AT THE DARDANELLES.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 212, 20 May 1915, Page 5

AT THE DARDANELLES.

A PROGRESS REPORT. LONDON. May 19 A Press Bureau communique reports steady progress daily at the Dardanelles up to 17th, the enemy losing very heavily General Cox’s brigade repudsed an attack on the 12th with heavy loss and Ghurk,has on the 13th made advances for half a mile. The new positions are consolidated.

At night, despite a heavy counter attack, the Lancashire Territorials made considerable progress. On the haghts of the 16th and 17th our howitzers, directed by aeroplanes, blew up several ammunition wagons of the Turks, and our heavy howitzers also hit a howitzer fronting the Australasians. Our howitzers demolished the enemy’s trencho 3 and also an important gun emplacement. GERMANS RETREATING. ALONG THE WHOLE FRONT. STRONG COVER CONSTRUCTED. AMSTERDAM, May 19. The Germans are retiring along the whole line little by little. The Allies’ airmen indicate that the Germans have taken measures with a view to a probable retreat, and have constructed strong positions behind their existing lines and especially on the heights of th e Forbus Hills, behind Lens. Many guns for Arras have passed through Cologne. THE DUMCREE SUNK.

A NORWEGIAN IN DANGER,

LONDON, May 19 - The Dumcree was torpedoed but not sunk. She was towed by a Norwegian' steamer. The submarine then chased the steamer, whereupon the Norwegiancast off the second torpedo and sunk': the Dumcree. GERMANS’ HEAVY LOSSES. . PETROGRAD, May 19. Official: We assumed the offensive on the left bank of the Vistula, and made prisoners of 3000. The enemy, after enoromus sacrifices, captured' the trenches of two oif our battalions between Przemysl anl the Dniester. The enemy’s attacks between Stryi and ivolamoa were vigorous, but‘barren. Their losses are generally estimated at tens of thousands. AUSTRIANS CLAIM SUCCESSES. AMSTERDAM, May 19. An Austrian official message claims that the Austro-Germans gained the east bank of the Seine. Russian coun-ter-attacks, which were of; a bloody nature, were repulsed. BLACK SEA FLEET ; BUSY. LONDON, May 19. The. Russian Naval Staff announces that the Black Sea Fleet has destroyed the Turkish coal-raining districts, one steamship, and 30 sailers, and the pier and elevated railways at Kozlu were also destroyed. GERMAN TRANSPORT SUNK. BY RUSSIAN SUBMARINE. PETROGEAD, May 19. A submarine sank’: a German transport ship off Libau,

ALLIES’ OFFENSIVE CONTINUES. AMSTERDAM, May 19. The Allies made/a spirited attack to the north-east of 'Ypres and drove the enemy towards P-ilkn. They made a ; - half-hearted resistance. The Allies are-everywhere continuing the offensive, but the losses are heavy. BRITISH- GENEROSITY.. APPRECIATED BY KING ASSERT., MELBOURNE ROSE-DAY DONATION LONDON,,May 17. ■Kingj Albert, of Belgium,-, apknowlodging £4,600, subscribed] on Rose? Day, said be was profoundly -touched! by the-, wave of generosity and good heart: shown by the people of - Melbourne- in thu s bringing brotherly aid tenhis; people. » FOLLOWING BRITAIN’S EB*A3>. } I LONDON, May- IS. . ' Amsterdam reports- that the- Kaiser ; ia striking off-the British prfrcca from the roll of the Black. Eagle*, t / — "i m TEE WESTERN FRONT. ■ ■ PARIS, May 19. Official: There- is quiet along the whole front. Heavy rain is and the cannonading is very weak.,

ZE VTmm has BAD PASPAO'E. ' i"' LONDON, Xay 19. Ui'tliak aeroplanes at t^ e attacked'a. Zeppelin, The glanced oil? the envelope, but Vho tall and the sWaviug gear wore Tib.fi air*’ 'skip Waned. . /