THE DARDANELLES.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15460, 13 December 1915, Page 7

THE DARDANELLES.

I ARTILLERY ACTIVITY. i [ A TURKISH REPORT. (By Cabic. —I'res* Association. —Copyright.) AMSTERDAM, December 10. A Turkish communique says:— "There is vigorous artillery lighting at the Dardanelles." VIOLENT TURKISH BOMBARDMENT. (Received Doeember 13th. 1.10 a.nv.l PARIS, December 12. A communique says "Turkish, artillery bombarded our fust line at Gal'ipo!i with great violence, especially near the month of the Kereves." RUSSIAN NAVAL SUCCESS. TWO TURKISH GUN BOATS SUNK. (Received December l.'Uh. 1.10 a.m.) PETROGRAD, December 12. A communique say> : — "Three Russian destroyers sank two Turkish gunl>oats near the Bosphorus. There were no Russian losios." NEW ZE A LANDERS ENGAGED. REPORTED SUCCESS AT KRITHIA. LONDON. December 11. The Athens correspondent of the "Daily News" says the New Zealanders on Friday repulsed a Turkish attack at lvrithia. GERMAN PREPARATIONS REPORTED. TROOPS AM) BIG GUNS ARRIVING. (Received Docomber 12th. oo p.m.) ATHENS. December 11. Marshal voii Mackenscn has arrived at Constantinople with two Bavarian infantry regiments and several batteries of artillery. He has also brought with him German police, who will assist, tho Turks in suppressing antiGerman demonstrations. VIENNA, December 11. A number of Austro-Hungarian 21ccntimetre and 30-centimetre motor howitzers, which were employed with such success at Liege and Antwerp and in the Carpathians, have Gallipoli Peninsula. TURIN, December 11. Tho Salonica correspondent of "La Stampa" says a powerful concentration of German troops makes an offensive on Gallipoli Peninsula probable. A large number of submarines in sections from Germany have passed through Bulgaria on a special train lor Turkey. ROME, December 10. Advices from Salonica state that important activities havo been resumed on Gallipoli Peninsula. The sections of many German submarines arc said to be passing through Bulgaria towards Turkey. TIIE ALLIES' CAMPAIGN. A GERMAN VIEW. ("Times" and "Sydney Sun" Services.) ' LONDON December 10. j The "Berliner Tageblatt" says is plainer'than etfcr that the Dardanelles undertaking is hopeless, lt» ; would have been abandoned long ago, .' if it \vere as easy to get out of the jaws of the lion as it was to get'in. England's attempt to conquer Mesopotamia has also completely failed,':' THE " ARMY F0& EGIPT." NEW TITLE FOR MACKENSEN'S FORCE. IMITATING THE "DAILY MAIL.", ("Times" and "Sydney Sun" Services.) (Received December 11th, 5.3 p.m.) 'LONDON. December- 10. With a view to popularising it, the title of "Tho Army for Egypt" lias been bestowed on Marshal von Mackensen's forces. Tho "Hamburger Fremdenblatt" is circulating a largp map of the\Oriont called "Tho Military Road to Egypt." v On tho map tho road is shown majestically sweeping through Southern Ger- - many to Vienna, and thenco'to Buda-! posth, Belgrade, Sofia, and Constantinople.