BATTLE OF OTESIPHON

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2632, 1 December 1915, Page 5

BATTLE OF OTESIPHON

ENEMY'S HEAVY LOSSES By TUegraph—Prose Association—Copyright '!Rec. November 30, 10.40 p.m.) London, November 30. Tho Press Bureau states that four divisions of Turks participated in the Battle of Otesiphon. Prisoners' state that one division was practically wiped out, and British observations confirm this. Tho Turks have since been reinforced. General Townshend successfully completed tho removal of the wounded and tho prisoners, and has now withdrawn his lorce lowor down the river. fT.ae High Commissioner's message is almost identical, except that instead of a division being wiped out, it was a battalion.] INTRIGUERS AT WORK. ATTEMPT TO STIR UP THE ARABS. I Sec. November 30, 10.40 p.m.) Paris, November 29. The "Echo de Paris" states that the ■Your g Turks and Germans are making groan efforts to induce the Arabs to 'declare a Holy War against the British, who are nearing Bagdad. High officials have tried to ( bribe the chiefs with precious stones 'and money, but the thiefs and Sheikhs were not responsive. The consider 'that the Ypung Turks and Germans are -not qualified to preach an Islamic Holy War. ■