SATURDAY

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 26 August 1915, Page 3

SATURDAY

New Force on Gallipoli — Division

of Kitchener's Army — German Progress in Baltic —White Star Liner Sunk

Router's correspondent at the Dardanelles, in a review of the progress at Gallipoli, says the only recent change at the front is where a division of Kitchener's new army is proving its worth. Judged by gains of ground, he says, the magnificent effort of the past four months may seem small but the flower of the Turkish first-line army has been practically destroyed.

The White Star liner Arabic, while on a voyage from Liverpool to London, was torpedoed and sunk off the south-west; coast of Ireland. Twenty-six of the crew and- six passengers weie drowned. ' The others, totalling 375. took to the boats and were saved.

The occupation of the town of Kovno by therGermans is officially reported from Petrograd. The enemy is reported to be, vigorously developing his success in this region.

The Russian warships protecting the Gulf of Riga have drawn closer together owing to the greater strength of the enemy's fleet.

Earl Kitchener has returned to London from a visit to the western front, more confident than ever of the final victory of the allies. He had a long interview with General Joffre and the French Minister for War, and inspected the French and British armies.