Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-21
ALLIES HOLD BUT
10 SQUARE MILES
OF GALLIPOLISOIL
Associated Press Correspondent
Spends Days in Turkish Trenches
and Finds Defenses Very
Strong.
INVADERS HAVE A HARD TASK
Their Occupancy Of Small Part Of
Peninsula Coupled yith Great
est Difficulties.
NIGHT FIGHTING, VERY SEVERE

hhilhlAs DaruanelIeS, June II.
--(Via London. June 2O.)-The al
lied troops, who landed at Seddul
Bahr, on the Galllpoli peninsula.
hold about ten square miles OF the
extreme southern part OF the PENN
sula. The occupancy is coupled with
the greatest difficulties.
The ground held by the allies con-
sists principally OF small plateau
10 the north Of seddul-Bahr and two
adjoining ridges to the northwest,
between which the Turks are push
ing advance trenches.
The Associated Press correspondent,
who spent two days In the trenches
found the Turkish troops In excellent
condition and spirit despite the fact that
the allies are using all means to carry
on the operations including bombs thrown
from catapults and from aeroplsnes.
Shells Reach Mark.
From the Turkish station OF artillery
fire control. the effect Of the Turkish
fire upon the allied trenches could be
observed today and the shells were reach
ing the mark The sanitary and supply
services OF the Turks nre being carried
on efficiently. The number OF wounded
at the hospital bases at the front was
small. although tho fighting during the
night had been fairly severe
During the day time! both sides are
usually inactive, the Turks preferrinE
night bayonet attacks. Many Turkish
batteries are in position. but the near
ness OF the opposing trenches makes their
work difficult and foN the most part
they are direotingt heir attention TO the re-
serves Of tho allies and to changing shifts
which are exposed at certain points The
Turks in this have the support Of their
heavy batteries on the Asiatic side. which
since the retirement OF the allied fleet,
work without feer OF being molested,
bombe erding chiefly the allied right wing.
oomposed Of French home and colonial
troops
Has Rfght-of-Way.
Weber Pasha. the German general. COM
the south group. gave the cor
respondent every opportunity TO visit the
seddul Bahr district. placing no restric-
tons whatever upon the correspondent
The result was a thorough
inspection of the ground Weber Pasha
made no comment on the situation him
self, beyond saying that the failure Of
the allies to consummate their plan Of
forcing the Dardaneiles Is too obvious for
Weber Pasha, who Is a member OF the
German military mission. which under
took the Improvement of the Ottoman
army. is fully confident that the Turks
will be able TO meet the Gallipol situa-
ton and that the allies will never ad-
vance against the Dardanelles forts.
1t has been ascertalned that cnly a
few German officers are active in the
south group. German privates are EN-
ployed In special lines.
KHthia. once a thriving villa Of about
1000 Inhabitants. is probably the most
ruined city in all Europe. The allies left
not house standing during their bonn
bardment.
Insists on Change.
WASHINGTON. June O-Conditions In
the Dardanelles reported in press dis
patches today and indicating that Con-
lie In no immediate fear Of
by the alias created deep
Impression in Balkan diplomatic circles
here. In this connection unofficial re-
ports from Russia announcing that a
change OF the campaign against Con-
was one OF the requirements
exacted by Greece for support of the
allies were widely commented upon.
The Greek government, II was said. de
claTed in note to Russia that the ap-
proach along the Gallipoli peninsula was
impossible and that an overland attack
through Bulgarian territory was the only
means which the Greek general staff
would consider in case OF Greek partici-
patton. In Bulgarian quarters Il was
said this probably would never be per
nitted unless the allies guaranteed suf-
ecient territorial eession from Roumania,
Greece and Serbia
Offers already reported in the press as
having been made were declard 70 be-
hardly sufficint to shake Bulgarian neu-
rslity. Any violation by the allies Of