Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-10
ALL POSITIONS
. ON PENINSULA
ARE EVACUATED
London Reports Withdraw
al Is Made With Wound
ing of But One Soldier.
CONSTANTINOPLE SAYS
ENEMY LOST HEAVILY
News Is Expected, but 1t Brings
Pang of Regret to People
I Of Britain
LAST ACT or BLOODY TRAGEDY
Increasing Effectiveness OF Turkish
Guns Makes Further Occupa-
tion Impossible.
LAST act or BLOODY TRAGEDY
Increasing Effectiveness OF Turk ish
Guns Makes Further Occupa-
tion Impossible.

LONDON January o.---Thc remaining
positions held bv the allies on Gailipoii
Peninsula have now been abandoned.
with the woundin,s OF only ono man
among the British and French. accord
Ing TO British official statement
issued Tonight.
1'his news has been expected for sew
cral days by the kcencr observers OF
the Near Eastern campaign. for the
retirement of the troons from An=ac
aud Suvla Hay three weeks ago left
no strategic advantage 10 tho retention
OF TN. tip Of the peninsula.
Nevertheless, the news viii he re-
ccivcd with a pang Of regret by the
people Of the British Isles, we'll as
the colonies.
Renewed activity OF various kinds,
noted by the Turkish official communi-
cations in the past few days. pr.sum-
ably has been in the nature of pr"para-
tions for the iinal act Of the Darda-
ncllcs tragedy. To-nghts Turkish Of
fetal dispatch covering the period from
Thursday to Saturday, records increas-
! ing effectiveness OF the re-cnforced
Turkish batteries. which have been
allies remaining positions.
Loss or BATrIESIIIp ANOTHER
PANG no BRITISH
Another pang to the British public
viii be caused by the announcement
Tonight Of the loss OF the battleship
King Edward VII, which has been
blown mp by u mine. The brief official
statement on this subject does not re-
veal he pf q
ly says that the disaster occurred In n
heavy sea- despite which the entire
crew was saved before the shin went
down.
The King Edward VII. represented
an investment OF nearly fl.s0O,O0O. and
was one Of the finest OF the last class
OF pre- -Dreadnoughts. corrcsponding In
general TO the American ships OF tho
New Jersey and Nebraskan type. and
was only slightly older than the Natal,
which was sunk by an internal explo-
sion about n week ago
ON The west and east fronts there
nave been no developments OF large
Importance over tho eck-cnd The
herman communication announces that
the Germans have completed the re-
capture OF positions on Hartmanns-
Weilerkopf taken by the French n few
days before Christmas
CENTRAL. POWERS HASTEN
THEIR PLANS FOR Alta CrS
Greek correspondents continue to as
sert that the Buis.arians and Germans
are hasienIng plans for an attack on
Saloniki, but the Austrians are lighting
hard against the Russians and Monte
neRrins. and the RulGars are largely
occupied in rcSolntc attempt to reach
me Auriatic. from which they are ONLY
forty miles distant. at Elbassnn.
hlhania.
EnEands internal affairs are quiet.
pending the reassembling OF Pnrlia-
ment. There VIII be fulI-dress de-
bat" on the compulsion bill on Tuesday
with David Lloyd George. Minister or
Munitions. and Arthur Henderson,
Labor member. who has Just resigned
from the Cabinet. as the probable star
Speakers. Sir Henry Dalziel who has
been Que Of the most consistent critics
OF the government, also viii give his
reasons why he supports the govern
mont on this matter
The Labor party will meet early In
the week To consider its position. TN
less. however. opposition 10 the bin de-
velons, tho strength OF which there is
no Indication now, there seems little
likelihood that the government will feel
need 10 appeal 10 the country.