TURKEY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 171, 28 December 1914, Page 6

TURKEY.

THE MARCH ON THE SUEZ < Tile Frankfurter Zeitung reports that,-,)] a Djcnal left Damascus on Sunday for the Suez i GERMAN OFFICERS UNPOPULAR.- '; ,: ' ii ' '•' iL'en'doriV December 23. .T,

Sir. Edwin Tears, interviewed in don, saii'-hc Was"• -eonviiiced that, in the event of a serious Russian victory ia Asia .Minor;: the Turkish" army would against'" tho>?Germans. solUiufs andißailors-resent .tlm,rwgli and,. dieta.t«pi»l>mnntaorß:af Gerflwn.oKicers.,,,, ■i:rniii :,. ~!,.,„ «*. — r-n'i;;l ,<••,; .-((.' ■ li'l' ■'.-iiii-i.U h'. 'j.n K.ir:-,'..'..* -HI " i "' : ' '•'i-ITAIjY'Si"WA-RN-ia«S;!H., ! ">■ : "'' '•"; '.''• 1 •Eiy)iuiMi;"DL t ficm6& 23. '' Thc'fcflnifon %Mng' KWs ''States,,, ['.'that rr ihc ; ',Tur^ r sh; , autltb'ntllf4 il (it ~lr Tai(dda'-! fl'iavc/ not^heeded'orders : fronV"C6Vistan_ 'tinopie'to'i'"!;''' "M)e"Bfife*H''G(rtfiiil. ]> C( , n ,l Kn . 23. Tlie blowi j1 tlic Messudieh Twenty Turks.. . mi Germans were.; '•: couiii-m«ttiallfl4(>. t bt whom three were | i eondeniitted tandflfttto o# R! t.)if);grrnind o{ ■;■ negleetc Tilie <othejs. .rSfl^TCdn.waller.^ i scntonccS. ini ;m;:- an' 1 : ; m" • ■'■• V ~.A;-GeraiaiVi.ofnfier struck a,, r £u;rkish;i| soldier in- tlie-Ace, -arousing the singor-| of the Mussulman population. Many < Turkish ofllcers are refusing to salute . their fccriji&CTl&WcA The Young j Turks arfTtlk'mg aMnTnge of 'this to arrest many of the older Turks who hiv , known to be-sympathctio. towards Enver PjVfba, ■(:,,;.• ~ ~; ■ k "i,--y - ' "''•■• ■:■'.<!'■■:. ■■■■ H -■■::i'fiv:., ,-,:-. Ml l, ;\l ''" | "' ■ !il ' ;l 'r\;ttfb£raoh' | Docemljm'>23.'' ! i 'r ""Ofllfial.—A BifcfSiaa' toTpcdckr-ijbonj'j ' barfl'ed i'rllagSS'to tlft coast' occupied by ,' TlirKisU' troops ■W' J tlid'lrcglon'i«f.i:-Kop? n .. She saVk 'ftmri'M'ded Warge*.-When %,,, ''Rc/lour/i- 1 p*li*B" stripper tJisr Jows pi, | thciV'mori'fty arAi :f fi'ple'ngi l Hg!3,'fnnrried o-fr, < the 1 'cnildr%Hj''tefld «6n*''thtt',>iparcnts to "AlA ; audWa- : W^tealnen-^We'continue to fbrtt»»'"in."fchb region '"of Tan/ 1 " -^■"< t <■■■>'<■ o e.irnn ■»!»! :u '"mm '• -on. ■iliiti"/ m.-v i'!i(ri '.',''. JJay or'nig]it !i !rain'"6r dl'* . 'cold—Carn'p,lso.nße Wiipe!s r -'tha l fc ! pliysi- 1 ' ' cal exhaustion's^oft'Cn ! feHr"rjy'"dr-iver3 if the tfiighty iron steed. P;oil ; .r:g wit'.* ' unJ ''Camp"—that is ».".! Yin wan*,.

