Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-09-16
AUSTRALIAN ARMY
NOW IN SIGHT OF
THE D%ARDANELLES
Only One Range of Hills Now
Separates Invaders From
Their Goal on GaIIipoIi
Peninsula.
BRIT0Ns ADVANCE DAILY
With Expected Arrival of Rein
forcements Believed Task
on European Side Soon
Will Be Over.

Mudros, (near eastern base Of Allies,
the landing Of the allies on the shores
OF Suvia bay there has been continued
artillery and infantry lighting, with
heavy losses on both sides. Fresh
ground of immense Importance a
been gained by the Australian and
New Zealand forces.
"Tom:nies" Smash Turks.
The Turks nave been using their
time worn tactics of mass formation
attacks first hurting a huge force
against a point on the British line and
then suddenly shifting the assault to
another point. The "Tcmmies" use
their machine guns ans smash the at
tacks with deadly effect.
The British are advancing a few
yards daily and the Australians. are
now in full view Of the waters of the
Dardanelles.
Build Second Line.
Almost continuous artillery fire pre-
vents the Turks from erecting barri-
cades in the immediate front and they
are devoting their efforts to building
q strong second line Of defense.
Ii Bckali mountains form the last
range Of Mills between the allied forces
and the ~Dsrdanelles. INC when the
allies finally attack this ridge their
task on the European side of the OAR
athIASiAS NiAt W ASliNethS NO liHioACa.
May Stare Defenders.
The Turks transport munitions down
the peninsula with extreme difficulty,
as British artillery control the roads
and supply trains making a dash are
occasionally entirely destroyed, SO that
the Turkish troops defending the
peninsula may well fear facing star
walton.
On several occasions the resinous
evergreens with which the hills are
densely covered have been de-
signedly set on fire by Turkish shells
m a considerable portion OF the bat
tie front has been burned over.
The allies are preparing for a mon
ster assault. Both the fleet and land
forces will be used.
Large forces, including heavy land
ing artillery, are naw being concen-
trated in the Dardanelles region for
the attack.
Where Are italians7
The concentration of the allied
large forces of italian troops. with war;
ships, ave left Italian ports. presum-
ably for the Gallipoli peninsula, with
ing the last few weeks.
While the Italian war office would
not give out the destination of the
troops at that time, it is now stated
on reliable authority that the forces
are in the Dardanelles region.
| ALLIED WARsHIPs DRIVEN
OFF BY FIRE OF TURKS
Constantinople, Sept. 11.-(via Am
sterdam and London)-The following
communication on operations in the
D~ardanelles was issued today by the
Turkish war office:
Our artillery threw a shell on the
deck Of ar enemy torpedo boat which
had been bombarding our left wing,
and the torpedo boat withdrew. On
this wing U troops are gradually oc-
cupying enemy trenches.
Our coast batteries routed two
hostile destroyers which approached
the entrance to the narrows and bonn
barded our left wing. The same bat-
terry successfully bombarded enemy
infantry positions at Seddul Bahr and
dispersed a hostile group at the land
ing place of Morto-Limum."