CORRECTING A TURKISH REPORT
FALSE IMPRESSION OF LOSSES. London, April 27. The War Oflico stales: "A Turkish official message on April 19 6tated: 'At the request of the English a two hours' armistice was arranged to give the English an opportunity to bury a largo number of their dead.' "This statement gives an incorrect impression of heavy British losses. Tho facts were that after stubborn fighting, the onemy_ losing heavily, an arrangement not in the nature of an armistice was made between a German officer and the British Rfid Cross for tho collection of the wounded, tho enemy having previously fired on our parties, causing a mutual abandonment of the collection of wounded and dead."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Router. THE ARAB ADVANCE ON HEJAZ LINE. • London, April 27. The War Office reports: "A Palestine official messago states: 'The troops-of the King of Hojax at tho week ended April 21 had occupied 53 miles of the Hejaz railway south of Maan."—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 189, 30 April 1918, Page 5
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160CORRECTING A TURKISH REPORT Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 189, 30 April 1918, Page 5
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