RIGHT ON THEIR OWN.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 64, 21 February 1916, Page 5

RIGHT ON THEIR OWN.

GERMANY'S POLICY OF CONTROL DESERTION OF THE TURKS AMD BULCARS. j. (Received 8.5 am.) Petrograd, February 20. Germany's policv in i urkey has in v : pw thp tho controlling o' the Empire in the war and to weaken it by uespa telling I'urkish i.oons to th: Furthest extremities and beyond the frontiers. The fall of Erzeroum im-. plies that the Austro-Germans must j rely exclusively on themselves. n the Bulgarians .in the Balkans and t Ihe Turks are restricting themselves ;l to the defence of Turkey. h ( t ANNIHILATION OF FIVE TURK- t ISH ARMY CORPS. A a FUGITIVES FLEE TO THE ii DESERT. S (Received 8.30 a .in.) Rome, February 20. The Seeolos’ Petrograd correspondent states tiiat live Turkish army corps were annihilated at Erzeroum. The fugitive remnants of the army •>re approaching the desert beyond 11 e Sivashiding SOMETHING FROM US! TURKISH POLICY OF GAG. 1 ' : ‘ 1 \ 5: (Received 8.30 a.m.) Amsterdam, February 20. Turkish communiques continue to announce that nothing important has happened in the Caucasus. WIDESPREAD DISORDER. t TROUBLE IN CONSTANTINOPLE ' GERMANS GUARD THE PALACE. £ MINIMISING ERZEROUM, (Received 8.5 a.m.) Rome, Febraitry 20. i ( _ Constantinople advices state that serious troubles broke out on Ihnrs- p day. Crowds demonstrated in the t streets and squares, denouncing the t war. and the Young Turks and Or- [( man police attacked the demonstra- p tors. A German garrison is reported to he guarding the Palace and Ministterial offices. a German subsidised papers seek to [ minimise the loss of' Frzeronm. w Tt is alleged that troops refused to t proceed to Armenia. , a Disorders are also reported at Smyrna in Asia .Minor and Beimt in Palestine. PURSUING THE ENEMY. CAPTURE OF TURKS AND guns... OCCUPATION $F MUSH AND & akhlat. HEADLONG FLIGHT CONTINUES. (Received 8,30 a.m.) t ' Petrograd, February 20. t A communique states: We captured 1 north-west of Erzeroum the remans • of -the 34th Turkish Division with j thirteen gnns, also the remnants of a regiment on the Erzeroum Road. One of onr corps during the assault | on Erzeroum captured 240 guns. We carried bya ssault Mush and Akhlat. The enemy continues his flight. MUSH AND AKHLAT. TURKISH POSITION GRAVELY AFFECTED BY CAPTURE. TRIBUTES TO THE GRAND DUKE. DEEDS EQUALLING MOST SPLENDID EPISODES. THE STORMING OF THE HEIGHTS __ . (■: i (Received IT ,15 :a;m.) . ~ Petrograd. Eeßruary 20= Military critics point out that the capture of Mush and Akhlat gravely, affects the Turkish position, and completely cut their Communications between north and south, and dept it es all possibility of a jnnetioning between the forces. The Grand Duke has been paid warm tributes for infusing new energy into the troops and rousing them to deeds recalling the most splendid epi-odes in the early days of th. war. The strategy was admirable. Firstly there was a sudden sharp knock, sending the Turkish centre flying to the fortress, then, simnltane- j ously, there was a thrust forward from the north-east, and enclosing on the | south-east. There was no time to lose 1 , as strong reinforcements were advan- | eirg from Thrace. Krupp defended ’ the heights of Erzeroum, hut they were scaled and stormed at the poiiu of the bayonet, despite the tact that tin Germans seemed to have achieved complete technical supremacy.