THE DARDANELLES.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144711, 21 June 1915, Page 3

THE DARDANELLES.

ATTACK OX ACHI BABA. SOME FURTHER DETAILS. (Received Juno 21, 11.4 5 a.m.) LONDON, Juno 20. Router details tho fighting on the front at Achi Baba on Friday, June 4. For an hour every British and French guu on the Peninsula poured shells of various calibres into the Turkish trenches, while lae British battleships on the right and the French on the left battered Die flanks. The whole landscape was obliterated by a curtain of smoke. The tower at Kritliia, which survived the previous bombardment, toppled over and the village was set on lua*. Tho infantry charge began at noon. Tho first lew trenches were easily taken, the enemy being dazed by Die avalanche of shells, ami merely firing a low shots upward at the Britishers, who were slabbing down at them. A large number of dead in the trenches were victims of sheli fire. We had the enemy fairly on tint run for a time until our centre ludd the fifth trench. The armoured Touret motor-ears of tho naval air service did useful work, but the roads arc mainly unsuitable for this method of warfare. Fsing two fairly good roads from Seddel ll.Thr and Cape 11. dies to Krilhia, which iik the enemy’s trenches at right angles, iho light cars advanced, c rossiug our trenches over special bridges, and ran close to the enemy's lines, opening ma-chine-gun lire. The deep entrenchments of the enemy made lurcher progress impossible, and the cars at the same time tillered a good target for tho enemy's guns and Dulls began to drop around, but the motorists barked out of the danger zone. Two cars were slightly damaged. Onr centre dashed so far forward tiyit it was unable to maintain all the ground, although the naval division fought with tho utmost gallantry. Tho Turks reserved vigorous counterattacks till Sunday, when the reserves came up from beyond Achi Balia. Our men were very hard pressed and abandoned two of the conquered trenches, hut held tho remainder of the ground, repulsing the Turks with great loss. Tho storming of Aolii Balia is a difficult problem. It presents a series of smooth slopes terraced at intervals, as difficult to mount as a 'glacis. It is an old-fashioned fort. A Turkish officer taken prisoner said: “Germany is our ally. We know our countiy’s hours are numbered, but we fight tor her as you would fight for yours.” TERRS FIGHTING FAIRLY. DENIAL OF ATROCITIES. (Received June 21. 12.30 p.m.) CAIRO, June 20. The majority of the wounded deny tho Turkish atrocities, and state that tho Turks aro fighting most fairly. In one ease a Turk dressed the wounds of a Britisher under fire. Another loft a water-bottle with a wounded Australian. Another Australian who was taken prisoner and escaped states that lie was very well treated. After n furious attack on Sari Bair on May 19. the Turks sent a message: “We are going to drive you Australian devils into tho sea to-morrow.” A Turkish aeroplane dropped messages at Gaba Tepo saying: “Australians and New Zealanders surrender. Wo will treat you well.” Tho message exhorted them not to fight in an unjust war. Tho wounded state that the Australians and New Zealanders get on splendidly together. They are like one big family. Tho Australians recently sent a message to No. 2 Now Zeaiand Battery, which was doing excellent work upon Colonel Plugge’s plateau, “Go it. mates. No need for ns to use rifles while you fire like that.” Tho men arc so keen they do not desire to leave tho trenches. Tho Kith Battalion of tho 3rd Australian Infantry were five weeks in the trenches before they were relieved. Tho Australian war cry on the peninsula is “Imshi Valla,” Arabic words which mean “be off. move on.” Before the Triumph was sunk she did excellent work cutting off Turkish reinforcements coming up thrf gullies near Gaba Tope. Captain Wallingford, the champion shot, and his machine-gun, were one of tho mainstays of the force at Sari Bair. CAPTAIN BEAN’S REPORT. GALLANTRY 0F NEW ZEALANDERS. (Received June 21, 12.30 p.m.) SYDNEY, Juno 21. Captain Bean, writing on Juno 8, said everything was quiet at Enzae, except at Quinn’s Post, where fighting by small parties had resulted in a slight advance. The Maorilandors, after gallantly bolding a trench for eight hours, wore driven out by a fnsilado of bombs. They again took the same trench, and were again driven out, leaving things as they were. AN OFFICER’S LETTER. A VISIT TO THE TRENCHES. TIMES AND SYDNEY SUN SERVICES. (Received June 21, 8 a.m.) LONDON. Juno 20. An