New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-06

80th on our right flank state that the
action was commenced with q very
heavy fire, from midnight until l:SO
n. m, TO which our men only replied
by a series Of cheers. The Turks
then launched their attack and came
right on with bayonet and bombs.
Those who succeeded In getting into
our saps were instantly killed. The
remainder were dealt with by bomb and
rife fire from the 7th and 9Th Light
Horse. By 2 a. m. the enemy broke.
and many were killed while withdraw
ing.
"Enemy's attack was strongest on
his right. The Turks were completely
! taken ahack by the concealed sap con-
structed we'll ahead Of our main line,
and the dead are lying thickly In front
Of this. Some got into the sap, several
across il. All these were wiped out
by the fire from the main parapet fur
Their back
Following the defeat Of this attack
the enemy attacked at 3 a. m. on our
left, and thirty men came over the par
apets in front of the right Of Quinn's
post. These were duly polished off.
Enver Pacha Ordered Assault.
prisoners brought in state that
three fresh battalions were employed
in the main attack, which was made
by personal order of Enver Pacha (the
Turkish War Minister, who, as they
definitely assert, was present in the
trenches on June 90. This is confirmed
by the statement of an intelligent Ar
menian prisoner captured on that date.
According TO him. stringent orders were
recently issued that no further attacks
were to be made, because if the Turks
remained on the defensive the British
would be forced to attack and would
suffer severely, as the Turks hitherto
had suffered. But Enver Pacha, when
he arrived in the northern section,
OVERRIDE the instructions and orders
were received by the prisoners regi-
ment that the Australians were to be
driven into the sea.
ION July 2, after a heavy lombard
ment of our advanced positions by high
| explosives and shrapnel, lasting half
| an hour, the enemy infantry advanced
but were driven back to the main
] nullah, about a mile from our front
| by the accurate shooting of the Scor-
/ pion and by our rife and machine gun
+ fire
about p. m. the Turkish artillery
recommended the bombardment, UNI
der cover of which two battalions
emerged from the nullah to the north
east of our most advanced trench and
commenced an attack across the open
/ advancing in two regular lines.
at the outset a very effective shrap.
mel fire from the 10th Battery, RoyaI
Field Artillery, caused great execution
among the attacking forces. Gurkha
supports then advanced, and, there be-
/ ing insufficient room in the trenches
/ took up a position on some excavated
earth in the rear, from which a deadly
rife fire was poured into the advancing
lines.
"The Turkish officers could be seer
endeavoring to get their men forward
but they would not face the fire, and
retreated in disorder after suffering
/ heavy casualties. The ground in IRON
Of our trenches in every direction can
/ be seen covered with Turkish dead Pa
| trolls sent out at night report that The
valleys and ravine are also full OF
/ them. There can be no possible doubt
/ that the enemy's losses have been very
/ heavy.
after checking and counter checking
the reports from all sources, put dowr
/ their total casualties between June q
and July at $3.50 killed and $4,000
wounded.
shoot All Who Surrender"
FOLLOWING is an extract from capt
ure1 divisional orders:
"'There is nothing that causes u