New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-16
WREST
VANTAGE POINTS
FROM THE TURKS
Capture Two Strong Lines
Placed to Defend
DardanelleS.
VICTORY is WON
AFTER HOT FIGHT
AnglO-French Troops Driven
from Gains, but RecOup
in New Attack.

London, July 15.-Gwo strong Turk
ish lines defending the Dardanelles
have been captured by the Anglo
French forces on the Gallipoh PENN
sula. They were won only after a
fierce battle.
General Hamilton's forces drove
back the left and centre wings Of the
Turks for 400 yards, and then attacked
the right wing, which was also hurled
back.
During the night the Turks made a
counter attack on the British right and,
using bombs, regained the trenches
they had lost The position was es-
sential to the Allies, and new attack
was organized.
After heavy fighting, which lasted all
day, the French succeeded in carrying
the Turkish trenches again, moving
their line forward 200 to 400 yards and
Strengthening the front.
The statement on this fighting was
given out by the British Press Bureau
tonight, which says:
General Sir Ian Hamilton, com
mander of the allied forces at the Oar
danelles. reports that on the 18th in
slant the forces under him made an
attack at daybrcak with their right and
centre. After heavy and confused
fighting, lasting all day, the troops
,.t,g
ceeded in carrying two strongly held
and strongly fortified lines Of Turkish
trenches opposite to them, the ground
covered by the advance varying IN
depth from 200 to 400 yards.
"The second phase Of the operation
was then undertaken, and the right sec
ton of the enemy's lines was attacked.
As in the former phase, the first line
of trenches was easily carried, pre-
liminary bombardment having been
very successful. Following up this
success, our troops took the second line
of trenches, capturing some eighty
prisoners, and by nightfall the line was
some 400 yards in adj
vance Of our original position.
an this part Of the field in the
course Of the night Of July IL and Is
two counter attacks were successfully
repulsed. During the hours Of dark
ness. however it was found that the
British right had pressed too far, and
the Turks made successful bomb at
tack and captured a section Of the
trenches.
This position being vital to the
safety Of the line, further attack was
organized, and a brigade of the Royal
Naval Division, supported by French
artillery, was sent forward, and with
the support of the 75s retook the
trenches. In the meantime the French
had pushed their extreme right down
to the mouth of the River Kereves
Dere, where 1t runs into the sea. This
position was maintained without diff
Guilty.
During the night Of the 18th and
14th. as on the previous night. the
eno.ly counter attacked, but without
success.
"Thus in these successful operations
the whole of the original objective OF
the attack was attained, except on one
small portion Of about 300 yards, which
still remains i'm the hands Of the Turks
-Four hundred and twenty-five pris-
oners were captured, Of whom 200 were
taken by the French in the first at
tacks.'
The French ofhclal statement to-
night says:
in the Dardanelles on July IL 10 10
the eXpeditionary corps Of the Orient
and the right wing Of the British troops
attacked the Turkish positions and car
ried several lines Of works. A first
line was occupied along the whole of
that front on the morning of July II
and second toward the close OF day
through a magnificent charge of the
zouaves and the foreign legion.
The following day fresh progress
was made at several points, and the
lower valley OF Kereves was occupied.
We captured more than 200 prisoners
and our allies $50. The losses Of the
enemy. surprised frequently in massed
formation by the artillery, were ex-
tremely heavy.
The warships co-operated effica-
ciously, Smelling Achi Baba and the
Asiatic coast"