THE DARDANELLES.
MORE ANAFARTA FIGHTING, HAND-TO-HAND WORK. LONDON", September 2. Sir lan Hamilton reports that further fighting on August ,27 and 28 in the northern section of the line resulted in the capturo of an important tactical feature commanding the ' Biyuk Anafarta ValleyTo the east and north there was an appreciable gain of ground occupied by the Australian and New Zealand army corps. The fighting was severe, almost' entirely hand-to-hand." We captured 'three Turkish machine guns.,' three trench mortars, and a large quantity of small-arms ammunition. A GERMAN ESTIMATE. AMSTERDAM, September 2. Tho 'Frankfurter Zoitiing' says: "One hundred thousand British troops participated in the attacks at Gallipoli last Saturday and Sunday, losing extremely heavily." The paper estimates that since August 6 the British losses exceed 59,000, including 600 officers. One cavalry division was wiped out.
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Evening Star, Issue 15899, 3 September 1915, Page 3
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