Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-11
Enemy Takes Advantage of
MosIems' Religious 0bserv-
ances Along DardaneIIes.
PORTE'S FORCES CLAIM
ARTILLERY SUCCESSES
Belated London Reports Show Thou.
sands of Officers Killed on Gal
lipoli Peninsula.

ROTTERDAM, September 11.-Care-
less watch kept by the Turks. who
were observing week of fast pre-
scribed by their religion, was respon-
sible for the successful landing of Brit
ish forces at Suvla bay, according to
the testimony of German officers. says
the Constantinople correspondent OF
the Courant
The newspaper representative asserts
he has been informed no one saw the
approach Of the British transports with
conveys of warships or the landing OF
troops with artillery. The Germans are
said to have declared that If German
troops had been on watch not single
British soldier would have been able
to land.
German officers who have fought In
other theaters declare the ferocity OF
the struggle on the Gallipoli PENN
sula has not been approached else
where.
Turks Claim Successes.
A Turkish official statement received
here claims some artillery successes
for the Turks at the Dardanelles be-
tween September and Z, and says that
in night attack on the Irak front
they killed four enemy officers and a
hundred men, while the Turkish loss
was four killed and nine wounded.
The following communicate ton on OPP
erations in the Dardanelles was issued
today by the Turkish war Office:
Our artillery threw a shell on the
deck Of an enemy torpedo boat which
had been bonn ba riding our left wing and
the torpedo boat withdrew. On this
wing our troops are gradually occupy
ing enemy trenches.
Our coast batteries routed two hos
tile destroyers which approached the
entrance to the Narrows and lombard
ed our LEFT wing. The same battery
successfully bombarded enemy infantry
positions at Seddul Bahr and dispersed
a hostile group at the landing place Of
Morto Limum.'
Many British Officers Killed.
Correspondence OF the Associated Press
LONDON, August 31.-Officers' cas-
ualty lists for the fortnight ended
August 80 indicate the severity of the
recent fighting in the Gallipoli penin-
sula, whence the bulk of the casualties
are announced. They show that the
British army lost 407 officers killed.
$50 wounded and 1876 missing, a total
of 1902 for the fortnight. This num-
Der has been exceeded only once in any
fortnight since the beginning OF the
war. 1927 casualties having been an
nounced between May and May IS.
Losses of officers since the outbreak
of hostilities have now reached a total
of 15,s4O. of whom 4,790 have been
killed. 9.698 wounded and 1852 report
ed missing.
Brig. Gen. Baldwin Killed.
During the last fortnight Brig. Gen.
A. H. Baldwin has been killed, 3 other
brigadier generals have been wound
ed. lieutenant colonies killed and 2
reported missing.
The Australian contingent has been
the greatest sufferer, having lost 6s
killed, $50 wounded and Is missing.
The New Zealand contingent had SO
killed and "a wounded; the Lancashires,
26 killed, 46 wounded, 16 missing; the
Yorkshires, killed, 81 wounded, IA
missing: Manchesters. IL killed. "a
wounded. 8 missing; Sherwoods. II
killed, % wounded; Staffords, IL killed.
IS wounded. missing; Irish Fusiliers,
10 killed. 81 wounded, II missing
Welsh Fusiliers, IL killed, rs wounded,
81 missing; Royal Welsh Regiment. 5
killed, 20 wounded. missing: In
dams, s killed. 81 wounded, and many
other regiments from 20 to 80 casual
ties.