BRITISH SUCCESS IN MESOPOTAMIA

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2748, 17 April 1916, Page 5

BRITISH SUCCESS IN MESOPOTAMIA

ENEMY FORCED BACK SOME, DISTANCE FIGHTING ACROSS FLOODED COUNTRY ■ '; . "■■ '■■• ■ ~~ —■ ' t ■ The High Commissioner reports:—■ s i London, April 14 8.5 p.m. "Operations in Mesopotamia: General Lake reports that on the afternoon of Aprjl 12 our forces on the right or the south bank of the Tigris forced back the enemy's advanced lines over a distance varying from one and a half 'to three miles. To do so he had to cross an inundated belt intersected with deep'cuts 500 to 1200 yards wide, extending from the Tigris to the Umm-el-Braum Marsh. "On the left bank the water from the marshes was driven, by a northwest gale into some of the enemy's tranches at Sunnaiyat. The enemy was "heavily punished as he took refuge from the flood in his new position." ' TURKISH OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. EyTelcgrapli—Press Association— Copyright "■ • A (Reo. April 16, 5.5 p.m.) London, April 14. A Turkish official communique states:—"The enemy on the Irak front are extending, their fortifications. "Three thousand British were killed on April 7. They belonged to Kitchener's 13th Division, and were ohiefly from two brigades. ■ "We lost 75 killed, 108 wounded, and 9 missing." TURKS DEFEATED WEST OF JERZERUM ENEMY IN DISORDERLY RETREAT (Rec. April 16, 5.5 p.m.) •'■'.' Petrograd, April 14. A Russian official communique states: — "The Turks for six days attacked our centre west of Erzorum. 'AH the (attacks were repulsed with heavy enemy losses.' The-Turks everywhere are falling back in disorder, and are energetically being pursued." TURKISH DIVISION DEFEATED IN THE ; BITLIS REGION AFTER A BATTLE OF MANY DAYS (Rec. April 16, 1115 p.m.) ■ Petrograd, April 16. A Russian official communique states: "Our troops, in the Bitlis region, after a fight lasting many days, defeated a Turkish division, which had newly .arrived from Constantinople. "We are energetically pursuing the retreating elements." DUNG OF HUNGER IN TURKISH DISTRICTS. (Rec. April 16, 6.5 p.m.) Geneva, April 14. The Turkish paper "Tanine" states that the people in' Constantinople, Broussa, Angofa, and Smyrna are dying of hunger. Thousands of unemployed, half-famished, are walking the streets of Constantinople. GROWING TENSION IN GREECE - (Rec. April 16, 5.5 p.m.) Athens, April 14. The-situation in Greece is apparently becoming acute.. The newspapers talk of resistance should the Serbians use the Greek railways via Patras. • '.' ' ■ : ) . ANOTHER FALSEHOOD EXPOSED (Rec. April 16, 11.15 p.m.) Bucharest, April 16. The 'alleged commercial treaty with Germany is described as "a fulse'hood intended to influence German opinion,"

fit was reported on Saturday that the "Berliner Tagcblatt" had declared that the agreement between Germany and Rumania was most important, and showed that Rumania would not attack Austro-Germany unless the Allies progressed either eastward or westward of Salonika, or other Balkan countries join tho Allies. Tho newspaper added: "Rumania does not intend to ]om Germany, -and only necessitous circumstances have forced Rumania to enter into a commercial agreement with Austro-Germany."]