TURKEY AT WAR

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144666, 28 April 1915, Page 3

TURKEY AT WAR

ALLEGED PLOT IN TURKEY. (Received April 28,-0.10 a.rn.) PARIS, April 27. Tho Salonika correspondent of tho Echo tie Paris says that an infernal machine was discovered in the War Ministry timed to 'explode during a meeting of the Council of Ministers, who included Enver Pasha and Generals von Sanders and von der Goltz. The German police believe a serious political organisation is working against the Germans and Young Turks. Several functionaries at the Ministry have been arrested. THE DARDANELLES. LANDING OF THE TROOPS SUCCESSFUL BIG GUN SHOOTING. LONDON.. April 27. The Times welcomes the. landing of General Sir lan Hamilton's army at the DandanolJes. and states there must have been a conjoint action of the two services throughout. It is probable the new is watching the lines at Bulair while the landing force is attacking the south-westerly end of the peninsula in order to cover further landing operations. Tho attention of tho Germans and Turks was diverted by feints at other points, giving the Allies on Gallipoli Peninsula time to entrench, which has been done successfully. A correspondent in tho Mediterranean says that every full ship, whether battleship, transport, or cargo ship, is moving eastward, while those going westward arc emmy. and arc returning for fresh loads of .soldiers, ammunition and stores. Dealing with the vessels engaged at tho Dardanelles he declares that the Queen Elizabeth’s guns will make every other gnu look ridiculous and contemptible. The gunners claim that they can almost land a shell upon a penny piece at_ 15.000 yards. They liave already done some wonderful shooting right across the Gallipoli Peninsula.

■HIGH COMMISSIONER’S REPORT. WELLINGTON, April,27. Tim High Commissioner reports, under date London. April 26 f 6.40 p.m.); The general attack by the Dardanelles fleet and army was resumed on Sunday. The disembarkation of the army, which was covered by the fleet, began before sunrise at- various points da the Gallipoli Peninsula. Despite the, serious opposition of the enemy, in strong entrenchments,, protected by barbed wire. the landing: was eomplpteIv successful. At nightfall large forces were established ashore. The landing of tho army and advance continues. ■Casualties. —Officers killed 3, wounded 21; men killed 88, wounded 100, missing 46. Tho High Commissioner reports, under date Landau, April 27 : The Canadian contingent had ono officer killed and four wounded.

North of Ypres tho Allies made very sensible, progress on tho left of the fighting line, repulsing the enemy, and inflicting great loss. Tho Germans are again using asphyxiating gas. but the means of protection taken show good results among the French and Belgians. A livelv infantry combat took place north of'Chaims, for possession of- a hollow, caused by the explosion 6f a Gorman mine. The enemy was dislodged, and tho position maintained by the° Allies, in spite of two counterattacks. In the Champagne district an attempted German attack near Beausejour was immediately stopped. On the heights of the Mouse the German attacks in front of Eparges, St. ■Remy. and the trenches at Calanno were'completely checked, notwithstanding the extreme violence of the enemy’s effort. The Allies remain masters of the whole position at Epargcs, whose slopes aro covered with German dead. In the Vosges the enemy, after a violent: .bombardment, .succeeded in Shining a footing oh. the summit of Hartmans AYoilorkopf. The Allies occupy positions a hundred metres around the summit, from whence they set out bn the previous day to carry the summit by. assault in seven minutes.