THE DARDANELLES FIGHTING

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 204, 6 May 1915, Page 5

THE DARDANELLES FIGHTING

GALLANT KSW ZEALAIDciS ' DESPERATE EAGEiNESS HOW THEY LANDED COULDN'T WAST FOR BOATS % FITCHEO TURKS OVERHEAD 01 BAYONETS TORIB SCREAM AND HOWL-iFOR IESIGY

THE DARDANELLES.

OUR BOYS IN TURKEY. HOW THEY LANDED. COULDN'T WAIT FOR BOATS. "NOTHING STOPPED US." PITCHED TURKS OVERHEAD. ON BAYONET POINTS. (Reed 9 a.m.) LONDON, May 5. Reuter's Cairo correspondent reports that the Dardanelles fighting reveals many stories of dash and courage by Australians and New Zealanders. They jumped from' their • boats and waded ashore, neck deep, then took three ridges in succession in a running figjht extending for thre e miles. One soldier said: "Nothing stopped us; our big lads lifted the Turks on the end s of their bayonets and hurled them over their heads. Turks ran screaming and howling with fear. After the first rush, others came up and helped us to storm the ridge s and consolidate our new positions. The enemy's fire of shrapnel, machine guns and rifles was terrific throughout, but our men never wavered. Our casualties were heavy, but very many are wounded slightly and the men will reappear in the fighting line again in a few weeks. .

ADDITIONAL WOUNDED. A DETAILED LIST WELLINGTON, TMs Day. The following is an additional list of wounded:— OTAGO INFANTRY BATTALION: No. 8/963, Private L. E. Breen. No. 8/1135, Private T. B. Buchanan. No. 8/556, Private C. Calverley. No. 8/908, Private H. W. Carver. No. 8/742, Private B. Cayford. No. 8/129, Sergeant S. D. J. Childs. No. 8/1214, Private J. M. Clark. No. 8/1215, Sergeant W. Clark. iN"o. 8/25, Private A. L. M. Coatman. No. 8/26, Private A. E. Cooper. No. 8/184, Sergeant J. C. L. Cuff. No. 8/31, Private J. A. Dalgleish. No. 8/746, Private T. Davis. No. 'B/565, Private L. Diehl. No. 8/34, Private J. C. Donaldson. No. 8/370, Sergeant J. A. England. No. 8/39, Sergeant A. S. Falconer. No. 8/201, Private F. Farquhar. No. 8/571, Private J. W. Ferguson. No. 8/1238, Private 0. Fraser. No. 8/865, Corporal F. Glastonbury. No. 8/1252, Private J. Hanly. No. 8/925, Private C. L. Harding. No. 8/51, Prvate J. O. Harwood. No. 8/1165, Private F. Home. No. 8/922, Private F. Hunter. No. 8/975, Private A. E. E. Jelly. No. 8/SB9, Private H. Keast. No. 8/890, Private C. Kieler. No. 8/591, Private J. Kellett. No. 8/963, Private A. O. Kermode. No. 8/1082, Lance-Corporal G. Kirkham. No. 8/1151, Private A. G. Lowry. No. 8/429 Private C. H. MacDougall. No. 8/938, Private G. A. Mclntyre. No. 8/939, Corporal A. McPherson. No. 8/18, Private J. J. Marlow. No. 8/837, Private A. Matehett. . No. 8/72, Lance-Corporal A. Maxwell. No. 8/435, Private H. Meads. No. 8/1087, Prvate J. M. Menzies. No. 8/1288, Private G. Mills. No. 8/157, Private G. Mitchell. No. 8/976, Private G. E. Morris. No. 8/1140, Private A. J. Newton. No. 8/844, Private W. O'ConHell.. No. 8/1.106, Private H. V. Peterson. -No. 8/117, Private E. W, OTSeefe. N'O. §/1316, Private W. B. * ■No./8/798, Private H. Roberts/ No. 8/274, Private F. H. Bnssell No. 8/100, Private P. S&TRges.

No. S/1163, Private E. G. Sheddana.' No 8/103, Lance-Corporal P. D. Sinclair. No. 8/108, Private C. S. Smith. No. 8/1049, Private W. S. Smith. No. 8/952, Private E. L. Tozer. No S/959, Private S. Warren. . * No. 8/123, Private L. M. Watson. No. 8/1352, Private S. Watt. No. 8/304, Private J. T. Wylie. No. 8/1367, Private «T. Young. Private O. G-. Meader, died of wounds. Lance-. Corporal R. C. Robsou, died of wounds. Wellington Infantry Battalion.—No. 10/1131, Private E. J. Callaghan, compound fracture of right forearm. Next of kin, Mrs. J. Findlay, of Hampden, North Otago. INVALIDED HOME. WELLINGTON, This Day. The following members of the Wellington Battalion invalided home, returned yesterday: Quartermaster Sergt J. Buick; Privates O. R. Troopers, R. D Cameron, J. Jones, C. A. Lucas, W. J. Meachan, J. D. Murphy, H. Owen, J Richardson, P. Rosenbeck, A. A. B. Tegner, A. Welby, E. C. Wood, Lance-Corpl W Forrest. A BRAVE NEW ZEALANDER. PALLS IN GERMAN AFRICA. AUCKLAND, This Day. The Prim e Minister has advised Mr C. P. Stitchbury, of Auckland, of the death of his brother-in-law, Lieut. Ronald T. Mathieson, who was killed in action in German West Africa. Lieut Mathieson was a native of Tauranga. H e went to the Transvaal in 1900 and fcusrht through the South Afriran war as a member of the Imneriiil Light Horse When the present war started, he volunteered and received a He had been all through the fighting in German Southwest Arica. His widowed mother resides at Tauranga.

