The Washington times., 1915-08-12
FRESH TROOPS BEGIN
+: OARDANELLES FIGHT
Allies Open New Campaign.
Submarine Enters Black Sea
and Sinks BresIau.
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satisfied with the conduct Of operations
at the Dardanelles. althougn 10 1us.
possible that General Won Sanders mas
been forced to relinquish his duties oe-
cause of a wound which he was report
ed to have received month ago.
Report of Commander.
Gen, Sir Ian Hamilton. commanding
the land forces at the Dardanelles,
makes the following report:
Severe lighting took place on the
Gallipoli peninsula yesterday. mainly
in the Anzec zone. Some Of the north
positions were occupied In slightly
varied places. The general result Is
that the area held at Anzec has been
nearly trebled owing chiefly to the
gallantry and dash Of the Australian
and New Zealand army corps.
mo further froEress has been made
to the north. The troops have inflicted
heavy losses on the enemy.
"The French battleship st. Louis ts
reported to have put Ave of the six
guns Of an Asiatic battery out OF ac'
ton.
"A private telegram from constan.
tinople says that a great offensive men We
the evening Of Augus 8. after rela-
tive quiet for ten days.
Attacks were made by both wings
with extensive infantry and artillery
re-enforcements. The Turks. 1t Is as
serted after bitter fighs'ns ss.E gained DAD al
where heavy losses were indicted on the
trenches at that point. Later 1000 Eng
lish dead were counted from the Turk
ish positions. The Turks. says the ne
"The allies landed troops on suvia
bay. apparently with the intention OF
attacking the Turks from the rear.
however. and the operations there were
not successful. Fighting was still con-
tinuing on August 8. with the Turke
having tho advantage"
Launch Flank Attack.
The fact that part Of the new allied
army landed on last Saturday was put
ashore at Karsohali. on the north coast
Of the Gulf Of saros. seems to indicate
the Inauguration Of q new campaign
against the Turks.
This place u north Of Bulair and
probably means that nanking move
mcnt against the. Turkish positions
the allies made an attempt to throw q
line across the peninsula In this vicin-
ity. but were not successful. Snch an
operation. II carried out. would effec-
VlSety cut OH the malnlanQ COmmunlCa-
tions with Constantinople, although II
would. Of course. still leave the Asiatic
side open for the transportation Of sup
plies.
A delayed dispatch from CONSTANT
nople. arriving by way Of Berlin. says
that some of the forces landed on Sat-
urdaY were annihilated by the Turks
who had anticipated the attempt and
we're we'll prepared.
Allies Repulsed.
Enver Pasha. the Turkish minister
Of war. issued a statement in which
no asserted that the allied forces had
been repulsed everywhere during the
landing operations and that the toll
in livos lost was very considerable.
He says that the Turks are numer-
ically superior to the allies on the
peinsula and indicates that little ap-
prehension is fclt by the Turks over
the general situation.
There are two dukes Of Mecklen-
burg, ono the Grand Duke Frederick
Francis Of Mecklenburg-Schwe
the other the Grand Duke Adolph
Frederick Of Mecklenburg-S -Strelitz
The former is q brother-in law Of ths
German crown prince and is a gen
eral in the Pruss!an cavalry. while
the latter is a colonel OF tho Prussian
army.