New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-10
All Guns Saved. II
Blown Up. War
Office Reports.
TURKS CEAIN
GREAT VICTORY
Declare Invader Suffered
Heavy Losses in Quit
ting Sed- -ul Bahr.

'N'''' Jun - &c b'0iti'ilN ftr
tained by the Allies or the tip OF
Galllpoli Peninsula after the retire
ment from the Suvla Bay and An
zac zones have been abandoned.
General Sir Charles Morro 70.
ports the complete evacuation OF
Gallipoli has been successfully car
ried out" says an official statement
issued tonight.
"All the guns and howitzers were
got away. with the exception OF
seventeen wornout guns. which were
blown up by US before leaving.
"Our casualties amounted 10 one
member of the British rank and file
wounded There were no casualties
among the French.
General Monro states that the
accomplishment Of this difficult task ,
was due TO Generals Blrdwood and [
Davies and invaluable assistance
rendered in an operation Of the
highest difficulty by Admiral de Ro-
beck and the royal navy"
This news has been expected for
several days by the keener observ-
ers of the Near Eastern campaign.
for the retirement Of the troops
from Anzac and Suvla Bay three
weeks ago left no strategic adyan-
tage to the retention Of the tip Of
the peninsula. Nevertheless, the
news will be received with a pang
of regret by the people Of the Brit
ish Isles as well as the colonies.
Final Act of Tragedy.
Renewed activity OF various kinds
noted by the Turkish official communi-
cations in the last few days has pre-
sumably been in the nature Of prepara-
tions for the final act Of the parda-
nelles tragedy To-nigh.'s Turkish Of
fetal, covering the period from Thurs
day TO Saturday. records increasing ef-
fectiyeness Of the reinforced Turkish
batteries, which have been drawing in
and concentrating on the Allies re-
naming positions.
II the withdrawal has been accom-
plished with the loss Of only one man
wounded. the Turks have been outwit,ed
again. The retirement from Suyla and
Anzac was effected with the loss Of
three wounded. That was considered "a
noteworthy feat. ia which the Moslems
had been taken completely by surprise
The new embarkment D., even more
noteworthy. in view OF the fact that the
Turkish forces on the tip Of 'he PENN
sula have been strengthened by troops
relieved when the Allies withdrew on
the northern coast
Report Violent Battle.
Turkish reports assert that the with
drawal was forced after a violent bat
tie in which the British suffered grea.
losses A semi-o,ic.al repor. from
Constantiuopic. according 20 a Reuter-
dispatch from Amsterdam, claims "the
capture by the Turks of great enemy
camp and nine guns and the sinking
Of an enemy vessel with troops near
Sedu Bahr"
A Constaninople dispatch. sert by
way Of Amsterdam, says that heavy
fght.ng took place in which the Brit
ish suffered heavily. A. result.
this report declares. the invaders have
completely evacuated Sedul Bahr; not
single man remains. The dispatch
adds that newspaper reports from the
Dardanelles say that the Turkish
troops have completely driven the
French and British from Sedul Bahr
and that Gallipou Peninsula "is nov
clear OF the enemy
ION the Dardanel,es front Thursday
night there was rather brisk bomb fight
ing on our right "a. left wings says
the Turkish official statement. ION Pr
day our artillery for some hours'at ,n-
teryals violently sheiled hostile trenches
opposite our right wing. causing heavy
damage. In the centre our artillery
and our bombs destroyed some hostile
trenches and bomb and mortar posl-
tions. ON our left wing there was a
feeble artillery duel. Two cruisers. a
monitor and four torpedo craft assisted
the enemy's land batteries
AT . o'clock in the afternoon our
shells caused an outbreak Of ire in the
enemys camp near Teke Burnu.
Turks Shell Harbors.
ION the night Of Thursday our bat
,eries in the narrows effectively shelled
the enemy's camp near Sedul Bahr, and
on Friday the enemy battries m the
region OF Teke Burma. The euemy's
Sedul Bahr batteries and cruiser and
a monitor anchored near leke Burnu
replied uusuccessfulii. ON Saturday
our Anatohan hatterIc. effectively
.hcllet the harbor- a. Scdu. Bahr and
Tcka Burnu.
"A group Of hostile tE3ops : = tse