'sfißasTCcn([ •''jil'-jilr.- iW I'lli'iiTl': >: ■ImMOBE HUBgrAJSr«uiCOBBSIS. " J '' .. -.s-Kyit'' WGOROUS;FIGHTING;'' ''■ !,,T " ; '" : P'etrbg4'(l'd' , Dec!ciii : l)'c> 24.' ; '' '' '"' Official!; : Our 1 ' opMtfcws are' , seWally. ; 'favorable on'all fronts! We' secured cpriV, I splcftous' successes Hi Nida'afid Dtina r ! : 'jetz, silso in the 'Carpathians. The tier- j : maris' advanCe''guard , made 'fresh a,t : j terivpts'tb cross'the frontier in the dirpc r . ~ 'tiotf'of Mlava. The Germans, bn Tu.es- I j day night and all W^3nc'sday i ' , conceii- I tratbd their efforts tp' force' a passage ' in 'the Bz'bura and -RaWka districts at : MistfiieWidc arid BolcmbWoj'wltli'' a view l of ''advancing 'on Skiertiwiee,' but were driven back' beyond thi! 1 rivers' With enormous'l'bs'ses.'Ovcr"a th'oiisa'rin Were '• killed in " the region of Skicrniwice jalone.. "Our success'-'-was due- to tlie pre-eminence of our automobile bat. Series.-- < :.:•'-...,"' ' ": !„h<v.:-!<:. SBBMAN AMAZONS^ i WOMEN .FIGHTING-IN: THE -■ . ■■•■■ -.■... ' TRENCHES. ..." ■■-" " ; 'Times' ; and Sydney Stm'SeWices.' ''""''■ " i! - ' ' ' ll libriddn, , Deceriffleri i f ," ' '' l Th , e ;! Davly-Nb#s' !l Peti'6grad''dbfresp9n-. 3 'dent'says the' Germans' used"B-irieh gypis, {' 'against' Sm'ciiaczevv, an'd'''&hat ! tWed ,'ij\\o I' "house's. 'The. 1 falling' 'mftsoriry'-killed -.ai hundred civilians. 1 ""rhe'GiiWaiH shelled, ' the'people'-as"they'- 'fled' t6\Wrda Warn. '' 's'a!w,'and'ldllbd ;; hlany :i and ehilb di;cn. : Hundreds''or'thPSiihaVitants of e ";iiA'wicz , wtire- ! K!ill6a |, tinde'r ,7 tW" : wreckcd ''VbulMmgsT'- ' '■" , ''-"' "" " ' y-r, "' 'Among'; th'e'''. , .Gernl«ri''-''srtec'hers , ~' at' *" L'oWiez arb eighty Women; who partici. ': pated in the fighting' in 'tlre : 'tranches. Ji-!:i.. ,1-. ..■■.-. ,'.,-.: ■ ,!:•■ i. rflifi ■ "j.'' ..POLICY. . |:;' TERRIBLE GERMAN RETREAT..:,.., ..-.-.• . , :iiu: Petrogrady Dettiihiber '24. '-*'■ I Great barids'lof-ivlurds'ai'ft.i'torroHsin'g i-'l'the' population'in the Vilayettes in' Vail,' iO (''Armenia;"'!A'i cruoli:^massacre)of 'mdri; -iji women,-.and children is"procecidin«.' ( ' ' ,; - : ■ *TKe"' ..Russian's- defending-'•• Szon'ra, Rawka, <Klioa/ i and''Oifthi'iwero2assisted 'v"iri several .'districts.: by..marshes, which •■ 'Wade it difficult for thu'-Gerthfiiti-tp find. j-ai-suitable place to cross. , ~ The Russians.Wt'onoripoint)at Szpurft, the Germans 'to-'cross aford,npr.i r -. til'thby Teachefl'tho'ddopi water, and ;■"' then fell'bn<'them'j TOe Gevmattti, saeing 'f their. retreaJt'cut .off., fough't'i'h'ardvi'iA tcf['l'' tre*t: caused' severe' execution;; 'but the '' ' Russian sharpshooters piekefl" , off the ''•" machincgirnncrs, -and only tlirce jguls were saved. Tlie Germans left maiiv ,!; -,-;r';'; -%i i'; Tlie German pressure on Sochatscw increases/j-jJJiwjy/iinliabitants of Sochai,-. sew have lost their reason owing j,. terrible diu..joLthe five days' bombard.,', ,_ 3 men.t, , ( . { -,,,,,, ... .'.'.. ,-,- ia ' 'Official: After fierce'fighting oii| ( t](<?:--Y . left bank of tlie Pilica, the Russians ad^: if 'va'ric'cd'in' : "tiie" 1 i ; (!gion of Oopchuo and TV t To'riiasclioiT. ;'- 1 - ■■■■■■■'■<<■:■■■■ , j' | ""Rnssia'n' p'rogre'ss 'iri. 