THE ATTACK ON EGYPT.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 134, 9 February 1915, Page 5

THE ATTACK ON EGYPT.

details of advance. ‘ P.efa Association-Copyright. (Reed 5.15 A.m.) CAIRO, Feb. 8. Cairo authorities, fortified by official data, take k contrary view to those who consider that Djemal Pasha, with a majority of the Advance Guard, took the most difficult line of advance from Haifa via Elandja na Wad a, Elarish Libui to Ismailia and Toussoun. It was a comparatively small force that marched from Elarish toward Kantara, while bodies of partisans, following the Akaba-Nakul Road, who made ■unimportant demonstrations at Suez and places near to, generally arrived in good condition. Officers spread the idea that crossing the Canal would be easy. Lying articles from newspapers at Sanul, asserting British atrocities, are being distributed 1 in the ranks of the Advance Guard, which belong to the Army Corps under Djemal Pasha. Little is seen of the boasted Bedouin i Allies, of which it was reported there j were huge levies; they either did not | exist, or they have evaporated. I British airmen kept in touch with | the Turkish advance, dropping bombs. | TURKISH SOLDIERS DESERTING. SAFER IN THE BRITISH LINES, f I CAIRO, Tel). 8. f (Official).— There has been no further | fighting at the Canal. | Besides Arabs, a number of Anatol- jj ian and Turkish soldiers are deserting ! and surrendering to the British. They j are very despondent over the failure of the attack on the Canal. Some said jj they attempted to join their regiments, f but saw German and Turkish officers [j shooting runaways, so they decided [ that it was safer to return to the British lines.

Dining the recent fighting none oi!. 1 the enemy reached the left bank of the. Canal except prisoners and four soldiers, search for whom is now proceeding. Ismailia was not damaged, no slrieils reaching the town. f ENEMY PUTS UP GOOD PERFORM- ,. ANCE. y : : I-"-' CAIRO, Feb. S. The enemy’s arrangements for travelling in the desert were good,. They marched well, covering the distance from Beersheba to the Canal in ten days. Chaplains were instructed to warn the soldiers that victory! or Paradise awaited them in Egypt, and death or hell if they retreated. Tire Syrian troops advanced bravely on a warship, from which a shell wiped out a party of officers. < i ADVANCED. GUARD IN TITLE RETREAT. | - i CAIRO, F<:'b. 8. The latest news Indicates .that the enemy's advanced guard is in full ietreat. ’ \ • ' _ -s \ :• TURKISH FORTS BOMBA.RDED, i AMMUNITION DEPOTS FijRED. ATHENS. Feb. 8. Four of the Allies torpedoors )jombardetl the Turkish forts at Karatipfe in the Dardanelles. One huuidred and •seventy-four shells were fired,, igniting tAvq^un munillon depots. MASSACRE OF WOUNDED* TRENCH ? A TROOPS. i} t —^ PARTS, Feb. S. A German non-commissioned prisoner avows that he witnessed in August the massacre of 20 wounded Frenchmen by German troops. ■/