New Britain herald., 1915-08-12
Will DRIVE BRITISH
OUT OF ARI BURNU
Turkish Field Marshal Tells A. P.
Correspondent
Correspt ndence of the Associated Press)

June 14.-"There are no secrets
around here. You can go anywhere
you please" said Field Marshal Liman
Won Sanders Pacha to the Associated
Press correspondent, when the latter
presented his credentials and asked
for permission to visit the front.
Il may add that the military situa-
ton is most favorable for u.s." he con-
tinued I'VE intend driving the Brit
ish out of Ari Burnu before long. But
we are in no hurry because we can
achieve that without making the sacri-
fees which might still be necessary
to get rid of the enemy"
The supreme commander of the
Turkish forces on the Gallipoli PENN
sula is a man somewhat advanced in
years, but remarkably we'll preserved.
He is about six feet tall and we'll pro-
portioned in body; there is soft
quality in the lines of his face and the
expression Of his eyes. Liman Pacha
came to Turkey in the summer of 1913
to assist, as head of the German mill
tary mission, in the reorganization of
the Ottoman army. He has been an
indefatigible worker in that capacity,
and the splendid conduct of the Sui
tan's troops in this war may be said
to be largely due to the reforms in
stituted on his advice.
Outlines Course of Events.
In his conversation with The Asso-
ciated Press correspondent, Liman
Pacha outlined briefly the course
which military events on the PENN
Sula had taken since the landing in the
last week of April.
I'm forty-nine days (the interview
occurred on June ID the allies have
done little beside losing ground stead
ily," said the commander.
Their offensive collapsed as soon
as we were able to counteract their
tactics. 1t, must be borne in mind
that this happened despite a superior
ity in artillery that left our own arms
of that character no chance whatever.
For days and days the allied ships
bombarded and searched every part of
the peninsula with an artillery fire AS
severe and incessant as, on the whole,
1t was unproductive of results favor
able to the British and French troops.
1 will say that the moral effect of a
heavy bombar dment is not as lasting
in the case of Turkish troops as the
allies may have expected. Our brave
Ottoman soldiers are not easily fright
ened by noise, owing to their splendid
nerves-and this is a war of nerves a
war in which strong nerves mean VIC
tory"
Inspection of Sectors.
Later in the day the correspondent
was given a letter by Liman Pacha
IL, .l.
were requested to permit an inspec-
ton of their sectors by the holder.
On the following day, June IL, the
position at Ari Burnu were visited
But in the Aegean sea two British
cruisers were manoeuvering when the
ride to Ari Burnu began. Since $50
a. m. they had kept up a rather severe
bombardment of certain parts of the
peninsula. Passing through the Sec
ton under fire it was obvious that in
direct fire, without observers, is a
waste of ammunition. The fire of the
cruisers was purely Chance" work.
No aeroplane or captive balloon was
up and the heavy shells exploded in
the open and on the wheatfields.
Ninety were counted and the result
achieved is represented by zero
The bombardment ceased about Z
a. m. A little later the Ari Burnu
position was reached, and the journey
covered ground formerly occupied by
the British troops, which at Arr Burnu
are exclusively contingents from Aus
tralia and New Zealand.
Long Outer Trench.
The center of the British position
is Ari Burnu, or Cape Ari Here a
long outer trench has been dug Be-
hind this outer trench the British have
established a second line of defense,
consisting Of two short sectors Back
Of the southernmost of these sectors
lies another trench, serving, evidently,
as a support to an artillery redoubt |
located on the summit of Cane Ari it |
self
This may be called the center of the |
British position, though the left flank |
Of the British consists of a single short |
trench on a hill about 400 yards north |
Of the extreme point of the northern |
sector.
The British right flank, or southern
series of entertainments, is located on |
the southeast of the Korkou-Deresi |
creek and follows the course of an adj
vanced trench and two supporting Sec
tors.
Position Crescent Shaped.
With Ari Burnu as pivot, the Brit
sh position is crescent shaped, about
2 800 yards long from north to south,
and LOO yards wide in a line drawn
across Arr Burnt. The site is rather
Dare. There is a small spring on it,
and most of the water needed by the
British troops has to be brought from
he adjacent islands.
n tranches ara in ona
case only two yards from the British
rench. At another point the trenches
IF the opposing forces are only ten
ards apart. Constant sapping by the
Turks is the cause Of this interesting
condition. Already the British trenches
nave been blown up by the Turks in
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