MESOPOTAMIAN MISTAKES

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 160, 17 July 1916, Page 5

MESOPOTAMIAN MISTAKES

INFORMATION SOUGHT FOE,

(Received 0.30) LONDON, July 16. Surprise is expressed at the increasing exposure of Mesopotamian mistakes. On extraordinary instance occurred on March Btßh, at dawn. After a brilliant night march, the British column, commanded by Kemball reached the great Dujailah redoubt at Essessin, two hours march from Kut. The redoubt and adjacent trenches were found empty, the Turks being on the other side of the Tigris yet no attack was launched until ten in the morning, when the Turks crowded the positions. Chandler describes a long march in darkness to discover an. empty redoubt. No further particulars, even yet are allowed to be published A BLOODLESS VICTORY. CAPTURES WITHOUT COSTS. OUR EGYPTIAN FORGES. (Received 9.45) LONDON, July 16. Official: Two columns, starting from Torabuzeneima, on the Sania shore of the Gulf of Suez, traversed 60 miles of difficult country and raided the enemy .bases on the peninsula, capturing stock and prisoners without casualties. ITALY AND GERMANY,.--IVAR DECLARATION EXPECTED. (Received 9.30) ROME, July 16. The “Giornale di Italia” states that Italy has denounced the German-Ital-ian commercial treaty owing to the arrogance of Germany towards Italian subjects. It is expected that this,will load to a declaration of war, resulting ■in Italian soldiers going to other fronts.