IN TURKEY IN ASIA.

Greymouth Evening Star, 30 October 1918, Page 4

IN TURKEY IN ASIA.

ADVANCE FROM ALEPPO.

FALL OF MOSUL IMMINENT.

LONDON, ( October 28. W© have advanced fifteen miles from Aleppo in pursuit of the enemy. Details show that when thq British cam© in sight of the town, General von Sanders, with ten thousand! men, retired to Katina, at the junction of the main road from Alexandretta and Adana leading to Constantinople. A rearguard of two

thousand put ujj a slight resistance, f but before retiring burned, the station and destroyed most of the rolling stock and railway bridges. There are unconfirmed reports that von Sanders has been recalled. The Turkish resistance in Mesopotamia, is so, poor that w© could take Mosul at any time, but for extremely bad communications necessitating extensive supply preparation before a really big move. The enemy’s field strength is only about eight thousand. A Mesopotamia official message reports the Turks on Saturday held a strong position on the Jehelhamri, westward of the mouth of Lesseen.Armoured oars attacked their lines of communication from the west, while cavalrv threatened those from tho. east. Frontal, pressure, combined with these attacks, compelled the Turks to retreat twelve mile's. We are now in close contact with them. We captured Kirkuk on Frid'ay. ITALY.

ITALY.

BATTLE CONTINUES.

' ALLIES’ BIG GAINS

Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.)

Received This Day, 8.55 a.m. LONDON, October 29

An Italian communique states: The battle continued fiercely throughout the night and fully developed during the 28th of October on the front of the Twelfth and Eighth Armies. We maintained and extended our bridgehead despite very lively opposition. Eastward of Grave di Popoli, the enemy ceded to attacks by the Fourteenth British and Tenth Italian Army Corps. We broke through the enemy lines and liberated Borgomal:motte. Tezzo, Ra.imicha.ele di Piave, Cimndolvo, St. Polo di Piave, and entered St. Lucia, di Piave and Vazzolo. The prisoners captured and the guns are still uncounted. FIGHTING IN ALBANIA. In Albania, on the morning of 27th October, we entered Alessioand are marching on Sa.n Giovanni di Midua. AUSTRIAN LINES SMASHED. BRITISH SUCCESSES. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.)

Received This Day, 8.45 am. NEW YORK. October 29. The British have smashed through fUo Austrian lines on the Piave. Th© Allies captured 15,000 prisoner?. on the Piave.

IN THE NEAR EAST

ALLIES ADVANCING

COAL MINES CAPTURED

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.)

Received t\m dav at 10.10 a.m LONDON; October 29.

\ French Orient communique states: The Allies are continuing +’-eir advance and have occupied Kragnjeevat? coal mines, Fewje and Favnareka. Serbian cavalry entered Despnvac.

AN IMPROBABLE STORY

ALLEGED PLOT AGAINST

1C A CrLAxS

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.)

Received This Day, 8.45 a.xn. b\V YORK, October 29. Count Miuotto, interned in Germany, has revealed an alleged plot i.> return M. Caillaux to power and obtain a separate peace between France and Germany and then b,iua about an alliance between France, Italy and the Central Powers in a war against England and Russia,.

On-lit Minolta visited Count Luxi ; i former Minister in the -vvVnlhii- and in Buenos Aires m hh.- summer of 1915, and acted as :lU oni. between Count Luxburg and M. Citillaux.

CA ILL A EX’S COMPLICITY.

EVIDENCE HANDED TO

FRENCH

Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.)

Received this day at 10.35 a.m. WASHINGTON, Oct. 29. Count Menotto’s revelations made to the American authorities with the evidence of M. Caillaux’s complicity have been given to the French Embassy, and will be used against Caillaux at his coming trial for high treason. . Minotto is a son-in-law of Louis E. Swiff, the American millionaire meat packer.