Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-11
FRESH TROOPS ARE SENT
TO GALLIPOLI TRENCHES
Constantinople Reports These Rein
forcements Already Have Suf-
fered Heavy Losses.
MENACE TO TURK DEFENSES
Fifty Thousand Men Reported Land
ed on Flank and Rear Of
the Bu1air Lines.

LONDON, August II, I2:47
p.m.-Recognition of the impera-
tive importance to the allies Of
forcing the Dardanelles as the
shortest road to retrieving Rus
sian reverses and regaining the
initiative now in the hands o1
Germany, is demonstrated amply
by the sudden landing OF British
forces in the vicinity of Karachali
on the north of the Gulf of Saros
and resumption of the offensive
both at the southern end of CALI
poll peninsula and north of Gaba
Tepe.
In Rear of Turk Line.
The Australians and New Zealanders
recently have been strengthening their
positions at Gaba Tepe. The new land
ing place on the Gulf OF Saros. being
on the flank and rear Of the Bulair
lines. if developed would menace the
strong Turkish defenses across the
neck of the peninsula.
Coming at this time, when there is so
much discussion as to whether Ger
mans will attempt to cross Serbia pre-
paratory to linking forces with Turkey
by way of Bulgaria, these develop
ments at the Dardanelles assume a
special Importance.
The Grand Duke of Mecklenburg. ac-
cording to the Athens correspondent of
the Star, has been appointed comman-
der-in- chief of the Turkish forces in
the Dardanelles, succeeding Field Mar
shall Liman Won Sanders.
$4,000 Fresh Men Landed.
CONSTANTINOPLE, August 9. via
Berlin, August IL (by wireless to Say
VILE. n. Y.-Enver Pasha, the Turkish
minister of war. declared today that.
according to his information. the en-
tente allies, in their latest operations
at the Dardanellss, had landed three
divisions of troops, comprising about
$4,000 men. The losses among them,
however, he asserted, already had been
very heavy.
Turk Commander Not Worried.
Enyer Pasha's statement was made
in an interview with a correspondent
of the Associated Press. The Turkish
war minister said:
II am fully confident that we will
be able to keep the allies in check on
nf ne n
large reinforcements are coming. We
knew that the allies action of two
days ago was due and we prepared for
1t. with the result that we were not
caught mapping.
According to my information the al
lies landed three divisions, about $4,000
yaen. No doubt part of them no longer
count considering the heavy losses
they sustained in attacks incident to
the new offensive. The allied losses
have beer very heavy so far in this new
attempt to force the Dardanelles.'
Offering Stiff Resistance.
Enyer Pasha had just had a conference
R::h his chief of staff. at which the final
reports from the Gallipoli peninsula opera
fio-s we're discussed. The war minister
&c mad f., the best of spirits. as he had
S,st received news that a Turkish aero
plane had destroyed a submarine OF the
entente allies near Bulair. Reviewing ths
events at sedduI Bahr during tho las'
two days he said:
The allies experienced hard resistarc.
sitions at Seddul Bahr. Two regiments at
tackins our center were annihilated will
the exception Of about sixty men. VIII,
were captured.
"The allies made three attacks between
our center and left wing with heavy
losses These were followed by counter
attacks by the TurAs. who are still il
possession Of one allied trench.
Attacks on our right were equally
futile About 1000 dead English lie out
side our trenches there.
The French troops occupying posi-.
tions on our extreme left did not at
tack.
The British also attacked at Ar
Burnu in the night time while the
landing was proceeding nearby to the
north. The British for q short time
held one Of our trenches there, bu
were driven out"
outnumber the Allies.
Enver Pasha reviewed briefly the cir
cumstances Of the landing Of the new
expeditionary force of the entent,
powers and said that under cover o
heavy fire from the fleet the new troops
early today had unsuccessfully at
tempted to take the range of hill
north Of Salt Lake.
The allies yesterday, he said. wer
busy joining their new forces with tn
Ari Burnu contingent. He describe'
the terrain now occupied by the in
vadirg forces as running from near AT
Burnu to the north shore of Salt lake.
we have the numerical superiorit
OF the peninsula" said the war min
lister, "and it will take many more al
l.ed reinforcements to deprive US o
that. We are wholly convinced tina
we can meet every situation the allie
can create there.
"Of course we regret the loss Of tn
battleship Barbarossa. but we have tn
consolation that almost two-thirds o
tie crew were saved. ] do not attoEnp