Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-04-29
Four BrigadeS Driven Into
Sea, COnstantinople
Reports.
| NO HINT OF DEFEAT IN
BRITISH OFFICIAL REPORT
Line Established Across CALI
poll Peninsula, Says Latest
London Statement.
FRENCH CLAIM FURTHER
PROGRESS IN BELGIUM
Dispatches Indicate Battle IN
Flanders Is Becoming
Less Severe.


Turkish and British reports of the
land operations in the Dardanelles
region again are in direct conflict
From the Turkish version It would
appear that the Anglo-French Land
invasion has resulted in disaster for
the allies. Further claims to VIC
tories are made in an official report
from Constantinople today 1t is said
the forces which landed near Kaba
Tepeh were forced back along the
whole front with heavy losses, four
brigades being driven into the sea
and others surrendering. One trans
port is said to have been sunk.
British official reports have given
no hint of defeat The latest state
ment from London says the land
forces have succeeded in establishing
a line across the Gallipoii peninsula.
on the European side of the straits.
and are advancing steadily An un-
official dispatch from Athens states
that the allies were victorious In =
battle on the west side of the penins
sula, infiicting serious losses on the
Turks and capturing one battalion.
The battle OF Flanders apparently
has passed the high point of Intensity
and is becoming less severe Field
Marshal Sir John F'rnech, the Britias.
! commander, has announced that tie
| German advance has been checked
definitely.
French Claim Progress.
/ rodayfs official statements froaz
Paris and Berlin do not Indicate ffaaf
significant changes occurred in ya1<
terday's lighting. The French repofk
says Belgian and French troops made
progress in Flanders while the Ger
man announcement asserts that at
tacks on the German positions on the
west bank of the User canal failea
It is also said the Germans advanced
more than 100 yards southeast or
Verdun.
In the Russian campaign capture
by the Germans of Polish village
| is claimed, as well as the occupation
of Russian position near Sochaczeu.
on the Warsaw front. This is the
| first indication for several weeks 81
fighting of consequence along this
line, where occurred some of the mosr
severe engagements of the war when
the Germans were attempting to cap
ture Warsaw.
Petrograd attaches importance to
! the Russians the capture of Loubnaf
northeast of Uzsok pass. Possession
of this town, it is SAID. VIII enabir
! the Russians to interrupt the opera
| ton of the railroad on which the
Austrians have relied for moving
troops along the Beskid mountains.
BY the Associated Press.
CONSTANTINOPLE 1via lAnster<
dam and London), April 20, 1886 a. n
There has been given out here an
official announcement bearing on the
fighting at the Dardanelies, which
reads:
"Sighi Dere, to the west of Seddul
Bahr, has been cleared of the enemy
1.-The enemy, who landed near kabs.
Tepeh endeavored to maintain their
positions under cover of their ships.
but early in the morning our troops
stormed these positions and forced
the enemy back along the whole
front, inflicting severe losses on them.
Part of the enemy fled in the direc-
tion of the sea and taking to their
boats disappeared. Those unable to
escape raised the white flag and sur
rendered in masses.
"A transport of the enemy was
sunk off Avi Burun Con the west coast
of the peninsula of Galfpoh."
Later reports declare that hostile
forces estimated at four brigades
have been driven into the sea on the
coast Of Kaba Tepeh."
BY the United Press.
i BERLIN. April % (via wireless TO
| London).-The war office, in a sup
Elementary statement issued today.
says that it is confirmed that one Of
the enemy's transport steamers has
1 l. H.
that confirmation has been received
of the defeat of four brigades of the
enemy, who have been driven back
| to the coast of Kaba Tepeh.
By the Associated Press.
BERLIN. April 20 Cby wireless te
Sayville, N. Y1.-At army headquar-
ters today the following statement
was issued:
positions on the west bank of the
canal north of Ypres failed.
'sThe number OF cannon of the
enemy captured by the Germans was
Increased to sixty-three.
"Southeast of Nerdun the German
positions were advanced by more
than 100 yards.
Captured French soldiers confess
that they were in great fear having
been told by their officers that this
Germans shot all prisoners.
South of Kalwarya, Russian Pa=
land, the Germans occupied the vii
ilage of Kovale and the height short
distance south OF Dachovo. South u
Sochachzew the Germans conquered
Russian point of support"
BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. April 2s (12:12 p m. - =
In a dispatch from Athens the cor
respondent of the Exchange Tele-
graph says that fierce fighting
throughout Wednesday on the shores
of Suvla Bay, on the western sidaix x44
the Gallipoli peninsula, eighteen mIIas
north of the southern extremity. re-
suited in the success of the allies.
The losses of the Turks were s;.r@.