IN MESOPOTAMIA
MUCH BOOTY CAPTURED FROM
THE TURKS
London, March 2. An official report from Mesopotamia states:—Tho pursuit of the Turks was continued on Wednesday. The Turks in great confusion passed through Azizi-i----yeh on Tuesday. Wc systematically cleared the battlefield, and are bringing in booty hourly. The captures since February 23 include 4300 prisoners, making a total of 7000 since December. "Wo have seized twenty-eight guns, nineteen trench mortars, three Turkish ships, two tugs, ten barges, and thirty pontoons.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reutcr.
RETREATING TURKS PUNISHED
(Rec. March 4, 11.15 p.m.) London, March A. The Admiralty announces that tbo d by an immediate counter-attack."— tula, Mantis, and Motes came in contact with and passed the retreating Turkish arn\y westward of Shumran on Tebruary 20, and inflioted heavy losses and captured or destroyed four Turkish steamers, and a number of barges containing ammunition. IiAMADAN CAPTURED (Rec. March 4, 11.10 p.m.) Teheran, March 4. The Russians have captured .llaiuadan, and aro pursuing the retreating enemy.—Reutor. . _ '
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3019, 5 March 1917, Page 5
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