The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-06-07
TURKS LOSE 800
YARDS in BATTLE
Gain Made Over Front Near
ly Three Miles
Long.
DEADLY REDOUBT TAKEN
In Account ~ n, rl,n.ll.e 0,ar,
DEADLY REDOUBT TAKEN
In Account of Dardanelles Opera
tons British Tell of
Successes.

London. June 6.-The official press bu-
OF a report on the Dardanelles operations
received from Cairo today:
"On the night of Thursday the Turks.
having heavily bombarded Il small fort
on the front at tine extreme right of the
French position. which had just previous
ly been captured by our allies, launced
an infantry attack, which was repulsed
with heavy loss to the enemy.
AT the same time the Turks set fire
to the scrub in front of the left center
position occupied by a British division
and attacked at that point without sue
cess
''On Friday morning Sir Ian Hamilton
ordered a general attack on the Turkish
trenches in the northern area of tho
Gallipoh Peninsula, This was preceded
by a heavy bombardment from all our
guns assisted by the battleships, cruisers
and destroyers.
Succeed with Bayonet.
AT a given signal our troops rushed
forward with the bayonet and were i'm
mediately successful all along the line,
except at one spot where the heavy wire
ENHANCEMENT had not been destroyed by
the bombardment. The Indian troops on
vance and captured two lines of trenches.
but owing to the troops on their imme-
date right being hung up by the wire
ENHANCEMENT they We're obliged to retire
to their original line.
THE regular division made good prog
ress on the left center. capturing a
strong redoubt and the two lines of
trenches beyond it. advancing about 800
yards from their original position.
..rrbe ial LIVE IN he
attacked brilliantly, advancing 600 yards
aHd capturing three lines of trenches.
but, though they advanced and captured
the enemy's rearmost trench and held
it all day and half the ensuing night.
they had to be ordered back in the morn
ing to the second line as both their
tanks were exposed.
Deadly Redoubt Taken.
The naval division on our right CEN
ter captured redoubt and a formid-
able line of trenches in three tiers, 800
yards to their front, but they, too. had to
be ordered back, owing to a heavy emf
ladinS fire.
The French second division advanced
with great gallantry and retook for the
fourth time that deadly redoubt they call
LIE Haricott. But the Turks developed
heavy counter-attacks through their pre-
pared communication trenches and, I'M
der cover of an accurate shell fire, re-
captured it.
On the French right the French cap
tured a strong line of trenches, which
though heavily counter-attacked twice
during the night they still occupy.
During the night information was re-
ceived that enemy re-enforcements Were
advancing from the direction of Maidos
toward krithia. ThereupOn Lieut. Gen.
Birdwood arranged to attack the trenches
in front of Quinns Post At 10 p. m. the
attack was successfully carried out and
the captured trenches were held through
out the night The Turkish casualties
were very heavy.
AT 60 a. m. the enemy counter-at-
tackled heavily. and by means of heavy
bombs forced the men out of the most
forward trench. though we still hold the
communication trenches which we made
during the night.
As a result Of the operation on June
) and we have advanced 800 yards on
a front of nearly three miles covering
two lines of Turkish trenches. We are
now consolidating our new positions and
Strengthening our lines"