The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-21


French at first made no move: then
they suddenly darted forward in a
stream OF administers.
Used Heaviest Guns.
Against these the Turkish eunners
turned their heaviest pieces and. as
the leading groups stormed the nrst
turkish redoubt, in black bursts ex-
plosive shells blotted both assailed
and assailants.
Not until next morning did anv re.
liable details come of what had nan.
pened. The net result of the three
days lighting had been a gain OF 6,,u
yards on the right Of the British ara
800 on the left and in the center I.ae
French captured all the ground IN
'front.' OF Farm Zimmerman. as wei as
the redaubt"
The German leaders OF the Turks
were quick to realize the advantage
the attackers had gained. General
hamlltsn continues. and BY counter
attack after counter attack tried TO
~rest away the trenches they had
lost
everywhere our assailants were re-
pulsed says the account. and now
Tor the hrst time felt that We had
planted fairly firm foothold upon me
point Gallipoli peninsula"
This was on May 10 and Generat
hamilton was able to reliese soma OF
the exhausted men on the hiring line
AFTER eighteen days and nights of un.
interrupted lighting.
The British commander describes
me ntful lighting up 10 Nay Is. when
eue turks made most violent as
sauit on the British positions with
FORCES estimated at 10000 under com.
lahd OF the German field marshal
Liman Won Sanders himself But the
british held Arm. leaving upward OF
9;vOo Turks dead within open view OF
me next four days" the accoun,
says. Were chiefly remarkable for
carrying through negotiations for the
suspension OF arms, which ACTUALLY
look place on May "a.
Truce Declared.
On the goth OF Nav. white nags
with red crescents began 10 dot -
Turkish lines. Presently a Turkish
oHlcer and two medical officers mel
British officer between the linss
An informal armistice was reached
and stretcher parties on both sidos
began collecting the wounded.
Meanwhile it was observed thar
columns we're on the march in the
valley up which the Turks were ac.
customed TO bring reinforcements. A
evening came on. the enemy's concen.
tration continued and a message was
sent stating that no clearing of the
dead and wounded could be allowed
during the night. The stretcher par.
ties fell back and Immediately firing
broke out"
II did not profit the Turks. General
hamilton asserts. as the British guns
drove them back. But as the Turks
were anxious TO bury their dead. and
as human sentiment and medica.
science we're in favor OF the removal
OF the dead and wounded. arrange
men's win Representatives OF Essad
Pasha we're finally effected
The negotiations resulted in a sus.
pension Of arms from 1880 a m 10
$50 D. m. May -" continues the re-.
pert The burial Of the dead was An.
ished At p m. Some 5000 Turkish
dead were removed or buried i'm the
area between the opposing lines The
whole Of these were killed on or since
May rs"
General Hamilton fails 10 state how
many British were buried
Feverish Intermittent ightinF during
the remainder OF May r. described. cul.
minating in general attack on the
lurkish positions on June 4. which
Noted u rOmafFaHahI. -.H. A..
costly AFFAIR
From the date Of this battle 10 the
end OF June. the British commander
says. 'tncessant attacks and counter.
attacks which 20 Erievously sweiled
our ist Of casualties had been caused
BY the determination Of the Turks 10
reEain the ground they had iost-thIs
determination clashinE against our
MIN resolve TO continue % increase
our holdings"