The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-10
ALL ANGLO-FRENCH
W|THORAWFROM
DARDANElLES
End of Disastrous Campaign to
Capture COnstantInOpIe
RETREAT MADE WITHOUT LOSS
Turks, However, Claim to Have Been
Victors in Violent Battle at
SedduI Bahr.

London. Jan. 10.-The remaining
portion OF the Gallipoli peninsula at
the Dardanelles has been evacuated
by the French and British army. A
British official statement issued yes
terday says that the withdrawal Of
troops was accomplished with no 9TH
er casualties than the wounding of
one soldier. dispatch from Constap-
tinople, however, says that the allies
evacuated the Seddul Bahr positions
with great losses. after violent
battle
The evacuation of the tip of the
peninsula follows the abandonment
of the Suvla bay and "Anzac" posi-
tions on the westerly coast three
weeks ago and has been expected in
England. On the former occasion
the British made\ similar claims OF
withdrawal without loss, which the
Turks denied
Gen Sir Charles Monro, according
to the British official statement. re-
ports that only one British soldier
was wounded in the evacuation Of
the GallipoH peninsula. that there
were no casualties among the French,
and that all the guns were saved, ex-
cept II worn-out ones. which were
blown W.
The official communication issued
at London last evening says;
Gen Sir Charles Monro reports
the complete evacuation OF Gallipoli
has been successfully carried out. All
the guns and howitzers were got
away, WITH the exception of II worn
out guns which were blown up by us
before leaving. 4
Our casualties amounted to one
member of the British rank and file
wounded There were no casualties
among the French.
Gen Monro states that the accom-
plishment OF this difficult task was
due to Gems Birdwood and Davis and
Invaluable assistance rendered in an
operation of the highest difficulty by
Admiral de Robeck and the royal
navy
\ dispatch from Constantinople, re-
ceiyed at Amsterdam, last night,
says. THE British, as result OF a
violent battle, have completely evacu-
ated Seddul Bahr with great losses
Not a single man remained behind
The dispatch adds that newspaper re-
ports from the Dardanelles says the
Turkish troops have completely driy-
en- the French and British from Sed-
dul Bahr and that Gallipoli peninsula
''is now clear OF the enemy"
A semiotiicial report from Con.
stantinople, according to an Amster-
dam dispatch to Reuters telegram
company in London claims the cap
tnre by the Turks of great enemy
camp and nine guns and the sinking
oil an enemy vessel with troops near
Seddul Bahl."
With the withdrawal of the British
and French forces from the southern
tip of the Gallipoli peninsula follow
ing the evacuation OF the Anzac and
Suvla bay positions on the western
coast in the middle Of December
there has come to an end movement
which was begun with expectations
of achievements which would have
a great bearing on the outcome of the
war.
Thousands upon thousands Of men
We're killed in the enterprise of eff
fecting landings on the Turkish coast
and in the fighting since In addi
tion, number of battleships and
smaller war craft of the entente al
lies have been sunk or damaged as
they bombarded the Turkish fortilica
tions in an ondeavor to aid their for
ces on shore.