Against the Turks.
t (1 t EGYPTIAN CAMPAIGN. « V j! TURKS A POOR LOT. c- Received March 12, 10.30 p.m. is r Perth, March 12. An Australian soldier, writing fron Egypt, says: "The Turks who attackci the canal were a poor odd lot. Non of them was young, their ages ranginj from 40 to 70. It was a. shame to shoo them. Tlie prisoners say the Genua: officers would have shot them if the; refused to advance in front of the of if ficers. They were absolutely driven." in :>f !y END OF THE EXPEDITION. " Received March 12, 11.10 p.m. '.'J _ [London, March 12'. ' Djemal Pasha has been awarded gold medal for services in Egypt, it i believed with a view of hiding the fai l s' ure of the expedition. 01 ' Twenty thousand Bedouins and other c " deserted the expedition, carrying awa arms. Most of the German officers c llt the expedition arc returning to Gci many.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 235, 13 March 1915, Page 5
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158Against the Turks. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 235, 13 March 1915, Page 5
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