The Dardanelles.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 1, 4 December 1915, Page 5

The Dardanelles.

LIVELY WORK ON LAND AND

SEA.

ENEMY TORt»EDOER STRANDED.

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Amsterdam, December 3

A Turkish communique states; There was fierce bomb-fighting at some points on the Dardanelles front. Two of the enemy armoured cruisers near Anafarta, and two near Ai;ihurnu and Seddul-Bahr supported the fire of the batteries. Our artillery replied, damaging the trenches, destroying a ma-chine-gun’s position at Anafarta and some bomb-throwers’ position at Arribnrnu. Our artillery sent in terrible fire to hunt a cruiser off .SeddulBahr, eventually forcing her to retreat. An aeroplane bombed an enemy torpedoer, which was stranded on the northern shore of the Gulf of Saros.

FRENCH AND TURKISH STATE- - MENTS.

Paris, December 3

A communique states that the artillery is active at the Dardanelles on both sides. We greatly damaged the Turkish works. The weather has been severe, but is now milder.

Amsterdam, December 3

A Turkish communique says: We captured a portion of the enemy’s entanglements and trenches at Anafarta. An enemy cruiser opened fire on our left wing, but retreated before our torpedoers.

MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS.

Salonika, December 3

Mr G. Wade Price reports that Greeks who have arrived from Constantinople state that- food is very dear there. The casualties of the Turks at the Dardanelles are estimated at two hundred thousand, and many of them, sick and illrdothed, continue to arrive from Gallipoli. The Turks maintain that the Dardanelles cannot be forced, and look forward to the tinW'w'hbfi the krmhlp of German ammunition will enable them to drive off the Allies.

Ilhe Grpt|ks isaid that |a Aat|qjyCdf German ten-ink giins Vad* bechi shut to Chanak, but it is likely to be five weeks before ; railway communication with Austria is rh-establisbed, the Serbians having grktiy damaged the Nish to, Belgique section.