TURKEY'S LAST STRUGGLE

North Otago Times, Volume CI, Issue 13324, 26 July 1915, Page 5

TURKEY'S LAST STRUGGLE

i ■ .' PREPARATIONS FOR GENERAL *;' 'ATTACK. k - '. '. ;ENEMY .-.TO A TnairPf- , Received Jiilv 2ii, 3 p.m. _ ATIIDNfe. Tul> 2t • Advices from Constantinople indicate that tlie Trivlis are -preparing a general .attack ,on Gallipoli, The Turks, realisoth.ij;' tlieyihaveJost'eoininaiid f>i : the iii ii ei'sea sand the Black Sea! ' BRITISH SUBMARINE'S RAID. AMMUNITION: WORKS ' !'...- BOMBARDED. . / Received Jiily 2ii, 3, p.m. ' ' ATHENS, July 24. !; A British submarine on the 17flr bom-, banleil Ohereen station, near Tiigla; wrecking a wheat-laden train, The" submarine also bombarded the animuni-' tidji works at Zietunburnu, causing explosion?, ■ ■ 1 > . SEEKING PEACE. ; • ANOTHER REPORT. ; ; VT ' ' LONDON, July 23. ' The Echo de Paris affirms-that one of the most influential .Young Turks has gone to Switzerland in the hope of ob-, tainijig an interview with representa-tives-of the' Entente with a view to a separate peace.' . -THE EUPHRATES OPERATIONS. ' j TURKS IN RETREAT. .. ■ PETROGRAD, July 23. /Official.—On the 19th the Russians defeated the Turks,' who crossed to tlie left-bank, of the Euphrates, near Oliint.chare, and,are now retreating hurriedly > •in .'the- 1 direction 'Of' Bitli's and' 'Miiss,' They abandojied quantities of ammunition. Pursing them, we captured a large eonvoy of cattle, ' iiiiniiiiii . ' i ii i ' '

' DISORDER IN CAPITAL. J/ 4 ( 9 i % t- ( situation getting jyoß®,^ A Dedengati'h coi respondent feJe gi.iplis to Lo Temps (Pans) —"The vsitufttioii at' Constantinople ili 1 getting , jvoise nnrtK/hlmost "an Jnisuiie'itionl In the the tyiailuy o£ itlie < YoungKTuiHs. Tlfeic' were'v pojnilarMlcmoiislnftidns, : : against. Gcrnifln residenees, and liie.Uori. man Anibassndori left' in coiKsequeiieo of jeceiving an niioiiymotis Icttertndviaing • In in to v lea\e, otliemse ,lie uouM* hi' miud'eied ' < < / " ft is asseited tlmt tlio Young Tijiks aic tlncnteiiing Geimany to sign n separate peace because. ot the shortage o^ -munitions. V. ■■ ■■ ... : • -■,. Bomu?mmNT ofaciii baba SYDNEY, ■) til\ 2 k - Mivßoaiij-in-.ajeablo'dated.July 18th. mentions'that a battleship vvfis"tor'.tho first tinie bombarding: the summit of Aeln Baba, which, looked lilion or.iter .lis the ■ great .shells biirtst. •• v< i 'ENEMY'S - UNSUCCESSFUL. SORTIE.'' REPULSED WITH HEAVY LUbb Received Julv 25J 4;40 p.m. 1 N LONDON, Juh 24, ■ . The.Press.Bureau states:— !.-•••• Sir lan Hamilton reports:that the Tnrlts on the.soiithcrn section on Friday afternoon attacked the northern trenches on our left, flank. Under cover.-ot a heavy .shelling, a ; small force/ot Turksdashed at ourtsap- 1 ■ heads, j Two machnio guns ■'■ immediately, opened fire,' and the surviVors retired, leaving 4!) dead. . There were probablv-others out ot sight oi those inthe trenches, as\our shrapnel proved highly, effective. The'whole affair lasted exactly f verity minutes. ~