GERMAN METHODS. HOW WAR IS FINANCED. (Reed 9 a.m.) LONDON, May 5. Mr Lloyd George, in his Budget speech, declared that Germany's meth. ods of financing the war was by issuing paper and selling securities of fatal long run. The "Evening Standard" states that the German Note circulation is only half covered by coin and bullion. The value of 100 marks has fallen to 85, and has touched 78 in Holland. Many Danish banks ar e refusing them altogether. LADY LAWRENCE AT WORK. ORGANISING CANTEENS FOR WAR WORKERS. (Reed 9 a.m.) LONDON, May 5. Lady Lawrence is organising canteens in war-workers' yards throughout the country.

TWO TURKISH AEROPLANES.

BOMB OUR WARSHIPS. BOTH BROUGHT DOWN GERMAN AVIATORS CAPTURED. -'"■■•:.-:■. •• (Reed. 5.45 a.m.) '. :"■ IXSNDON, May 5. Two aeroplanes dropper; bombs;on Allies' warships at Seddui Bahr, • harmlessly;,/,' TMi brought both ew* ihi

firj* -;~ v VvTED IN CAUCASUS. 3500 DEAD LEFT OX FIELD. PETROGRAD, May 5. "Our troops in the Khoridalmon region after three days' fighting against Turkish corps under Khalil Bey, completely defeated the enemy, who left 3500 dead on the field. We captured a Turkish hospital with the entire staff. The pursuit, of th« enemy continues. FURTHER RUSSIAN SUCCESSES. IMPORTANT POINTS OCCUPIED. LONDON. May 5. On May 3rd the Russians .occupied at the south of Wyskow several points of the greatest strategical mportance. Fifty thousand Austro-Germans violently attacked the Russians between Koztova and Wyskow, but the Russians diverted passing troops, placed eighty thousand in the battle Inc. and almost surrounded the Germans, who retreated, leaving 2500 prisoners. AUSTRO- GERMAN CLAIMS. COPENHAGEN, May 5. The latest. German and Austrian advices from Galicia deny the Russian retreat, and declare that the AustroGermans broke the foremost lines on the southern front, but only succeeded in one locality on the northern front. RUSSIAN OFFICIAL ACCOUNT.

PETROGRAD, May 5... Official: Our fire prevented the enemy, after reaching the right bank of the Dunajetz, advancing further. Fighting at Tunesow was desperate. The Russians took hundreds of prisoners. One hll near Golovetzko changed hands thrice, and remains in our possession. We captured 1200, including five officers. PIGHTING AT MAIDOS. GREEK REPORT NOT CONFIRMED Times and Sydney Cables.) ( LONDON, May 5. The Mitylene message is not confirmed, but, if true, it indicates substantial progress by the Britsh expedition. The Australasians were operating from the north-wet base at Sari Bari on the other side of the peninsula from Maidos. Other British were operating from theh south-west based on the extremity of the peninsula, whence it was reported on Friday they had advanced five miles. HARASSING THE TURKS. NAVAL GUNS IN ACTION. ATHENS, May 5. Heavy naval guns are co-operating with the army. Isolated numbers of Turkish columns in various ponts of the peninsula have been forced to surrender. The enemy burns every village he abandons. BOMBARDMENT OF YPRES. AMSTERDAM, May 5. The Telegraaf says the bombardment of Ypres has latterly been terrible. The inhabitants have B hown the greatest courage, but nifi.iy are now departing. GERMAN ADVANCE INTO RUSSIA. Official reports state that the Germans destroyed the railway, cutting off Libau, and expect to capture Riga without much resistance. THE ALLIES' NEW LINE. LONDON, May 5. Sir John French reports that the loss of ground resulting from the use'of gas last week necessitated a readjustment of the line in front of Ypres. This was successfully completed on Monday ] night. The new line runs to the west of Zonnebeke. The situation is normal along the whole front. A TRAWLER ATTACKED. LONDON. May 5. A submarine attacked a trawler off Aberdeen. Four of the yrev. were killed, but the rest escaped in boats and were landed. FORTY HOURS IN OPEN BOATS. LONDON, May 5. The survivors of the trawler were all landed at Aberdeen after 'Ming forty hours adrift, foodies* and waterless. i They did not receive o minute's grace. The-Germans fired shrapnel at the ./easel until she .sank. The »tvond rdiot wounded the captain and another shot killed him while crawling on'the deck. The cooked was killed wMie Lowering a boat. All the survivors were wounded with one ex<:epj;ion. The ere*- <v the fu'rima.?;in'o !*rjgh<-.! at the effort:- of Ihe Dritishew to ■->- cape. GERMAN ADMIRALTY'S CJIAIM. The Germnv ■\:} ! ;"i<v: ';■; airship engaged .marines in th> >"'..r: Sc-r- ..*''«.-<'; bombed and .sank or" ■'SJiV h-vn-•horded the oir.il>>-;, Mfit#Ji<?tl v*«r birve*