The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-06
Dispatches from Athens Say
The Allies Have Repulsed
All Turkish Attacks.
VICTORY TO ,MENT MUCH
AS 1t Would Put an End to Tur-
key in the War and Re-
Ileve WarshIps.
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LONDON, June "a despatch from
Afitylene that combined general Of
Iensive against the Turkish positions
began yesterday and with Winston
spencer Churchill's statement at Dun
dee that the allied forces are within
a few miles Of victory is taken as an
indication that things are moving a
little more quickly on the Gau-pc1i
peninsula. where the Anglo-French
troops are fighting for positions which
will give them command Of the Darda-
pelles
These operations have been neces-
sar:ly slow. After landing the first
allied forces had to be supplied with
necessary artillery and reinforce
u1ents TO enable them to attack the
Turks, who occupied very strong po-
sitions and have been delivering re-
peated attacks on the British and
French lines.
Allies RepuIse Attacks
Nothing official has been received
from either side for several days but
dispatches from Athens say that the
allies have repu1sed all the attacks,
the last OF which against the Aus
1ralians and New zealanders on Non
day resulted In very heavy Turkish
losses.
A very successful ending to these
operations would be joyfuEy received
here as In addition to the heavy
losses sustained by the land forces
the warshfps. which are Supporting
them, are IN continual danger from
German submarines.
Would End Turkey.
This, OF course. would mean an end
to Turkey, so far as Europe is con
cerned.
Turkey is reported to be near the
end of Its resources in the Caucasus
wnere the Russians are making steady
progress and the Turks may have TO
meet an Italian landing in Asia Minor
Heavy fighting Is still in progress
in GaHcia. where the Austro-Geru1ans
are attempting an enctrchng move
ment against Lemberg such as proved
successful at PrzemysL In this the
fortunes are huctuating. The Austro-
Germans appear to be making prog
ress from the southwest while their
left wing is held UP on the. lower
reaches OF the San river and their ex-
treme right in eastern Galic.a and
Bukowina is being severely hammered
by the Russians.
German offensive Fails.
The attempted German offensive in
J the west seems to have failed as Ber-
lin admits today the loss OF the sugar
refinery at Souchez which IS consid-
cred an important position and TO gain
which many lives have been Sacrf-
feed. Fighting. however. is still go
ing on between the Germans and
British at Hooge, first one and then
the other taking the offensive
Although NIr. Churchill. the former
first lord of the admiralty. announced
that the submarine menace had been
fixed within certain limits. the Ger
mans have been very successful In
this warfare IN the last few days. par
t!cu1arly against fishing craft. al
though such craft under the Hague
treaty are supposed 20 be immune
from attack.
Five Steamers Sunk.
Since Wednesday the Germans have
SINK five steamers, three OF which
were British. one Danish and one
Swedish. twelve British trawlers and
two sailing vessels.
The German total for the week
ending Wednesday was eight British
vessels out Of total OF 1900. meas
uring 300 tons and over. which arrived
at or departed from British ports
Concerning the operations on the
ITALIAN frontier the advices are very
meager but British military experts
gather from them that the Italians
wihout Fitch opposition are OCCUPY
Ing positions which are likely to prove
of tie greatest importance when the
hig battles begin
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