LATE WAR NEWS
It is reported that Van Der Goltz is w establishing his headquarters at Aleppo where the Turco-German forces are be inig equipped for Ese invasion, of Egypt. The Kaiser and the Sultan sent a mes cage to Von der Goltz hoping that the expedition would be soon crowned with victory. ... _ - The forces include a Constantinople Army Corps armed with Krupp rifles un der German officers. 500,00(1 TURKS, 50,000 GERMANS. German calculations, received through neutral sources, state that half a million Turks and fifty thousand GerW inane are available for Egypt. \ LONDON, December 20. ■ ■ Sir Douglas Haig’s despatch states that early da Sunday morning the enemy discharged gaa against our line north-east of Ypres, accompanied by a heavy bombardment. Except in a few places, where the enemy was driven back .-before reaching our lines, they were unable to leave their trenches owing to our fire. Our protective mea «ures against gas were effective, and our lines everywhere are intact.
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Western Star, 21 December 1915, Page 3
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