ATTACK ON CANAL.
TURKS IN RETREAT. Received Tuesday 8.5 p.m. London, Tuesday. The Press Bureau at Cairo reports the enemy's lubsgs in the attack on the Canal were heavier than at fir-t supposed. It is difficult to estimate the number owing to the wide area o£ tho fighting, but over five hundred were were killed, including six drowned, wLich wero found and buried. Of 650 prisoners a hundred are wounded. Deserters are constantly surrendering. Pour Turks who crossed the Canal have given themselves up. The Turkish army ia in full retreat eastwards. No enemy's forces are within twenty miles of the Canal. Even at that distance only small rearguards remain and are retiring steadily. The retreat is probably due both to discouragement over the defeat and lack of water in the desert. Whether they will attempt a second attack cannot yet be determined.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume IX, Issue 744, 10 February 1915, Page 5
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143ATTACK ON CANAL. King Country Chronicle, Volume IX, Issue 744, 10 February 1915, Page 5
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