IN MESOPOTAMIA
AN ARMISTICE TO BURY THE DEAD By Telegraph— Vista Association—Copyright (Rec. May 6, 7.30 p.m.) London, May 6. General Sir Percy Lake reports on May 3 the Turks sent out parties to bury the dead at Beitailsa, on tho right bank of the Tigris, for which mutual arrangements were made, as fighting in the vicinity had been almost continuous Bince April 17.
RETURNED FROM KUT-EL-AMARA BRITISH SICK AND WOUNDED. London, May 5. Sir Percy Lake reports on the 3rd instant:—"The situation is unchanged. Tho first batch of sick and. wounded has arrived from Eut-el-Amara.". •• INTERCHANGED MESSACES. ■'• GENERAL JOFFRE AND SIR PERCY .'" LAKE.', .". (Rec. May 6, 7.30 p.m.), London, May,s. General Joffre has sent a message to Sir Percy Lake, conveying his admiration for the heroic defence of Kut and the brilliant efforts of the relief column. Sir Percy Lake, in thanking Genera] Jcffre, paid a tribute to the French' breaking the Gorman efforts at Verdun.
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2765, 8 May 1916, Page 5
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