TURKISH REPORT.
ON THE RECENT OPERATIONS.
CONSTANTINOPLE, August 5. Official — Our artillery on Tuesday destroyed bomb-throwers' position near Ari burnu. An enemy cruiser unsuccessfully shelled Altoitsme. Our artillery, when replying, struck a torpedo boat, which retired. An enemy aviator bombarded Eznie, southward of Rum Kale, killing a wounded man. A cruiser and four torpedo boats appeared soothwai'd of Smyrna on Tuesday. An aviator ascended from the warship and dropped three bombs on Sighajik, killing one. The warships then fired: 200 shells on the towns, destroying one house. We heavily attacked the Russian rearguard in the Caucasus, in the neighbom*hood of Hamur, compelling them to retreat northward, and capturing 150. Our pursuing troops occupied Karakilissa region around Hamur.
TURKISH REPORT.
Grey River Argus, 7 August 1915, Page 2
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