Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-07-06
Most Persistent and Desperate
Struggle Is Raging Night
and Day Near the DaIda-
neIIeS.
ENVER PASHA GIVES
COSTLY ORDER TO TROOPS
Ottoman War Minister Over
rides Caution of German
Officers and Sends SuItan'S
Soldiers to Destruction,

iay nosptso iouRHAl sFsctA1 1sAsse wlesl
London July O0.56 y, m)--The
official press bureau tonight issued
the following report from General slt
Tan Hamilton, covering the recent op-
eratlous in the Dardanelles.
About A. m. ldate not givenl the
scarchlights of the destroyer scorpion
discovered half q Turkish battalion
near the sea, northwest OF
Kritha. The Scorpion opened fire,
and few of the enemy got away
simultaneously the enemy attacked
"a knoll which he had captured due
west of Krithm, advancing in close
formation The attack came under
artillery and ennlade rifle fire, the
enemy losing heavily The foremost
Turks got withmg forty yards Of the
parnpet. but only a few returned.
Nipcd out by Machine Guns.
"rhe Turks made several heavy
bomb attacks during the night our
troops being twice driven back
short distance. Early In the morning
we regamed these trenches by a bay
onet attack They have since been
strengthened AT 5,3o q. m, two
thousand Turks moving from kirthih
into a ravine were scattered by ma
chime gun fire
THE operations reflect great credit
ON the accuracy Of the scorpion gun
ners The Turkish LOSSES in the ra-
vino afe estimated at from 1000 "a
1000 dead
about 80 ~ m on June 80 tho
Turks again attacked with bombs
portion Of the most northerly trench
santured hV us on the 4eih An Of
fieer Of the G0urkhas being Wounded
not dangerously as it turned out
tho men became infuriated, flung al
their bombs at the enemy ana theh
CHARGED down out of the trench
Nearly All Are Slain
''About dawn the Turks once more
ATTEMPTED to attack over the OPEN but
nearly the whole of these attacking
forces about half battalion. were
sh,t down. ana final bomb attack
although commenced. failed utterly.
Further reports from the Austria
liam and New Zealand corps as to the
encmvs attack on the 29th ana 3Oth
on our right flank state that the ac-
tion was commenced with very
heavy fire from midnight untll ~
"A m to which our men replied win
cheers. The Turks then launched
their attack and came right on with
hnyonet and bombs. Those VINO sue
crodod In getting into our saps were
instantly killed, the remainder were
dcalt with by bomb aud rifle tire from
Tho sevcnth and eibhth horse bN
a. m the enemy broke and many were
Killed while Withdrawing
tThc enemy's attack was strongest
on mis- right The Turks were com
pIetcly taken abuck by the concealed
san constructed wen ahead OF our
mnfn line and the dead are lyihk
thirkly IN front of this some got ~
to the san. Several crossed II All
these were wiped out hy the fire from
Ithe main parepet further back
"Falowing the defeat of this ut
tae. the enemy attacked ui q. M on
aur left and thirty men cnme over the
parapots i'm front Of the right or
Ouinn's post Those were duly pot
ishcd of
Ordered 10y inscr Pasha
Prisoners brought IN state thal
tbrco fresh battMions were employed
m the mutn attack which was nhde
lh, pcraoual order OF Enver Pasha tthe
kurdish war miuistcrl who, as they
assert WAS present Ian the trenches
1u June ~ This rs confirmed pN
the 4tatpmnet OF an intelligent Arme-
Iuun prisoner captured on that date.
According To- him stringent orders
werc recently ISSUED that no turther
Iattacka were 90 be made because II
the Turts remained on the defensive
the British would be forced 70 attack
land would suffer severely as the TurkF
hitherto had suffered, but EnNer Pa
aha when he arrived I'm the northern
section Ovcrrode the Instructions ana
orders were received by the prisoner g
regiment that the Australians were 10
be driven into the sea.
4 "On Iulv o. after heavy lombard
ment of our advanced POSITIONS hN
lhlEh explosives and shrapnei, lasting
+ half an hour. the enemy infantry ho-
vanccd but were driven back TO the
mnin nullah. about mile from our
front by the accurate shooting Of tn'
scorpion aud by our rifle and machine
/ gun fire
Mct by Deadly Fire.
.About %. mn the Turkish artillery
recommended their hombardment un.
der cover of which two hattalion'
emerged from the nullah TO the north
east of oar most advanced trench ant
commenced am attack across the open
advancing in two regular lines
"At the outset very effective
Ishrapnel fire from the tenth battery
/ Royal tiel1 artillery, caused great eN
eeuiion among the attacking forces
IGourkhas supports then advanced an'
There being insufficient room in tn
trenches. took up a position ON SOM
excaNated earth iu the rear, iron
ivthicb "a dcudN rifle fire was pour
ed into the advancing lines
eThe Turkish officers could be see
eudeavorine to get their men forward
bun thce would not face the fire an
reIeatcd in disorder after sutferin
/ heavy casualties The ground in iron
Of our trenches in every direction cal
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