The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-26
COMMANDMENT Of
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Australians and New Zealanders.
which began on August s, with a
view to Selling the kotacheman
Heights, running northeast from the
AnZac positions.
The New Zealanders. including the
Maorie, using bayonets only, drove the
Turks before them throughout the
night of August 6, through difficult
ravines, Where Turkish, snipers were
numerous. The death toll of the in
vaders was severe.
The struggle" says the correspon-
dent, continued on August Z. Much
ground was gained. but the advance
was ultimately held rp by the Turks
rifles and machine guns. The fighting
was renewed on the following day at
close quaters, and was desperate The
Turks finally fed, leaving the New
Zealanders in possession of the high
est point gained on the peninsula
Counter-attacks were repulsed by
the military and naval artillery. From
August to the evening of August ~.
the landing advance at Anafarta Bay,
supported by artillery. were success
ful. occupying a wide front on the
hills beyond the Salt Lake. The
enemy's position on the Anafarta
ridge, however. remained untouched.
The problem was how to take 1t.
The Turks made most skillfuI
use of the broken country. Their
artillery sought the British reserves
and shelled the roads leading around
the lake, pushing forward the major
ity of their men as tirailteurs into the
broken front. These men. many of
whom were local peasants, knowing
every inch of the ground and carrying
no kit except rifles and large supply
Of cartridges. skilfully used the cover
that offered itself to them and pro-
coed TO snipe our lines from all angles.
They fought with the greatest cour-
age.
PUT TO FLIGHT
By RAGING FLAMES.
The British, however continued to
gain ground. About midday on August
difficulty aross. A strong north
wind was blowing. and either through
the bursting of shells or by design OF
the Turks, the scrub caught fire at
several places and the flames spread
with amazing rapidity. The somke and
flames swept diagonally toward our
front. and forced our infantry. to
abandon the advance positions.
1T was strange sight, for in all
directions you saw Turkish Shippers
and British infantry crawling out OF
the scrub, turning their backs to one
another and running to get ont OF the
track of the flaames and the suffo-
eating smoke.
This effectively stopped our ad-
vance on August ., but the lighting
and shipping continued all day and
throughout the night. Great fires ut
the darkness. backed by clouds of
white smoke, from the midst OF which
came the incesaant rattle OF machine
and rife fire. while f1ther south the
booming OF guns and the bursting OF
shells on the tops Of the hills showed
where the other part Of our army
gradually fought its way from ridge
to ridge. to join hands with our troops.
"On the Anafarta front there was
desultory fighting throushout August
10. 1t was quite unlike anything now
seen in Europe, but II recalled the
Boer war. Frequent fresh Ares sprang
up throughout the day. causing both
sides to change their positions.
by August IL the complete line be-
tween Anzac ana newly landed forces
at Anafarta Bay was established. The
commanders voiced unstinted praise
for the troops engaged in the strug-
gle"