DARDANELLES.
TORPEDOERS ACTIVE AT SEDDUL BAHR.
Turkish Right and Left Wings Bombarded.
Rec Sept 9, 9 5 p m Amsterdam, Sept 9
A Turkish communique says :— Ou the night of Sept 6 and 7, reconnoitring troops iv the directum of Messtuntige aud Auzac penetrated the enemy's trenches, capturing two machine guns.
Enemy torpedoers at Seddul Bahr bombarded our right aud left wings without important damage.
On the 7th our batteries in the straits silenced the enemies' batteries bombarding nhe Turkish left wing. Rec Sept 9, 7 30 p m Amsterdam, Sepb 7
A Turkish communique states :— Our artillery ou Monday dispersed a strong euemy force at Auafarta, near Kemiklilian.
The enemy continues the unsuccessful shelling of Seddul Bahr. Our Anatolian batteries ou Sunday successfully shelled the enemy's artillery camp and workshops near Seddul Bahr. The euemy replied without result.
The same batteries scored an important success on Monday in shelling infantry positions.
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 6484, 10 September 1915, Page 3
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