The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-28
BRITON IN GALLIPOLI
SAYS WELL VIM"
Writes That Warships Now
Hammering Turks Arc
Torpedo Proof.
"GIvE Us TIME" HE ASKS

Sor,e Of the problems encountered BY
he British troops at the Ddrddnellcs.
and an indication Of the daring aud
thrilling tactics ,phich the CoIoniaIs arc
employing dodins. the Turks. arc gir,n
IN the fo'lortng letter Just received ~
this city from a soldier serrinD Nth a
signal conipdny Of the Mediterranean
erpedUtorary force.
The letter Is dated August % at AM
sdc." a nam inuentcd by "the boys
from the initials Of the Austraiion aud
New Zealand Army Corps TO rhich they
belong.
As for Turkey. well. she has still the
advantage of all the power and strength
of being in possession Of the best posi-
lion in a country peculiarly favorable
to defence. But she will never hold her
positions against u hammering.
Never! We are now so strongly in
trenched that no power she possesses
could ever shift us. Only a few paltry
miles. o know, separate us from our
goal. tho Dardanelies!
We shall nave to fight hard. The
Turks have proved themselves a fine
race Of warriors. and they have fought
fairly and bravely. but the power ar
raysd against them incro asses every
hour. II is only a question of time.
Slowly but surely we have mastered
all the dangers which hitherto threat
sned us. Take the submarines. They
gavs us a shock at FIRST. and the war
ships had to keep clear. Then the fleet
Of destroyers increased the monitors
with their torpedo proof shallow 'draf,
came. and finally arrived the new bat.
make them invulnerable to submarine
attack. These last fellows are out N
the bay now ripping out broadsides JUS,
to let our enemies know what the old
country can do when she's up against IL
"Give Us Time!"
Give W time. This is our cry. II
you haven't "A lovely British victory In
your newspap per every morning TO make
the eggs and bacon go down. don't be
VGVS6. Idticutf u tihtc ahu sou'
support we will yet win.
Wal has It's picturesque and thrilling
sights as we'll as It's horrors. l am
thinking now OF the awful panoramic
drama we often witness Of the war
ships Smelling the Turks In their posi-
tons atop one of the barren, rocky hills
An ~asropiane sails up and hovers over
the hill and the old war dog begins
hurting common shell at the summit.
The aircraft signals the gunners witt
her wireless. Finally the Turks begin
to skedaddle. or AS the Egyptians say
'imshete." The airship is watching
A soon as she sees the Turks break
she signals and the warship changes Il
high explosive shells.
Shot after shot comes flying along
The earth is sent up in "A mass OF stones
clouds OF smoke hover everywhere
The enemy are running to new shelter
Shell after shell drops among them
Again the %aeroplane signals and TIM
time the Sunners change TO shrapnel
each OF which contains hundreds of bul
lets which literally spray the country
side with death.
The shrapnel bursts with terrible eN'
blossoms. Here and there a running
figure falls. Three or four of the mighty
guns below at the hillside with one
voice. Their missiles burst almost to-
eether. There are very few running
figures now. me the next day yot
read in your newspaper, The execu
tion was good at Gallipoli."
Poor Turks! They have certainly los
more men than we have, They lie befor
u in heaps, still unburied. Alas. Their
car be only one ending for them.
charge Won Trench.
OF course the boys made an advance
on August 6. They made "A daring AM
successful attack against the Turks b!
SsappinK." But fifty yards separate
u trench from that OF the Turk. w
are both supplied wifi scores OF machin
guns whose fire is appalliHgly deadly
Every yard kaved in a n advance mean
many precious lives.
It was hot and ~exhausting labor. bu
our chaps not only built the tunnel bu
actually completed a new set OF trenche
without ever disturbing the surface o
he earth between the two positions. GU
trench guns maintained their volley'
while the boys worked in order to deadel
the sound OF their pickaxes.
Tha Turks have excellent trenchei
They ara covered with railway sleeper
which In turn are protected with cart
and finally wire netting. The nettin
catches hand bombs and losses Their
aside so tina when they explode they ar
harmless. Throwing these things is jus
alike throwing cricket balls, and bot
sides have developed extraordinary dex
terity in their use.
Well, tho minute of attack on the 81
approaches. Our trench guns cease fr
ing. The last few sods are gently re
moved from underneath. Our boys fl
their bayonets. The Captain cries ou'
Break away. boys! Charge" and on
eur chaps leap at the Turks trench.
There are but a few yards 10 gc
They cut the wire netting, batter in III
covering and drop through holes thu
made into tho Turkish trench. Can 20
imagine the sensations OF the boy VIII
did that? Can you see his legs dangling
his mind In an agony OF uncertainty a
to what he'd drop on?
In the narrow trench there Brlto
and Turk had It out, hand to hand, stee
against steel. Ugh! II was "A hideou
slaughter. We buried 300 Turks in thei
own trench. We also got ten machine gun
and 900 prisoners, The position of Lon
Pine. as the boys christened 1t, wa
ours,