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Horowhenua Chronicle, 21 December 1915, Page 3

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(Received This Day 9 a.m.) iltCi'Ol'S LEAVE SULVA BAY AND ANZAC. t „. ■ - London, Dec. 20. Xlie War Oftice announces that all troops at Suvla Bay and Anzaa, with guns and stores have been ftansferred with insignificant oasualties. s GERMANS PUZZLED. The German criticisms of Sir Douglas Haig's appointment show thai they are not certain how to view the change. • The 'Lokal Anzeiger saye lie lac H vs experience in co'iTjinanding large jinassee of troojie. UNITED STATES AND AUSTRIA. New YorC, Dec/20. The Herald, ptiates that it is evident from every action and word of the State "Department that the situation in re-

iation. to Austria is one of extreme bvjiiousneiss.. J/reas. stateanente sure Lo mo effect that practically every Aubtnun * diplomatic agent in the United States is doscroditeU audi involved in alleged plots. .. IHJii EbOAPE OF THE AItiMMIA'NS. London, l)ec. 20. The pastor of the Armenian Church at Zeitouu gives a thrilling - account or the" escape of the Armenians last Soptemiber. When they were banished' from their villages they* fled to the heights of tiUousadiagh. The α-efugees consisted of 2000 women and girls, 42 1 babies, (328 young boys 1054 men. Half tho latter were armed 'with oldfashionedi rifles. Trenches were constructed, together with ramparts oi rockfi. The Turks were well armed and crept within four hundred yards of the Armenians, who at night time sortied and attacked the enemy with the courage of despair. The Turks were surprised and α-ofcreated. Lat'r 15,000 resumed! the siege, when the . Armenians rolled boulders down the j mountain side which was disastrous for t the Turks. Tho Monsjiflaffh descends I precipitately to the sea on one side, j nnd hoisting an immense Ikg hoari.ig i the words: "Christians in distress. ["Roscue!" they anxiously watched for a passing vessel. After warding off the Turks for fifty-three days the war.shin Giiiehen saw the signal and sent a wireless message for further ships and all the Armenians wore; rescued. HIGH (XHt-MrsSi OXEN'S REPORT. London, Dec. 20. Tht , War Office announce? that all troops at Suvla Hay and Anzac together with ginTs and stores, were successfully transferred witih insignHicant casualties' to anothor sphere of operations. There hns been artillery fightuig between tho Sonuiie «nd tlic Oise. and a ■battery in "the legion of b'ay was iediiiced to silence. North of the Aisuo Uho French hnvo ret-aken a small post captured by a surprise on December loth. (Received This Day u -iy a.m.) 'IHE EVACUATION Ol' , ANZAO. London, Dec. 20. Ihe Evening-News states that the evacuation oi' Anzac is one of the sensalens of tho war. While it does not iiulicjitc a coiuplefc wiiiulrawal it proves that an oifcnsive that" already has cost 200,000 casualties is at a.'i end. It ls a relief to Know that the calc ilations of some experts regarding the losses during the retirement were not fulfilled. The Anzacs won imJiiorial hunt-, fighting i,Ke demons against' the best defensive troops in the world: and when thoir communication was exhausted up the enopiy with stones and lists. During •Suvl.i Hoy landing the Anzacs, in another glorious attack, gained the crest ol f-.ari iTahr, but both were.at fault, nnd the rest of the attack was a pain ful set-imck. What has happened since the landing is unknown to tho public.