The Dardanelles

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 54, 3 July 1915, Page 6

The Dardanelles

47th LIST. United Press Association. (Received 1.15 p.m.) Sydney, July 3, Killed in Action.—Thirty-seven men, including Privates J. H. BlacKett, C. Mackie. K. H. Hooper, New Zealatulers. \ Died of Wounds.- Lieut. Cardeii, aiid fifteen men. Wounded—Lieutenant-Colonel Owen, Majors Cook, Roberts, Captains Campbell, Smith, O'Brien, Lieutenants Lillie, Buttle and seventy-nine men, including A. Collins (New Zealander). : Missing—Sixty-our, including A. McHolm (a New Zealander). 'ln Hospital at Birmingham.—J. Sullivan, C. Paterson, M. Hill, W, Y. Watson, W.. Hareheld, J. Pullar 'New Zealauders).

THE BOY CAPTAIN.

GERMAN SRIES AT CALLIPOLI.

United Pkess Association. Melbourne, June 2

Lieutenant H. Boyle, nineteen years of age, who was wounded at the Dardanelles, has been promoted to a captaincy. He is the youngest captain in the Empire. A despatch from Gallipoli relates that a quantity'of uniforms which disappeared from Australian camps in Egypt are being used by German spies at Gallipoli.

GENERAL HAMILTON'S REPORT.

London, July 2. l General Sir Fan Hamilton's report continues: —

The Australian and New Zealand Army corps were instructed to prevent't"e enemy on their front from detaching troops to the southern area. The action was opened between .11.30, o'clock and. noon on'the 29th by the warships Humber, Pincher, and Chelmer engaging the enemy's heavy guns at one part. The Second Light Horse Brigade and Third fnfanoi y Brigade moved out on the right on the position, advancing seven hundred yards) and the enemy was encountered iij •Meanwhile the artillery engaged the enemy's reserves collected hi a ravine opposite the right and the centre by' effectively shelling them with guns and howitzers. ■ About 2.30 pirn the enemy cleared, preparing to- counter-attack against the left-of our advanced troops, but ,howitzer and machine-gun fire easily 'repulsed them. The retirement of our advanced troops began at three o'clock, and was well covered by rifle, machine-gun, and artillery Are. All the men were back in the trenches between 4.30 p.m. and 5.'30 p.m.. Our jma.chineTguns j.and, our rfrtillery did considerable execution, and the naval fire was also valuable. '** We made a demonstration alter dark, with flares, and star shells, and a destroyer 'bombardment, which ( was successful. The Eighth Corps report' that 180 of the enemy were taken prisoners , since the 28th. A Circassian prisoner carried a wounded j private .'of the- Royal Scots into our lines under heavy fire.

THE DESTROYERS' GUNNERY. Sydney, July 2. ' Captain C. W. Bean, the official correspondent for Australia at the Dardanelles,, reports, that since the 'withdrawal of the main naval force from the Dardanelles operations destroyers have jumped at the chance of using their guns, and are doing really fine work in supporting the land forces. r • - s . V THE SRY MENACE. • London, July 2. Renter's Cairo correspondent, recounting oT German spies in tin? Australian ranks at the Dardanelsays a most disconcerting instance of (treachery is-'related about one of our own /men enjoying the reputation of a,first-class sniper. He used to go daily to the enemy, and suspicions were aroused. He was followed, and was discovered sniping his own officers. The man was born in Australia of German- parentage. While the troops were at Cairo several men were suspected, as spies, but this particular man appears to have wleverly disarmed suspicion.

The correspondent mentions that a telephone wire at tlie Australian headquarters tapped the wire of the Germans,.who sent a message saying: u We are j;oii)g to drive you Australian devils into the sea." The headquarters were moved otwing to their being shelled: Next day the Turks concentrated their tire on the new quarters, proving that information had been''conveyed by spies to the enemy. The Daily Chronicle's Constantinople correspondent says that during the last four weeks two plots were discovered, by the secret police, who made 160 arrests. The arrested were either ■summarily sentenced to death or internment in Asia Minor. The number of wounded 'in. the city defies competition. Not only are small arms and ammunition scarce, but the supply of rifles is failing. The second line of troops are a lined with a variety of weapons, and they are truly arousing:. The Home Guards at critical-points of the railway proudly shoulder shotguns.