THE LATEST A LAND FIGHT

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 106, 6 May 1915, Page 8

THE LATEST A LAND FIGHT

DESCRIBED BY AN EYE-WITNESS SEA OF FLAME. (Received May 6, 3.15 p.m.) r •LONDON, sth May. ' The Daily Chronicle ' publishes the .following telegram, dated .Thursday last: " From a motor-launch in the bay under Gaba Tede on Monday night J witnessed a' land . battle in which a portion of the fleet assisted. The searchlights picked out targets for i the great guns, tna opposing artillery working acrossthe valley running inland ' from 'the ' bay.' The ,fire | was 'so continuous that ■ I could not ; discern the outline of the valley across •which "the two .land forces . were also contending. ' Often the whole ' valley seemed a river "of, 'flame. 'The Turkisn position on Monday was, roughly, 'from the crest above Maidos to JBokalivKalessi, | the British "holding the- seashore afc the mouth 'of the valley, and Hazmak | Valley. • ' . "• ■ I "During Monday the British- left was thrown along the northern, and cc-m-j mandingj ridge towards Bukali, and the ' Turkish left during the night advanced westward along tho southern ridge, endeavouring to cut ' off our forces. ' The warships, including the Queen Elizabeth, replied with shrapnel, while the land forces on the northern ridge rained a hail of deadly shells. The fire was kept up during the night, when the British extended their position, making the southern ridge extremely dangerous. " Tho Turks late on Tuesday afternoon made another' attack. ■ They were assisted by a thick mist and rainstorm. Their intention was to make it impossible for the • British transports to land supplies under cover of the yight. Meanwhile, the ships at the entrance to the Dardanelles bombarded the Narrows. "The French landed at Morto Bay, and were astride the roads leading to Crithia on Wednesday. "SHALL THIS INFAMY REMAIN \?A AVENGED." ADDRESS BY BISHOP OF LONDON. (Received May 6, 3.10 p.m.) LONDON, sth May. Addressing the London Diocesan Conference. tl"e Bishop of London) referring to the German atrocities, asked : " Shall this infamy remain unavenged ?'•' Never, ho said, while there was a God in heaven and a nalion brave enough to dp His will. He would not shirk tho question whether vengeance should be left to God. The course of history showed that the Lord repaid vengeance practically always through man. If drink was a greater danger than submarines, and illegitimacy greatly increased, then a, greater blow vms struck the national prestige than the loss in the trenches. It was stated that 200 were killed and wgnnggd, fivers- day, even whgn, pg JaL

tie was in progress. ' Chiefly through lack of ammunition to keep down the enemy's fire lives were being sacrificed through slackness here. He urged every patriot to work for the State. " The Turkish guns replied from positions a mile behind Crithia, which the fleet's guns set on fire. The height of Achibab, 730 ft, dominates the region, and is the chief obstacle to the Allies' advance. "By 1 o'clock on Wednesday the Allies were across the peninsula a mile south of Crithia. The shrapnel was bursting on Achibab, which the warships at Cape Helles and Ereku Bay were also shelling. Crithia was practically captured by nightfall. "The Turkish artillery made a feeble reply, except when two cruisers ran. close in shore. The latter replied, silencing them in a few minutes. "During Wednesday, the Allies' activity in the northern position continued, with a view of throwing a force across the Peninsula. The fleet's guns were shelling the Turkish reinforcements, and keeping tho northern force free from attack."