Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-01-07
CEN,HAM|LT0N'S
REPORT ON THE
DARDANELLES
British Commander Recalled u
October Gives History Of
Campaign.
WAS OPPOSED TO
WITHDRAWING TROOPS
Hamilton's Account Of Opera
tions Is Most Detailed So
Far Received.

London, Jan. General Hamil-
toms reporr on the British operations
on the Gallipoli peninsula was pub
lished in the Gazette tonight. It tells
the story of the fighting on the PENN
sula from the beginning Of May TO
the middle OF October.
Probably no more important contri''
button to the history of the present
war has yet been made. The report
throws light on the great landing, ct
Anzac cove and Subla. bay August Z,
which has been the subject OF strong
attacks upon the military administra'
zion of the government. the who're
operation requiring the combined &C.
tion of the army and the navy.
Plans All Failed.
The handling of the masses OF
troops within limited area probably
was the most complicated ever un-
dertaken, and military men are not
surprised that some important details
failed to work ont as planned. !
The Subla bay landing failed to &C.
complish is object, the report shows.
partly because the force consisted
largely of untried troops under; gen
erals inexperienced in the new var Wal
fare and partly because Of failure OF
the water supply. The sufferiAgs OF
the troops for water, make painful
reading. n I'd
Praises British Troops.
General Hamilton bestows the high.
est praise upon the bravery Of the
mon. He believes that after the
middle Of August, the Turks out
numbered the British and had:plenty
81 IL Iesh snl.liArs; and salrIiili,ifi0n,
while the British government Was un-
able to furnish the reinforcements he
wanted. The general strongly OPP
posed the abandonment Of any bases
ncld by the British troops.
General Hamilron's report, which
was submitted to Field Marshall Earl
Kitchener, secretary of state for >war,
carries the story of the Dardanelles
operation, up to mid-October, when
he relinquished his command. Con.
cerning his retirement, General Ham
iltOn reports:
Recalled In October.
"On the 11th Of october, your lord
ship cabled asking for an estimate Of
the losses which would be involved
in the evacuation of the peninsula. ]
replied in terms showing that such 2
step was to me unthinkable. On the
10Th of October l received a cable,
recalling me to London for the reason
as l was informed by your lordship
on my arrival, that His Majestys gov.
eminent desired fresh, unbiased opin.
ion from a responsible commander
upon the question of early evacua-
ton
: Woman Spy Caught.
A court martial has sentenced to
death Maria Jose del Pasi, Is years
old, a naturalized Argentinan, who
was convicted of sending military in.
formation from Marseilles and Paris
to German agents.
... Pursued BY Submarine.
A Havaas dispatch from Marseilles
says the French steamship, Canarak,
with a large number Of passengers on
board has arrived from Alexandra
and Malta, having been pursued for
hours Monday by a submarine.
The passengers slept all night In
the saloon after putting on life belts.
Russians Move On.
The area of Russian successes over
the German forces in the east con-
tinue 10 widen.
The Russians here are expected to
strike at the Kolomea-Stanislau-Hal-
icz line, where powerful defensive
works have been in preparation for
some time by the Austro- Germans.
Meanwhile the Russian position $50
miles further north on the middle
Styre river, has been greatly streng-
thened by successful operation in the
region of the great marshes, where
the Russians are beginning to emerge
from the marshes.
The interest in the fate Of Serbia's
refugee army was shown by the Ques-
tons asked in the house of commons
today: Whether considerable part
Of the Serbian army is in distress at
Scutari and whether His Majesty,s
government will offer the Serbian
army some suitable locality In the
where the men may
rest and recuperate." III
Serbians In Distress.
In reply Lord Robert Cecil, under
secretary for foreign affairs. said
there was considerable body Of
the Serbian army at Scutari where
The smen had been in great distress,
but the situation, he added, had nov
been largely relieved. Telegrams
from Athens says that the number Of
refugees in Greek territory is now
10000 of whom 5000 are at SaloniEl.
War Cost Heavy.
The sum of $441 900. 900 is. accc~a.
ing to statistics just made public, the
expense sustained by Italy for hor
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