New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-08
TURKS REFUSED
In FIGHT TO DRIVE
ALLIES INTO SEA
Attack on Gallipoli Is
Preceded by Heavy
BOmbardment.
ASIATIC FORTS
SHELL TRENCHES
Cruiser, Too, Takes Part in
Engagement Aviators
Join in Assault.

London, July Z. Preceded by bonn
bardment in which their batteries on
the Asatic coast took part a general
attack on the Gallipoli trenches occu-
pied by the French and British was
made by the Turks on July 4 in an
effort to drive the Allies troops INTO
the sea. A Turkish cruiser. steaming
along the shore. took part in the en-
gagement, while Turk aviators bonn
barded the enemy lines.
None Of the assaults on the trenches
was successful. The Turks were driven
back with heavy losses. The Official
Press Bureau adds that II is plain from
the disjointed nature of the attack that
the Turks are finding it difficult to
drive their infantry forward to face
the Allies fire.
The prelude to the charge was heavy
artillery fire carly in the morning
strengthened by a bombardment from
the Asiatic forts. Then followed a
series of infantry attacks, but none
succeeded in penetrating TO the French
and British trenches. The engagement
lasted seven hours.
Toward the end Of the day fifteen
British and French airmen flew over
the Turkish aerodrome at Chanak and
succeeded in striking he principal
hangar with large bomb.
The French War Department gave
out this statement to-day:
an the Dardancllcs. on July 4. the
Turks delivered general attack. :he
most important they have undertaken
since their efforts in the early days
Of May. Their purpose was 70 drive
Va into the sea.
Turks Artillery Opens Fire.
AT / o'clock in the morning a very
intense artillery fire was opernd on
our first lines. as well as on the zone
behind those lines occupied by French
and British troops. The enemy sub
scquently cndeavored to deliver sew
eral infantry attacks, but not one was
successful in coming as far as our
trenches Decimated by our artillery
fire and moved down by our rifles and
our machine guns, most Of our assail-
ants never left the field of battle.
During this action batteries Of the
enemy on the Asiatic coast fred with
out interruption. A Turkish cruiser.
steaming between Maidos and Chanak,
also took part in the engagement. On
several different occasions aviators of
the enemy bombarded our lines.
AT the end OF the day a group OF
about fifteen British and French avi-
ators flew over the Turkish aerodrome
at Chanak, threw down several bombs
and were successful in striking the
principal hangar with big bomb"
Battleship Aids Bombardment.
The British Official Press Bureau
gave out this statement to-day:
General Sir Ian Hamilton reports
that the night of July 81 was quiet
in the northern section, but at a. m.
the enemy started a heavy lombard
ment of the trenches. All the guns
previously used against us and some
new ones were in action, but the bonn
bardment died away about 6 a. m.
without doing much damage. During
the bombardment about twenty ll2-
inch shells were dropped from a Turk
ish battleship in the strait.
ain the southern section the Turks
kept up a heavy musketry fire along
the whole line during the night and
did not leave their trenches At a. m.
their batteries started the most violent
bombardment that has yet been expert
cnced. Al least 5000 rounds Of artil-
lery ammunition were expended by
them.
"Mcanwhile this Smelling Of our lines
or the peninsula proved the prel,mi-
nary TO a general attack on our front
with special efforts at certain points.
The principal effort was made AT the
junction Of the Royal Naval Division
section wit. that of the French.
Counter Attack Routs Turks
"Here, at 1880 a m. the Turks drove
back our advanced troops and assault
Cd a portion of the line held by the
Royal Naval Division. Some fifty
Turks gained a footing in our trench.
where, nevertheless, some men of the
Royal Naval Division held on to our
supports and the men who had retired
counter attacked Immediately and
hurled the Turks out of the trench
again.
another attack on the right of the
Twenty Division section was
practically wiped out by rife and ma
chine gun fire. On our left the Turks
massed i'm nullah 10 the northeast
of our newly captured trenches ana at
tempted several attacks. None of
these was able 20 get home owing TO
the stcadiness Of our troops and our
effective artillery support. The bonn
bardment died down toward II a m.
though it was resumed az intervals.
Not only was the result complete
failure, but while our losses were neg
ligible and no impression was made on
our line, the enemy added large num-
Der 10 his recent very heavy casual
ties. It seems plain from the lis
jointed nature of his attack that he is
finding it difficult 20 drive his infantry
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