'We'Mk'\ r >oft3'''pri'sbn l ei J s; a'M ,; Aptuted L\ tlli'e'c r ' J glil]s' l and t'tfri'ma'(!lilne ! soKtu 1 f ! ctf'lne 1 ' Vißtya i :'6h v Suh'day"a'nd'"Mondh!V, '•jaiid prisbnefe in tliß* Car-"" 1 fpa'tKi!ui8 !f b\v ( Tu l '" ,w '" t Ml :'f 'A" r iMV , sortid' f " ; >vns : •nl l a , de'' , fi'oW "l-Phcffiysl:'' BMtttV"6t the !l (inWt\ r v'.i ile-'''' i / i'ac-h l mdrits r '\vei 1 e'anrim'ilatbdi l an'cl'tlie re-'' [ y J mainder fakon""pn"soners. ', . . Vienna, December 24.' ; ' ' 'M bffi'ciaF'i'e'p'ort claims successes at r 'LaipVcza,-a'ml also' 'in "tUVi"" d'irbe'tion of ,r: 'Ll§ka. '''lt : is"claimed J '"£bb;''tliat"th'e Aus. tf'iaira rentils'ed 'the' Rilssiah's 1 • ti't'Duuaj'e'tz, 'WitlFheavy losses'; !A" fresh' Wttle is proceeding along the entire TV'bht. 4ND COUNTER-CLAIMS.','../ EACH SIDE CLAIMS THE VICTORYJ!' ] '"Vienrig, 11 Dumber 25.' ' n i QffijialJ! j'Wty j. i..^a^i,-was, bl,qwn ;1 ,w),. IVej gained' '; gromifVin tjte ; tlng valley./ %ndred '; ..;:ja«.d' .fifty, were ; ,.takpn„PTA3onci;Bi.;,near , Uzsokar Pass, and 2000.,,0n jthoi.jidwcr '. . -Drinaron the;!22ad-. ■!■,-;■■., ,!.'!' M in.: <■■■■■; v.! iPetrograd), Dficomberi 25. - . Two: officers ,and iaaven.'< sobutfii near , 'i iMlava crepfe.in'ithe.dark*Bsst upunto the Gernian batterie's !ll| bWouae J ; r Unc?'- filed . rifle'fl.rin the:lines. fDhe'Germans were , -'panic-stricken.'"-The l scotffa 'captured,-, • 'Urid brought 'a' howitzer 1; to' 1 Mic Hiissian.' .] " ; i linc3."'_"Trbphies of : Kfeu"' i captlii'e'd"frorai ... I 'the'''Austro--G'ermaris , "ln'c'lude 2fr ,; Koav.yil r field guns, 33 quick_firers,:*' n tiri\l. ;l fVelv4j ! dssM^-';'■''■]',.■ ',','■' '.''",!';!,'., •■'• i pmbisiji Considerate | ,l de!i-ma|i''fbrcbs ,! ■' 'at th'e '' i : of Pie Bziira, were completely ' ll|^ofc4i i,od,.;iA,rcgjmprit. : w.9|S. a)mp,st en- L i tirfily ,afln|JjiJa,tpd,-,,.iSixi;, l Ifciflja/ officers, and 515 men were.<;noure(i : .'' I Ifai'diffightingjhas.ftcciwrfldiatißiilinow^ 11 andi.also,ibnirthe. Pilica; Gormansiwere'' . ii owiiywher.eiiMimilsfld. •■•; . ..r.:.::■»> ' T ' ', i.l Obstinate. <)w<9hdays''fighthing'occurreij |j | at:Nidfti'between Wislp'cft'.'nnd 1 the Rlissiitns ca'ptu'fihg 1 409O : ''htcn 'hortliward 1 of'l'mchb'wy l and., '■ 'bight 1 officer^aiitt W'men sßuthWtfrd of. Pinchow. Tliey'aU'o''&'ok r 'looo tii'is'onera,.; southward of "the Vistula. .... : The situation in East Prussia is un::l!ngnga. W7:\C.jre; -'Hr-^SS CZAR'S "FORCES REPULSED. Amstbrdam, December 24. ■- Anf.offieial Borlirrmossap;fl |! Ha r y3 tliait" . irtroops at; SSoldtturcaiid Heidenburg, afttfr ' I repelling the. Russians .in: simoirtl dayH' : ...tattles, reoap'tured-;otawa-. and)'Russian".in rfche. vicinity/.maihiMgopris'-'' ' inoncrs-of a-thousand.;. n.>ii!.i; ni: w.' i .; They.made -i the: Bzurai.aird Rawka ■■■distoictsi 1 "' Tlie ai-tilleiy was unable to fdtae ,to action. The Russian'■' l fldsW-wcWS II '■ \ severe. ul Russian attacks south-east of Toriias. l 2°s'';W r : ri .wit]uhevjj;|tosses. > AIRMAN 'KILLED BV FRIENDS. I i ■•. ;r. ,nr . ' Petrogrdfl, Decemher 23. ■' t ' i i'Tho-Germans' .brought 'down « Gef-'i: ■■ ;-man aeroplane at' Kntno, -m'iiitaking itf'-'j :: "tor a Russian' luaciiine'. 'Twb aW'atol's'' \ 1 'were killed." ' " ~:' : ,: i: ■' l,: '■' "' 1 f ~-.. "I have been,pejcipcjically jttackea..\ritn' 1 , jdysejljfcry,;' says.. Sanison, df ;, ' ( Sussex streej;, Gr,«y,t#nn„Auckland, ; N.Z'., c "and have .jicyer. found anything to gire me the immediate relief that Chamber.r[lain's,rpp( Rflmpdy did; irS* I . ffas ( p . l l)erln ! i l ri^-.Cqli l c,,,a.rid Diarrhea,,|temedy very'popular among thp,'-ijjaoris, it having done good work in cheeking an epi- o , demic cf .yser.tery t*tT " .*'" d chemists ir.d siUirea. " s