THE RECAPTURE OF ERZERUM

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 153, 18 March 1918, Page 5

THE RECAPTURE OF ERZERUM

London, March 15. A Turkish official report states: "On March 12 we entered' Erzerum, despite serious resistance by the Armenians."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. (Rec. March 17, 11.30 p.m.) London, March 16. A Turkish official report states: "We captured 168 guns and a number of urine-throwers in Erzerum."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-R'euter. FRIGHTFUL BUTCHERIES BY THE TURKS. ..,;■ (Rec. March 16, 7.30 p.m.) .' London, March 15. A Turkish communique protends that tho Armenians seriously resisted the occupation of Erzerum. "Undoubtedly tfte message is a sinister pretest for further wholesale massacres, ;is frightful butcheries are proceeding along the reoccupied Anatolian coast. —United Service. GERMANS AND TURKS ADVANCING ON NORTHERN. -TRANSCAUCASIA. ■.■:_■. ,L y ,.:.,<: y (Rec. March 17, 5.5 p.m.) • ■■ "' Petrograd, March 15.~ The German and Turks at Trebizond have started a quick advance towards Northern Transcaucasia.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. '.' ARMENIANS AND GEORGIANS WILL RESIST THE ADVANCE. (R'ec. March 17, 11.45 p.m.) Now York, March 16. Unofficial advices state that 250,00: Armenian aiul'Goorgian troops hold the frontier of tho Caucasus isthmus from Kars to Batoum, and will resist the German advance. The Armenians, who are commanded by. General" Nazarbegoff, are arnwd -with rifles and munitions abandoned by the ' Russian Army.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ■ , .