officer, in a letter from the Dardanelles of recent date, writes: “I have been a great deal in the firing trenches. They aro most interesting, mostly deep enough to walk upright without exposure. I went round with General Birdwood and Admiral Thursby one day. They fired at us a lot, never getting nearer than six inches. Wo saw the mountain guns at work. The enemy caught one of tho Australian guns a fair smack, killed tho officers, wounded seven men, and killed ”26 horses and mules. Subsequently wo sat on tho top of a hill where four days before it was highly unsafe even to Ho. Returning wo delayed to collect firewood, which undoubtedly saved our lives, as four shells; suddenly hurst thirty yards away. Wo bolted to a,

dugout in a precious funk. I felt like a tortoise on whoso shell someone was tapping with a coal hammer.” CAPTURE OF TURKISH OFFICERS. (Received Juno 21, 9.20 a.m.) PARIS, Juno 20. A communique states that French destroyers captured, between Cape Mat.ipri.n and Crete, a small Greek vessel with forged papers and a number of Turkish officers on board. It was voyaging to Tripoli, conveying Enver Pasha's present to tho Sennssi. AUSTRALIAN PRISONERS. MELBOURNE, June 20. Official advices received from tho offi cers and men of the submarine AE2, prisoners of war in Turkey, say they aro all well. THE ROLL OF HONOUR. WOUNDED NEW ZEALANDERS. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. WELLINGTON, Juno 20. Tho following Now Zealand casualties wore announced to-day; WOUNDED. Auckland Battalion. Lieut. R. W. Westinacotl (Into Corpl.) Private T. S. Wallace. Private O. 71. Hiley (.second time). Private G. C. Wright (second limp). Wellington Battalion. Captain J. M. Hose. Private R. iScthune. Private W. J. I.aing. Private G. Lockwood. DIED OF SUNSTROKE (Egyptian Hospital). Wellington Mounted®. Trooper G. Ellis. ' IN HOSPITAL AT CAIRO. The following sick and wounded aro in the general hospital at Cairo; Otago Battalion. Private J, T. Wylie, Private E. G. Hieddan. Private A, .Maxwell. Private C. S. Smith. Private J. Pile. Private A. Wilson. Private P>. C. Mac Diarmid. Private R. A. .Murray. Private P. O'Connor. Private D, O'Donnell. Private M. Kodcriquc. Private G. A. Vincent, Auckland Battalion. Private G. T. Allaway. Private F. Willis. Private A. Thomason. Private T. E. Howe. Private D, G. Fitzpatrick. Private A. Taylor. Private F. Siimnonds. Private F. G, Bennett. Private E. Keightley. Private C. J. E. Gerber. Wellington Battalion. Lieut. 11. E. Maekiimon. Private G. Stock. Private J, VI. Cooper. Private W.’H. Barber. Private N. Souncss. Private W. Pope. Private W. P. Hanson. Private W. Morrisey. Private E. W. Mather. Private J. J. M'Leary. Private W. H. Barnes. Private C. C. M‘Donald. Private IV. C. Campbell. Private G. C. Cummins. Private V, C. Florey. Private A. O. Sporle. Private E. O. Hughes., Private A, Hagonsou. Private S. Gaston. Private E. File. Private P. P. Morgan. Private P.. W. Hodge. Private W. M. Twecdio, Private J. W. Cobb. Private E. W. Bloor. Private H. Morlc. Private G. L. Noble. Private A. J. Hill. Private C. R- Leo. Private A. Scrivens. Private W. Nicholls. Private C. R. Reed. Private G. W. May. Private A. Gray, Corpdral C. R. Russell. Lance-Corporal C. Nettlefold. Canterbury Battalion. Private Alexander Cameron Armstrong. Private James Bourk. Private Frank Linton Buttle. Private Frederick Conn. Private Henry Morton Foster. Semeant Frederick Glover. Private Nathan Newton Gullory. Private Wallace Spencer Haxell. Private Robert Laing. Private Herbert Edwin' Moore. Private Ferdinand Oswald. Private Arthur Payntor. Private Clifford Frederick Story. Private Reginald George. Walsh. Corporal Arthur Harry Whitaker. Otago Battalion. Private Henry James Andrews. Private William Henry Barkley. Private John Thomas Breo. Private George Godfrey Brook. Private Christopher Calvorlcy. Sergeant William Clarke. Lance-Corporal William Gnhhen. Private Frederick Grymes Private Leonard Peter Hoff. Private Thomas Arthur Hood. Private Cyril Howarth. Private Frederick Hunter. Lieut. Richard Pickard Jones. Private John Kelly. .. Private 1 Charles Allonton Ivorso, A FURTHER LIST. WELLINGTON; Jnno 21. WOUNDED. (Not previously reported; arrived at Malta.) Canterbury Mounted Rifles. Trooper B. O. Edwards. Trooper F. W. Purphy. . Trooper E. G. Wnght (previously reported). Canterbury Infantry Battalion. Private A. Allen. Private F. J. Bowrmg. Private R- Brown. Private A. V. Fitchett. Lance-Corporal C. S. Round. Private A. W. Willcox. Auckland Infantry Battalion. Private T. H. Koven.

