Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-06
TURK AND BR|TON
PAY HEAVY TOLL
Reports Tell of Terrific Losses
in Fighting at the
DardaneIIes.
DEAD COVER THE GROUND;
WOUNDED FILL HOSPITALS
Fight Until the Last Man Is
Killed." Commands Cap
tured Turkish Order.

BERLIN. via The Hague and Lon
don, July 6.-The Constantinople cor
respondent of the Zeitung Am Mittag
reports that the British lost 10000 men
during the last twelve days fighting
around Seddul Bahr on the Gallipoit
peninsula. He states that he saw
thousands of wounded transported to
hospital ships, while the dead were left
unburied. His dispatch continues:
THE climax in this awful carnage
was reached on the morning of July -
after three-day offensive that failed
utterly. Boats Travelled to and from
the transports for hours with tina
wounded. The Turks learn that Alex
andria, Cairo ana the islands occupied
by the British are literally choked
with wounded men.
THE Turkish losses were measurably
less and lighter. as indicated by the
fact that half the injured already are
in the fight
Losses of the Turks.
LONDON, July 6.-The total Turkish
casualties in the Dardanelles operations
between June IS and July were $3.50
men killed and $4,000 wounded. according
to an official announcement.
The estimates are from a report from
Gen. Sir Ian Hamilton, British commander
Of the land forces at the Dardanelles,
which was made public by the official
press bureau. A large proportion of the
Turkish losses, according TO the report.
were inflicted by the British destroyer
Scorpion, the shell fire Of which resulted
in the failure of several night attacks.
The operations" Gen. Hamilton says.
reflect great credit on the vigilance and
accurate shooting Of the Scorpion
Ordered by Enver Pasha.
According to stories told by prisoners.
one Of the most disastrous of the Turkish
attacks was made by the direct order Of
Enver Pasha, the Turkish minister of
war, who was said to have been present
in the trenches June %. The Turkish
generals according to the prisoners. had
decided to operate on the defensive only.
but they were overruled by the minister
Of war.
THE ground in front of our trenches
in every direction can be seen covered
with Turkish dead" Gen. Hamilton re-
ports. Patrols sent out at night re-
port that the valleys and ravines also
are full of them. There can be no pos
| sible doubt that the enemy's losses have
been very heavy. After checking and
sources, 1 put their total casualties be-
tween June % and July at $3.50
killed and $4,000 wounded"
Gen. Hamilton appends to his report
a captured Turkish divisional order
reading as follows:
Must Resist to End.
There is nothing that causes us moro
sorrow, increases the courage of the
enemy and encourages him to attack
more freely. causing US great losses,
than the losing Of these trenches.
Henceforth commanders who surrender
these trenches from whatever side the
attack may come, before the last man
is killed, will be punished in the same
way as If they had fed. Especially
will the commanders of units told off
to guard a certain front be punished,
if, Instead Of thinking about their work,
supporting their units and giving in
formation to the higher command. they
cident has taken place.
II hope this will not occur again. I
give notice that il it does / shall carry
out the punishment l do not desire to
see a blot made on the courage of our
men by those who escape from the
trenches to avoid the rifle and machine
gun fire of the enemy. Henceforth l
shall hold responsible all officers who
do not shoot with their revolvers all
privates who try to escape from the
trenches on any pretext."