MESOPOTAMIA.
HEAVY FIGHTING. GENERAL AYLMEU ENGAGED. J4 • Amsterdam, March 6. . - A telegram from Constantinople stateß that there lias been heavy fighting between General Aylmer and the Turks BMt the Naasi river. Since February 21 large British reinfoKMnenti have arrived. REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVING. TURKS. USE OLD UNIFORMS. Received March 8, 12.55 a.m. • Athens, March 7. People worn Constantinople state that German troops are steadily arriving thtre. Heavy Austrian guns are still going to Asia Minor, and also troops from Chataldja and Gallipoli. The Turks are unable to provide uniforms, •re utilistnjg German ones, also Austyftttan utiforraa from Anzac. Another Russian success. TROOPS NEAR TREBIZOND. Received March 7,11.10 p.m. PetrogTad, March 7. A communique states: Our troops on the night of March 4th, under cover of moat r heavy fire from the fleet, landed and occupied Adna, on the Black Sea coast, east of Trebizond, and advancing rapidly south they forced the Turks to evacuate their position. Continuing the pursuit we occupied Mapravi, between Adna and Biza. [RUa is a town (pop. 4000) on the Black 0U coast, 40 miles east of Trebizond.]
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Taranaki Daily News, 8 March 1916, Page 5
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