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Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 13 May 1915, Page 3

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Battle on Peninsula — How New Zealanders Landed—Enormous Turkish Losses—Fighting round Ypres—More Poisonons Gases

A despatch describing the fighting on the Gallipoli Peninsula is published in a London newspaper The correspondent witnessed a land battle in the region of Gabe Tepe, where the New Zealand troops are operating. Fire was so continuous that the whole valley across which Turks and British were contending seemed a river of flame. The British occupied ridges towards Bokali, lte rth of Maidos, while the Turks ■J^K^^e across a southern ridge wffch the object of cutting off the British.

A message from Cairo describes the dash and courage displayed by the New Zealanders and Australians in the landing operations. The troops jumped from the boats, waded ashore neck deep, and took three ridges in succession in a running fight extending over three miles, Renewed fighting is reported by Sir John French at Hill 60, south-east of Ypres, where the Germans succeeded in obtaining a footing under the cover of poisonous gas, the use of which was favoured by weather conditions. An attack with poisonous gas east of Ypres was easily repulsed.

A Paris communique states that the allies are advancing their line in Flanders north of Ypres. The French are also progressing along the River Fecht, in Alsace.

In Western Galicia the Germans have been strongly reinforced, and are attacking the Russian positions in massed formation. They have suffered enormous losses in these attacks.