The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-05-05
ALLIES FIGHT TURKS
OFFICIAL REPORTS CONFLICT AS
TO RESULTS.
Berlin and Constantinople Tell Of Re-
pulse-London Ignores Claims and
Tells Of Success.

pulse-London Ignores Claims and
Tells of Success.
Constantinople reports in an Off
cial statement issued Friday that the
allied forces which landed on the Ash
attic side of the Dardanelles have been
entirely cleared away, that a large
part of the troops which invaded the
Gallipoli peninsula has been driven
off, and that several warships and
transports of the allies have been
damaged.
The statement follows: "No enc
my forces remain on the Asiatic side
of the Dardanelles.
Hostile forces at Gaba Tepe (west
coast of the Gallipoli peninsula, near
the tip) are obstinately maintaining,
their positions, under the protection
of ships.
From the other parts Of Gallipoli
the enemy has been driven off.
1--WE have damaged several war
shiys and transports.
The following official statement
was issued from the headquarters OF
the German general staff:
Reports from the Dardanelles pay
tribute in the bravery and enthus-
iasm of the Turkish troops. In the
first battle at Kun Kale the Turks
did not fire a shot but repulsed the
enemy with the bayonet.
Forty warships bombarded Seddul
Bahr. While this battle was in pro-
gress the Turks captured large
quantity of rifles and ammunition.
At Gallipon the Turks fought unin-
terruptedly for two days against the
constant attack of the enemy without
showing fatigue"
London reports: Serious damage
to the Turkish fortifcation resulted
from the bombardment of the allied
fleet which was carried out stimuli
taneously with the landing Of troops
in the Dardanelles Monday, according
to The Chronicles correspondent,
who thus describes the operations:
1.-The bombardment grew terrific
about midday. British and French
ships were clearly visible from the
entrance to the straits. The largest
warships lay at the entrance near the
European side with others in Eren-
| keut bay, firing heavily on Kalid
Bahr and the mountains beyond. In
the distance several small ships di-
rected the FIRE Of the large units on
the Chanak and Kalid Bahr forts.
away to the left stretched the line
of transports which effected landings
late in the afternoon on the coasts
opposite and on the peninsula
'The effect of the naval lombard
ment evidently was severe. Toll col
umns of smoke and fire were seen on
| the heights above Seddul Bahr, Ke-
phez Point and Chanak. By three
O'Clock the Seddul Bard fort seemed
utterly knocked to pieces and the bat
tleships moved further in. The Turks
made little attempt to reply to the
warShips.
:'Sohtrly after six o'clock the Turks
provided diversion at Cape Helles
where the allies had landed a bat
terry early in the morning. A Turk
ism battery came into sight, moving
| into position to attack this landing
force, but before the Turks could
open fire one of the warships turned
| it's attention to them and found the
range at the first shot, burying the
battery in a cloud Of dust. The sec.
ond sh II burst in the midst of the
gunners. Nevertheless the Turks
stood by their guns and managed te
fire three. ineffective shots before
seven successive bombs dropped by
airships wiped them out.
"a fierce artillery duel took place
at seven o'clock between forces which
had landed and Turks posted on the
heights beyond Eski Hisarlik. a
great British battleship came in close
to shore to assist the batteries of the
landing force and silenced those OF
the Turks.
"The net result Of the operations
is that the allies are in complete pos
session of the tip of the Gallipoll
peninsula and the flat shores OF
Suvia bay, ten miles from the mar
rows Oh the opposite side Of the pen
insula. Good progress also had been
made towards the reduction Of the
forts in the narrows."