, 1916-01-12

AAN"O RE "J
ilton, were perfectly we'll founded, but It seems
to have been overlooked that the half defeat
ed Turks in front of us were equally exhaust
ed and di>organized and that an advance was
the simplest and swiftest method of solving
the water trouble and every other sort Of
trouble. "Be this As it may the objections
overbore the Corps Commanders resolution.
But it was lack of artillery support which
hually decided HIM TO acquiesce III the poll
cy of going Glow which by the time it reach
ed the troo ps became translated into a peri
cd of ~inaction. The Divisional Generals were
Informed that in view of the inadequate ar
tillery support General Stopford did not wish
them to make froutai attacks on eutreuched
positions, but desired them to try to turn
any trenches Which were met with. Within
the terms of this instruction lies the root Of
our failure to make use of the priceless day
light hours of the 9Th of August" Genera!
hamilton explains that artillery could not
be ~disembarked lefOre on account of the
necessity OF Decentralization of mules for car
rying the water supply,and argues that while
normally infantry could not advance driving
power and g certain ruthlessness were re-
quired. The remainder of the story of Suv-
la consists largely OF misfortuues. General
Hamilton explains that the senior command
ers lacked experience the new trench war
fare and IN the Turkish methods, aud aopre.
citation of the paramount importance Of time.
On the 18th General Stopford was relieved
of the ommanl of his Division Corps. Ge-
neral DeLisle succeeded him. The accounts
in the report of the suffering of soldiers from
lack of water are graphic. An enormous
quantity was secretly collected ut Anzac,
where a reservoir holding thirty thousand
gallons with distributing pipes was built.
Oil tins with a capacity of eighty thousand
~0allcOa Uoro 0ollootoI on1 GfJoI r;tL
handles, but 40 accident to a steamer
delayed part of the supply at the time
of landing. Describing the operations
on August 10th, General Hamilton explains
why all the reserves were not available. cat
times, he says, ~ thought of throwing nv
reserves into this stubborn central battle
where probably they would have turned he
scale, but each time wster troubles made me
give up the idea, all ranks at Amaze being
reduced to a pint q day. True thirst is
sensation unknown to the dwellers in cool
well-watered England, but at Anzno when
the mules with the water bags arrived a. the
front the men would rush up to them in
swarms just to lick the moisture that exuded
through the Canvas bags. Until q we'll had
been discovered under freshly won hills the
reinforcing of Anzac by even SO much as o
brigade was unthiukable." Concerning the
water supply for the troops landed at Suvla
on the 7th, he says: "As it turned out, aud
judging merely by the results, 1 regret to
say that the measures actually taken for dis
tribution proved to be inadequate and suf-
fering disorganlzation eusued. The distri-
buting of water from the beaches failed to
work smoothly. The soldiers cut the hose
to fill their waterbottles and lighters ground
ed so far from the beach that the mon had
to fill the bottles. In the middle of August
General Hamilton estimates the Turks had q
10000 rifles to the British So, 600. The
Turks had plenty of ammunition and re-
serves while the British divisions we're
$4,000 below their normal stength. Gone
raj Hamilton wanted $4,000 fresh rifles. He
sent a long cablegram asking for reinforce
ments and munitions, believing that with
them furnished at once, he underline5 sat
once", the troops could clear a passage for
the feet to Oonstantinople. ut may be ju lg-
cd how deep was my disappointment, ne says,
"when | learned that essential drafts of reen-
forcements and munitions could not be sent,
the reason given being one which prevented
me from further INSTANCE" The report de-
scribes fighting only partly successful and
with heavy losses on the 21st of August
which was designed to consolidate the Brit
ish positions. Important fighting ceased