Gilpin observer., 1916-02-24

past eight To the south of ns there
is stealing on through the night mist
(which fortunately hangs low over the
surface of the seal dark shape. From
ashore comes the ordinary 'pick-pock
of rifles quite normal.
WatchfuI Monitor Steals Past.
"8:27-Another distant gray shape
passing outward far to the southwark
They are clearly getting away without
time.
"A big monitor has Just been steal
ing in past us-a ship l have never
seen before. She must be going in
there to enfilade the Suvla trenches. II
anything goes wrong.
Some gun has flashed down near
our beach. Probably it is one of the
guns which we are leaving behind so
that they can be fired up till the very
last moment. Our old Anzac position
is SO small that a field gun, If placed
in one of the valleys where 1t could be
hidden from the enemy, cannot fire at
the enemy's front trenches They Uhe
Turks) could fire at positions 1000
yards away, but from the first, in or
der to enable the Australian field guns
to fire on the enemy's trenches, it has
been necessary to place them right on
top of the hills
Heavy Fire Causes Brief Alarm.
BY this artillery bluffing the Aus
tralians and New Zealanders kept off
the Turks.
1T is $780," the correspondent goes
on. "A very heavy fire has suddenly
broken out down there. 1t is ten miles
cruiser lies and yet l can distinctly
hear the ripple of rifle fire and ma
chine guns. punctuated by the thud OF
bombs. 1t is the first time that / per
sonally have ever heard rife fire at
Helles from Anzac. 1t gave one very
big heart thump at first, because 1t
sounded almost like an attack on the
Anzac right.
The British made an attack this
afternoon at Helles. The Forty-second
and Fifty-second divisions that is. the
Manchester and Lowland divisions.
made charge. We could see the
Turkish shrapnel bursting over them.
the navy and land guns helping the
British by one OF the most tremendous
shore bombardments l ever listened
to. Everything ashore is quite
normal"
From this it would appear that by
General Monro's direction the evacua-
tion was helped by a demonstration Of
considerable magnitude at Cape Helles.
Captain Bean resumes:
"A message has Just been received
by our captain from the naval captain
In charge to say that the whole plan is
working splendidly.
Turks Made Ready to Be Attacked.
"10:O5 p. m.-There are sounds of
very heavy firing down south. can
distinctly hear their machine guns.
first one. and then two together. then
continuous ripple. know that the
troops. who are now coming of. are
using not only the North beach but
also the beach in Anzac cove. on to
which 'Beachy Bill can put shells
whenever he likes. He can make that
beach almost impossible. Occasional.
ly when some small increase In the
sniping from the trenches makes one
hold ones breath for a moment, re-.
member this-that 'Beachy Bill has 80
far fred only four or Ave shots during
the whole night. And that is certain
proof that he cannot even suspect that
there is any unusual movement on.
'11:40-A collection of few cutters
with steamboat is to gather at
Brighton beach in order to bring OF
the latest party. We often land stores
at Brighton beach, SO 'Beachy' will
notice nothing unusual in this. A mes
sage has arrived from an officer, com.
manding the remaining troops. to say
that the enemy has actually been seen
strenuously employed in the trenches
putting up barbed wire. He must sure
ly think that our activity means an at
tack by us.
Il a. ma transport is moving in
and another stealing out.
Bomb to Deceive Foe.
'1:2S a. m.-Bomb on Apex 1923 a.
m. bomb on Apex 1870 a.. M. bomb
on Apex That is evidently demon.
stration of the party at the Apex
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