Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-06
Turks Are Repulsed.

and the quick firers of the expedition
ary forces.
Turks Are Repulsed.
The Turks, considerably reinforced.
attacked the allies camp at Krithia,
but were repulsed, leaving 1900 dead.
according to advices from Mitylene
The allies have advanced into the In
terror. the dispatch says. and now oc-
cupy positions of great strategic i'm
portance.
A report from TenedoS SAYS that
British warships continue their bonn
bardment of Turkish positions in the
Dardanelles and also of Smyrna Yes
terday seven ships were seen and heard
off Seddul Bahr. firing intermttently
The allies, according to reliable in
formation, have occupied a number of
strategic positions, and the land forces
continue to receive reinforcements
daily.
At this time Arm footing has been
gained by the landing forces, which as
sures the allies control of the tip of
the peninsula and the entire western
section.
Turkish Towns Burned.
Despite the decision of the Turkish
government to refuse all correspond
ents access to the Dardanelles region,
exception was made in the case of two
Germans and the Associated Press cor
respondent. The party arrived on the
night of May l. while the town of OAR
danelles. after thirty hours, was still
a blaze. The scene was one of desola-
tion, with crumpled walls and houses.
Maidos also was burned, and the town
OF Gallipoli was set ablaze-al by in
direct fire from the Gulf of Saros. with
ignition shells directed by captive bal
looms and aeroplanes.
Incessant and heavy fighting on the
Gallfpolt peninsula has continued from
the first landing of the allies forces.
Tells of Hard Fighting.
The Dardanelles correspondent OF The
Chronicle has sent the following dis
patch under date of April 80:
During the early lighting the Turk
ish positions ran from the crest above
Maidos to the crest above Boghali. The
allied forces were along the shore al
the mouth of tile valley and Occupying
the Zazmak valley.
The allies then extended their posl-
tions along the northern ridge where
upon the Turks position on the south
ern ridge beca.-le extremely dangerous
because 1t was commanded BY the fire
both from warshlps and landing forces.
April IS the point OF interest was the
southern tip OF the peninsula where
forces We're landed in Morto bay and
north of Ga oa Tepeh, During the fore
noon these troops occupied the district
extending a distance of about a mile
asd half from the point of the penin-
sGla.
Batteries in Advance.
AT midday allied batteries began a
general advance. The Turks replied
from positions mile from kriIhia,
which the guns of the fleet had set
afre earlier in the day. Just north of
this village is Achibaba peak, 100 feet
high, which dominates the region, and
is the chief obstacle to the allied ad-
vance, The Turks retreated gradually
in that direction from their positions
in the southern part Of the peninsula.
Their mo, .mcnts were easily follow ed
from the sea. especially ny cIouus OF
dust thrown up by moving batteries.
ana la.er the artillery duel was plainly
OUserN Ell.
Line Across Peninsula.
Before evening the allies had
stretched their line across the PENN
sula. showing an advance of another
mile and half while the Turkish
forces had retreated to the outskirts
OF blazing krithia. By nightfall the
town was virtually in the hands of the
allies, and the fleet was shelling Achi-
ba ba preparatory to an attack upon the
positions there. The same afternoon
there was activity also in the northern
position below Gaba Tepeh. Evidently,
good progress was made in throwing
The force across the peninsula there
with the object Of commanding the
narrows from the heights above
Relate Stirring Incidents.
CAIRO, May 6.-Some of the British
troops who took part in the landing at
the Dardanelles have arrived in Egypt
They are the first men to reach here
from the scene of the fighting, and
they relate some stirring incidents in
connection with the landing of the al
lied forces at the straits.
1T SAM Bair the men were so eager
to get ashore that they jumped from
the small boats before they had beach
ed and found themselves up to their
necks in water. WadinE ashore they
rushed three ridges in succession and
a running bayonet fight extended for
Lifted Turks on Bayonets.
In the words of one enthusiastic in
vader. I'VE lifted the Turks on the
ends of our bayonets apd hurled them
over our heads"
Continuing their recital these men
relate that with the arrival of REIN
forcements the ridges were carried by
storm in the first rush. The concen-
trated Turkish fire during the begin
ming of the lighting was terrific.
Shrapnel, machine gun and rife caused
very heavy casualties among the al
lies, but the wounds of many of the
men are slight and they will soon
again be on the fighting line.
Gen. Won Seidenitz Killed.