TURKEY AT WAR

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144667, 29 April 1915, Page 3

TURKEY AT WAR

TURKS TAKING THEIR OWN LINE. PARTS., April 23. Le Temps reports that a secret meeting was held in Constantinople of leading members of the Union and Progress Committee, from which Gormans were debarred. The meeting decided to allow military events to take their course at present, hut if Germany fails to provide adequate assistance a separate peace should bo sued for at any price. AMSTERDAM. April 23. The Council of Ministers has asked the Sultan to accept the title of Ghfizi, or Conqueror. AN ALLEGED REPORT. OF A SECRET MEETING. (Received April 29, 9 a.ml PARIS, April 28, Talaat Bey presided at the special meeting at Constantinople, and dwelt on their inability indefinitely to defend the Dardanelles owing to lack of ammunition. An Austrian invasion of Servia to join the Turkish army would alone save the situation. Enver Pasha and Halil Bey pointed out the uncertainty of the position in the Carpathians. If, however. Constantinople was seriously imperilled, they would negotiate for peace immediately. XX THE CAUCASUS. DISEASE AMONG TURKISH TROOPS. TIMES AND SIDNEY SUN SERVICES. (Received April 20. S.O a.m.) LONDON. April 23. There are a thousand dentils daily at Erzeronra from typhus and smallpox. Tho mortality is heavy among doctors, and the stocks of medicine and disinfectants are exhausted, untuned corpses causing disease. The Russians are reluctant to advance on Erzeroum, fearing contagion. THE DARDANELLES.

OUR MEN AT THE FRONT, SPLENDID GALLANTRY SHOV/N. CONGRATULATIONS PROM ' HOME GOVERNMENT. (Extraordinary Press Association.) WELLINGTON, April 29. . .The following cablegram has been received by the Governor from tho Secretary of State for tho Colonics;— His Majesty’s Government desires mo to offer you the warmest congratulations on the splendid gallantry and magnificent achievement of your contingent in the successful progress of the operations in the Dardanelles. RUSSIAN FLEET AT WORE. BOMBARDMENT OP BOSPHORUS PORTS. (Received Apiil 29, 9 a.m.) PETROGRAD, April 28. Besides the outer forts of .tho Bosphorus, tho Russian fleet on Sunday bombarded the forts of Anatoli Kavaghi and Rnmcii Kavaghi. also Mnjar, further south, at close range for several hours, and inflicted heavy losses. ■ [The forts named are well inside, the Bosphorus, Anatoli on the Asiatic side and Ruraeli on the European side.] ALLIED TROOPS LANDED. THE ADVANCE CONTINUED.

PARIS, April 28. Official.—The French troops especially operated at Kum Knleh, their landing being entirely successful under the fleet’s protection, despite the enemy’s lire supports! by heavy artillery. The enemv’s losses were high. CAIRO, April 23. Official.—The Allies, under General Sir Tan Hamilton, effected a landing on both sides of the Dardanelles under excellent conditions, taking many prisoners. The Allies continue to advance. LONDON. April 23. The War Office and Admiralty state that after days of hard fighting the troops in the Gallipoli Peninsula are thoroughly making good their footing, with the navy’s elfcctivc help. The French have taken 500 prisoners. A TURKISH REPORT. THE USUAL MENDACITY. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 27. A communique claims that the allied troops at Teke Burun and Kum Kalch were -repulsed on the coast portion and returned to the ships. The Allies lost 400 dead and 200 prisoners. A party of Moslem soldiers landing with the French at Kum Kalch deserted and joined the Turks. The communique adds that Turks before Karba Tepheh took prisoners a number of British and Australians, including a captain and a lieutenant. POINTS OE LANDING. IN EUROPE AND ASIA. (Received April 29, 10.15 a.m.) ATHENS, April 28. There were four principal points of debarkation, Suvla, Cape Holies, Kum Kaleh (Asia), and in the Gulf of Saros, on the coa-st.below Glennikos (probably Ycniki). in a line with the town of Gallipoli. The majority of the forces glided at Sedil Bahr. (Those places can be found on the map .which appears to-day.]

• EXCITEMEXT IX GREECE. (Received April 2p. 0 a.m.) ATHENS, April 23. There is much excitement in Greece at the Allies’ success in the Dardanelles. Many express disappointment that another splendid opportunity has been lost by Greece. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION*. WELLINGTON, April 28. The Premier has received rhe following from the High CVunmisionor dated Loudon, April 23. I.s'ta.m: — After days of hard lighting in difficult country the troojv. landed on the Gallipoli Peninsula, thoroughly made good .their footing with oil entire help from the navy. The French have taken 500 prisoners. It is officially announced at Cairo that the allied forces affected a landing on both sides of the Dardanelles under excellent oond'tions. Our forces are continuing their advance. . . , North of Ypres the Fnvnco-BriLish progress continues. Numerous prisoners were captured on the front of the Epargos and Bt. Romv trench. At Caloome the German attacks were completely repulsed. At one point ol me front alone a thousand dead were counted. , , The allies took the offensive and made pi ogress at Hartmans VVcillcrkoph, having retaken the summit, and advanced 200 metres. The allies are now descending on the eastern slone. The High Commisionor reports under date T«ondon, April 27 ;—Army casualtics; Ten officers killed, -< wounded. WELLINGTON. April ‘2O. The High Commissioner reports under date London. April 23 dl.-Vj a.m.):--; On tlio left hank ot the \ iistiua, sknmishes on Sunday rosnlted in favour ot the Russians. In the Carpathians on .Sunday, after artillery preparation. the enemy assaulted the heights north-east of Orsozpatak. '1 ho stoi ming unities reached the barbed wire entanglements and were then mowed down by the llnsslan lire. On Sunday night a limitless attack was made by the enemy on the Vaok Pass. Stuhbornjigfiting took place in the direction of Stry. A whole Australian battalion surrendered on Monday. On Tuesday the Russians damaged and captured two aeroplanes m tiie Caucasus. On Sunday the Russians continued their offensive on the coast in the direction of Olty. In too valley of Alaskirt the Russian cavalry eticaged the Kurds and scattered and drove them hack. In Belgium on Tuesday the German artillery showed little activity on the front held hr the Belgian army. Iho French aided the Belgian artillery and infantry to retake Lizorno, . In several German trenches in the direction of Hot Sas more than 600 dead were counted. The battlefield boot\ taken comprises six quirkfiring guns and two hundred prisoners. The- attack continues. . The French took the offensive on the heights of the Meuse at Les Eparges, Saint Re.my, and Calonne. Heavy German losses were sustained. On the heights of the Mouse the French advanced one kilometre and destroyed a German battery.