Army in Syria is systematically preparing -for a fresh attack ' on Egypt. A new railway has been built to the advanced 'base at Beersneba, and munitions of war are pouring in. The Russian retire- ' ment from A 7 ilna has now been completed. Tlio tactics of the Russians have resulted ill staggering losses to*the Germans. The ensmy is pressing forward a most determined attack oii, Dvinsk. General Ivanoff is scoring further successes against tho enemy in Galicia. "There are no fresh developments from Bulgaria. The official expla- ' nation of the mobilisation ia to the. effect tliat Bulgaria is merely doing what other neutrai nations are doing—arming for all eventualities. The news from the AVestern t'heatro relates to air lighting, a series of successful excursions by the Allies'-airmen being cliron.icled to-day. Th® fog still shrouds the Italian theatre.