The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-03-03

Froln tAis Ds-Naat the 'Absx.' the
Highest poiLs on the rtsige In our lina
which vas wcn by the Wellington hat.
TALON on August 8. and held. though 1t
cost weliinEten ~ ont at tbs risa
who went into the aght-.frcn hits mo
meni the Apex Is free 20 tha enemy,
HIS TIRE trench there is 81 yards from
ours,
"l;is a in.-'BeasAy Bin has frsd
again, The shell harst In, the supTly
depot near Brighton beach So he 10
al his old games. That supply depot is
the favoFite target OF Baachy Bill's'
shells at hight This IL the first time
they witl ind nobody there Two
bombs az the APEX Our men have
been gone from there q quarter OF an
hour, Those bombs must have been
thrown by the Turks at our empty
trenches
l;SS .. m There has Just steamed
silently past US the small warship
which know contains the commander
OF our army corps, General 5lFdwoed
was lahore at Amaze among our men
today. They were In splendid heart
"i;51 a m Another bomb at the
Apex. We had two tunnels out far
beneath the Turkish trenches there In
case Of need. and into these the engt.
neers have put what explosive remains
with them, The biggest mine we ever
fred before contained less than Ave
handredweight This mine OF three
tons, II we decide to nre IT, should
rend the Mex 10 pieces Il is an OK.
traordinary ending &C. nne history,
Quinn's' POST. the trench that the
Turks could never take a; whatever
cost. We have quietly left tn tho night
Il now lies open to them
Mines on the Mex Blown Up,
"S2S a, m.--The trenches opposite
the Mex have at this moment bcen
left. The old Amaze line ia now open
10 the Turks along every part Desul
tory IRE still continues exactly as on
other nights from the far right to the
| far left
IS Is a must now a huge red
cloud rolled low across the 'Nok
There was low rumble. Presently. a
silil larger cloild ,curled lew across the
further slope OF the same ridge the
angry revolving fumes glowing orange
for IN instant. then fading into tho
night They were thu two mines at tho
Mex where our Light Horse once
charged. A rattle of rifles has started
from the center II is spreading thick
ly 20 the tanks, and growing steadily
into roar. The Turks evidently
think they arc being attacked. and
they have started firing all along the
line
3 So q m.--The firing ia heavy
right TO the extreme southern end OF
the line A message has been received
to say that the Amaze wireless station
has been closed and that the last party
on the left is safely IN the boats
IS Is a. m. Firing still heavy, In
Guiding machine guns. Suvla wireless
station closed also. The navy must
have timed the embarkation perfectly
- a m.--The fire at Amaze has al.
most ceased. except normal suipiug
| by the Turks along the whole line TX
cept AZ 'sniper's Nest ! can see no
flashes from their rifles. 80 they must
be In their trenches
a 10 a, m Tho tents and stores NJ
Suvla have just begun TO burst into
| famc. The flames arc spreading
swiftly along the line of beaches. We
can see the torch OF the man who Ia
lighting them. going just ahead OF the
line OF fame
q Is a. ma wireless has been re-
ceiycd stating that the whole ombarka.
ton has been completed A naval OF
1cer next to me turns around and
holds out his hand Thank God"
Thus I, will bc perceived that this
retirement WAS accomplished between
dusk on December ~ ard four o'clock
on the morning Of December 20
Turks Bernhard.
"a m Day is just breaking, con.
cludes Captain Bean A quarter OF an
hour ago the Turkish batteries sudden.
ly opened a furious bombardmeat OF
the ridges along which the old Amaze
line runs. The firing was ertraordi.
narily hurried and wild. some SHEETS
bursting low, others wildly high -four.
six. eight al time.
tia m Watching the old Amaze
trenches just now through glasses.
saw what took to be line Of SINAI!
pine trees growing over the crest Of
them. when ! saw some OF the trees
move along the parapet OF the trench
southwsrds J realized that my pine
trees we're Turks Evidently the Turks
have been making an attack They
arrt hnr,harind orr snnrnu N"n nrh
then charged across against the silen,
parapets They are sRarming
over the parapcts on the skyline. stand
ing still for moment. then swarm
| try farther south