Canterbury Infantry Battalion. Private A. Baxter. Private P. M'Guiro. Private S. L. Andrews. Private AV. A. Aulcl, Sergeant A. H. Guy. Private C. S. Jacobsen. Sergeant H. Kitson. Private J. Reid. Otago Infantry Battalion, Private T. J. Gilmore. Private S. Holden, Private J. Kennedy (previously reported). Lance-Corporal M. Sim. Private AV. J, Clarke. Canterbury Mounted Rifles. Sergeant AV. H. Petrie. . iainee-Corporal B. Aldridgo.(previously reported). Trooper P. Batty. Trooper M. F. Mills. Trooper C. L. N. Taylor. Otago Mounted Rifles. Trooper J. F. Baird. Corporal W. M‘Donald. Trooper T. J. D. Bruhgs, Trooper B. F. AVolsh. Sergeant H. O. Burch. Corporal R. 11. Horne, Trooper AV. MTveo. Trooper D. S. I‘Vix, Trooper if. Findlay. WOUNDED. (Not previously reported; arrived at Malta ; now fir for service aud proceeding to Egypt.) Canterbury Infantry Battalion. Sergeant L. 0. AVood, Auckland Mounted Rifles, Trooper R. L. Lees (previously reported). Wellington Mounted Rifles. Trooper G. -Malley. Trooper AV. A . A ichory. Trooper J.‘ Rniltoii. Trooper AV. If. Smith, Trooper C. Walker. Trooper I!. A. Cooper. Trooper E. AL Lynch (previously reported). AVeliivigtonMnfantry Battalion, Private H. Merritt (arrived at Alalia). DIED OF SMALLPOX. A Oakland Bn trillion. Private E. L. Harold, REPORTED WOUNDED. Auckland Battalion. Private H. Barnard. Private L. G. Burke. Private J. 1, Byers. Private N. \V. Campbell. Private J. Greenall. Prim to E. C. Mall. Private J. J. Harding. Private F. L, Af'Kcuzio. Bugler A. Riddell. Otago Mounted Rifles. Trooper B. Cameron. TTno]>er J. S. N’eylon. Trooper H. Synnott. Trooper R. S. Wedge. Trooper AV. AVhiston. Field Ambulance. Private A. A. Ford. Sergeant E. R. Nome. REPORTED MISSING, SINCE REJOINED. Canterbury Battalion. Corporal G. B. L. Porter. DIED IN EGYPTIAN HOSPITAL (of Enteric, following wounds received in action). Canterbury Battalion, private A. E. Jackson. DIE I) IN KASR EL AINI HOSPITAL (from Mound in Chest received in action). Otago Battalion. Private J. Adams. .SICK AND AVOUNDED IN GENERAL HOSPITAL, CAIRO. Auckland Battalion. Private G. J. Adams. Private A. Belcher. Private H. D. Bell. Private C. C. Bickorton. Private AA r . Cronin. Private A. E. Eagleton. Private A. Hanson. _ Corporal R. V. Hollis. Sergeant T. M. M'Gechan. Private A. J. Lowry. Private D. M'Lcan. Private K. M'Lcan. Private AV. Robertson. Private G. H. Rothcry. Private W. N. J. AVoktcnholmc. Private L. A. Beal. Private J. E. Berry. Private E. Boyle. Private E. A. Framo. Private A. E. AVhcolor. Auckland Mounted Rifles. Trooper H. C. Jones. AVellington Mounted Rifles. Trooper AA r . M'Kay. N.E. Field Artillery. Sergeant-Major C. T. Gollop. Gunner H. G. AVard. Field Ambulance. Private E. B. M. Laseron. Private G. S. M'Naugliton. Auckland Battalion. Private H. M'Coll. Army Service Corps, Mounted Rifles Brigade. Private 11. F. AYhitley. Two of tho soldiers in tho Cairo General Hospital are Gunner Edward Crawford (Field Artillery), whoso next of kin is Mrs. A. Crawford, Gill Street Now Plymouth (mother), and Private AVm. AA'adman (AVellington Battalion) whoso next of kin is Mr. A, J. Ross, Huiroa (father). News has been received in Gisborne that Eric Tanslcy, eldest son of F. Tansley, of Patutahi, has been killed in action in tha Dardanelles. Ho hold a position on tho wharves in Sydney and joined an Australian contingent. Another Gisborne boy, Charles Morcll, son of 0. J. Moroll, who is serving with tho Ist Australian contingent, is reported wounded.