The Dardanelles.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 July 1915, Page 5

The Dardanelles.

ALLIES OCCUPY KRITHIA. ACTIVITY OF THE FLEETS. bombardment of straits RESUMED. DAMAGE TO MA] DOS AND GALLIPOLI. Received July 2, 5 p.m. Athens, July 1. Reports received from Mitylene state that a violent attack was resumed against the Straits at midday on Tuesday. lho attack was principally directed on the interior forts, which replied vigor, ously. The Allied squadron in tlia Gulf of Saros bombarded the Turkish positions around Souvli, damaging Mxidos and Gallipoli, It is rumored that the lilies iiavo occupied Krithia. A French torpedoer on Wednesday effectively bombarded an encampment opposite Cliio. COLONIALS THREATEN ACHI BABA. FIGHTING THE BEST TURKS. BRILLIANT ATTACK BY ALLIES. EFFECTIVE FRENCH BATTERIES. Received July 2, 10.40 p.m. London, July 2. The Daily Chronicle correspondent says the Australians and New Zealand irs threaten the communications with Achi Baba and consequently draw upon themselves the flower of the Turkish army. Notwithstanding this, the enemy casualties are already 70,000. The' Turks fight gallantry and in desperation, realising that the fall of Achi Baba and Kilid liahr means the doom of Constantinople. Describing the French operations at Ivereves Dere on the 21st the correspond, ent says: The seventy-fives drummed incessantly to the accompaniment of the tremendous reverberations of a hundred twenty-fives and 'howitzers. The Flench captured and recaptured the trenches, and were ejected again and again. Then came the order that they must recapture and hold the trenches. The British guns and howitzers asked for were immediately sent, and the bombardment was maintained throughout the afternoon. 7t seemed that every gun on earth was pouring shells on the Turkish lines. A third attack was launched. In one trench the enemy was short of ammunition, and fought with sticks, stones, and lists. A battalion came hurrying from the Turkish right, and was caught in open ground by the seventy-fives, and melted away. Six hundred yards of Turkish trenches were taken and held. In one trench ten feet deep the Turkish dead brimmed over. They had been valiant, these dead men. Officers from the west say as a fighting unit one Turk is worth two Germans, in fact with his back to the wall the Turk is magnificent. The French casualties were few considering what they might have been. THE RECENT ACTION. PART PLAYED BY COLONIALS. EFFECTIVE ARTILLERY FIRE. ENEMY ATTACK REPULSED, j SIR lAN HAMILTON'S REPORT. Received July 2, 9 p.m. London, July 2. _ General Sir lan Hamilton's report continues:— The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps were instructed to prevent the enemy on their front from detaching troops to the southern area. The action was opened between 11.30 o'clock and noon on the 2»th by the warships Plumber, Pincher, and Chelmer engaging the enemy's heavy guns at one part. The Second Light Horse Brigade and Third Infantry Brigade moved out on the right on the position, advancing seven hundred yards, and the enemy was encountered in strength. Meanwhile the artillery engaged the enemy's reserves collected in a ravine opposite the right and the centre by effectively shelling them with and howitzers. About 2.30 p.m. the enemy cleared, preparing to counter-attack against the left of our advanced troops, but howitzer and machine-gun fire easily repulsed them. The retirement of our advanced troops began at three o'clock, and was well covered by l'ille, machine-gun, and artillery fire. All the men were back in the trenches between 4.30 p.m. and p.m. Our machine-guns and our artillery did considerable execution, and the naval fire was also valuable. We made a demonstration after dark with (lares and star shells, and a destroyer bombardment, which was successiul. The Kighlh Corps report that MO of the enemy were taken prisoners sine.' f]ie 'istli. A Circassian prisoner carri ■] a wounded private of the Royal Sen' < into our lines under heavy fire.' CAPTAIN AT NINETEEN. A 111; I 1.T.1 ANT AI'STIIAI.IAN. CMIMANS iy DIM: >\ <ifu!:MS. 1!' V. ".v.-d .July 2. li.ti:. nell'e-, h:i- |;wn pronn'l, r .,' li'J'iHe is liie youu-e--! :i-| A despalch f'r.ea CaiH;,.;; r ; . | ifi ]'e([ from .'.m-lr.iiian e .}„ I;-',-;,; are being used by Vi •« v'-- s■( /.