Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-24
TURKISH CLAIMS
OF new VICTORY
Capture 2.91O Metres on Caucasian
Heights Alter Bitter Fighting. says
Oicial Report.

ConEtanunople. June IS. tvia wire
less 90 Berlin and London. June 24.l-
Another success for the Turks IN eau
casi8 IS reported In an official state
mcut issued tonight az the war office.
which saws
-On the afternoon OF the 23ri on the
Caucasian front in the direction or
OH after bitter lighting the Turks
captured $500 metres on the Karabagh
heights tn the district of kalehoEhazi.
The enemy fed eastward The Turks
took several hundred cases OF muni-
tions and a quantity OF war material -
The EarabaEh district OF Transcau-
casia lies between the Eur and Aras
rivers iu the Government OF Nelizavet-
pol The chief town OF Shusha.
Paris. June c4-An official note
made public in Paris today gives de-
tails OF land operations ON the north
side ct tine pardauelics between June
and June S. and SAYS that as re-
suit of attacks by the French and
British. a gain OF from $50 20 500 yards
atoms a front OF over a mile was made.
British troops took over 500 prisoners,
The communication SAYS
-Our offensive mo -ement during the
last two weeks of the month of May
was gradual. hut on June the whole
line Wis ordered TO attack. The idea
was Co keep the enemy occupied al all
points simultaneously, thus preventing
him from bringing up reserves ar any
one point and 40 the same time giving
our men further opportunity 10 or
carize the positions already captured
by them.
AT about Il o'clock in the morning
the bombardment OF the enemy posi-
tiors was begun. Owing 20 a long per
iol OF dry weather huge clouds of dust
we're thrown up by the shells and were
blown hack 90 our lines by q north
wind. O condition which made our FIR
ing dimcult The enemy made only an
occasional reply 10 the hail OF our
guns. Toward noon our aeroplanes
reported that all of the enemy's bat
tcries had been suenced- our infantry.
90 "a given signal. rushed from the
trenches and from the cliffs which
dominate the gulf OF Saros in the direc-
uou oi the deep ravine at kereves
Dere.
The principal attack was made on
the Turkish position located opposite
tho British trenches. British soldiers
charged these trenches % the enemy
with fixed bayonets and found thar
majority OF the Turkish defenders had
been killed ny the melinile shells.
Without stopping az their first success
our allies charged again and were sue
cessful 20 occupying the second line
OF trenches. Al this point they we're
given support which permitted them 20
turn about and capture Turkish re-
doubt which stiil held out. They tool.
also further positions on the right and
left % tho first line of trenches and
gained ground approximately 500 yards
.n depth.
The French charged simultaneously
with the British against the Turkish
positions situated in front OF Kereyes
Dc-c- The first line soon was taken as
was aiso q Turkish fortress which.
with the bitches surrounding it. was
heavily fortified by harhed wire en-
We called this fort !
Haricot
The result 81 our attacks gave Us an ]
advance ranging from $50 to 500 yards |
along front OF a mile and one-hfth. 7
British troops took 500 prisoners. in (
,ludinE 70 officers and seven German I
marines who had formerly belonged to I
he German warships Goeben and !
sresiau. vessels which since the war 4
ave been under the Turkish flag"
AL the news all the time-The Argus.