IN ASIA MINOR
RUSSIAN ADVANCE TOWARDS KHARPUT ■The High Commissioner reports:— London, August.3, 3.25 pTiii. A Petrograd-official report ■says: —In the Caucasus, toward Kharput, the enemy was forced. back out of a fortified position on the right bank of the Euphrates at Muradtchaia. ON THE WAY TO DIARBEKR, TURKISH POSITIONS CAPTURED. ' (Renter's Telegram.) Cltec: August 4, 10.30 pan.) . Petrograd, August 4. A Russian comniumq.ui) stales:—"We raptured Turkish positions in the direction of Diarbekr. Many prisoners were secured." . .V VILLAGE BOMBARDED . BY BRITISH WARSHIP Australian-New Zealan'd Cable 'Association. . :-■• : Athens,-August 3. ' British r war'ships : bombarded' for' five hours Cape'Moulemben, in-:Asia'Minor.. The village uf Mykali was set on fire. The Turks replied to the gunfire, .and a British. corps landed and repulsed the Turkish advance posts: STRENGTH OF TURKISH TROOPS. EEVOLTPP A DIVISION. : London, August 3. ' The "Daily Mail" correspondent at' Athens states tliat • there are 350,000 Turks on the A6ia Minor front. A. Smyrna division revolted, 2000 deserting . . -
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2842, 5 August 1916, Page 9
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156IN ASIA MINOR Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2842, 5 August 1916, Page 9
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