LAST NIGHT'S NEWS.
THE DARDANELLES.
TURKISH PRISONERS' STORIES
HEAVY LOSSES ADMITTED
LONDON, June 27
Throe--■thousand Turkish prisoners have arrived at Cairo. Many of them are middle-aged men; who Were given •a week's training. One relates that after firing his rifle for the first time a sergeant took it from him. Captured officers loudly praise the courage and shooting of' the Allies;, and thankfully aocepted gifts of tobacco and water from Allied wounded while being. escorted to the beach. Most of them declare that they did not want to fight, but had to. obey their officers. They regard the War as Germany's war, and admit heavy losses. Two regiments were almost destroyed on the south front, and others wore terribly mauled. The Turks had sufficient food and cartridges, but little heavy gun ammunition.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXV, Issue 9178, 29 June 1915, Page 5
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