CHAOS IN TURKEY.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3995, 30 July 1915, Page 5

CHAOS IN TURKEY.

MILITARY SITUATION CUL'i'JCAL. RELYING ON PROMISES C.F GERMAN AID. SECRET S!.!iVICK !\'FORMATJ()N '}.{('<■(•!V h! July 29, 10.KJ i>.in.) LONDON, July 2.9. The “Dady Telegraph’s” Alhens correspondent learns from the Secret Service at Constantinople that the Austro-Gcrsnart offensive is expected to resume against Serbia in August. Enver Pasha, in a prccismaucn. exhorted the Turks to resist, because German reinforcements would shortly arrive in Constantinople, when Serbia was crushed. The military mluc.iicn in Turkey is critical, and it is believed that she would instantly sue far peace, except for definite German premises of early assistance. PRISONERS WELL TREATED. A USTi: AI. iA X ()FF ICE R’S LETT Kit (Received July 29. 10.20 n.m.) MALTA, July 29. Lieut.-Goninmnder Stoker, of theA K'2, w'l’!> is a prisoner in. Turkey, writes: ‘‘We are treat: d ::s w 11 as can lie. expected, are! are exi reising daily villi Anglo-French a.ud Russians and two Australians.

EGYPTIAN HOSPITAL ARRANGEMENTS. A SPLENDID REPORT. (Received. .1 ulv 29. 8.00 p.m.) LUX DON, July 29. Xu the House of Commons, Mr Teiinant read a letter the General Commanding in. Egypt had sent- to the I)i rector-GourrH of the Army Aledra] Service as follows: —"! wish you could see what i > being done here. There were enormous dßheultie- ami some want oi organisation, but alt this lias now been remedied or is being remedied. We have gone cn the prinejple of asking;,y< u for everything we want and have .-.pin d no expvn <•. and you have always i> •■ponded. A - regards nurses and dorters, ihere Im.never been really a want. THE ITALIAN CAMPAIGN. OCR ALLY XEAR(N(! GORIZIA. A SI’I.EXDID (AMJ’A 10X. t Received Juiv29. 11.20 n.ni.) ROME, July 29. Oiheiul : In Cumin the enemy;, under cover of a log. unsuecossin , e;;mi.p;ed an attack on our ijo-at'ons at Basso. Delcaec ; nd latore. The Alpini attacked the enemy irouelu s in front of the positions at RalpUeolo and carried the greater part. We made further notable progress on tiie Carsa Plateau, where stronglyheld trenches were eriprur, d. Wr look prisoner IU2 oHieers on .J id v 20. PAIHS. July 28. Tiie ‘-Echo de Parishs” Aldan c-or-respondent states t!n:t the Austrian staff has left (toriida. Oenerat Cadorna. the Italian commander._ could occupy- it if he was not so solicitous for the lives of ins men. Every battery of the Italian artillery is tenaciously employed against heavy guns on idouun.Riag heights which command the town and render the city untenable a.t present. SYDNEY GAMP INQUIRY. SUM MI NCI CP THE EVIDENCE. <R revived Juiv 29. 11.4 b p.m.) SYDNEY, July 29.

At the Camp inquiry Colonel FeaUk rsione, Director-Gem tel of Medical Services, staled that, having examined a number of camp*, he considered' that that at i/verponl was the best ho had seen. Mr. Orchard’s counsel exhaustively analysed the evidence, and said tin 1 Department was hamstrung with red tape and its officers so wrapped tip in swaddling clotlus of red tape that timv wore afraid to move till they got authority. Right throughout tin* inquiry there had been a plea and confession of avoidance. Private Harrison, a n cent vitne.-s at. the Camp inquiry, anpearou before Mr. Justice Rich and complained < f victimisation since giving his evidence. He alleged that he was unable even pi leave his work to get a drink ot water without risking arrest, lie appealed to Mr. Justice limit for leave of absence until the transport fatted. The victimisation was denied. Mr. Justice llich recommended that Harrison he given leave until the transport sailed, and said that il he found it as an authenticated case of victimisation he would deal with the offender in the strongest pos.-ible manner. It was monstrous if witnesses could ho dealt with by the authorities. j AMERICA AND GERMANY. A STRAIN Ml) SITUATION. i (T : mes and Svducv Sun Services.) ' T.OXDON. duly 28. j “The Times’ ” Now A ork corros- ! pondcut states that the Boolandlaw in'cident has sensibly increased the concern with which officials view the situation, but they hesitate in the absence of details to construe it as coming within the warning of the last Ante. Gorman agents are extremely angry at President: Wilson, ami also demand that Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the British Ambassador, lm given his passports. ! alleging un-neutral behaviour. 7HRO UG H EME M Y EYES. OFFICIAL GERMAN REPORTBERLIN. July 28. A communique scales : I lie -Silesian Lamlsturm stormed tlie trenches north-west of Souclien and captured four machine-guns. , ■ On the Lingekopf-Barrenkopf line, after four hours’ hand-to-hand strng<:'le, our counter-attacks repulsed French attacks. We captured trendies lost at Liugekopf, pxcept a small po 1 - 'We to-k prisoner one thousand scattered Russians between Milan and the Nienien. We captured Nowonnvo, north of He rush, on botli banks of the Nnrew A Russian counter-attack, smith of Nasielsk. failed, the enemy losing 2;>00 prisoners and seven ma- • chine-guns at Nasielsk and near R°~ ■ zani. ‘ AVe stormed the village ot Piernnmv, near Bionic, "Inch is twontv-foiir kilometres west ot ivjUsaw forts. The position m the southmist is unchanged. AUSTRIAN REPORT’. (Roocivri An Austrian official says: The enemy made unsuccessful counterattacks near Sokal and likewise west of Jvangorod. The Italians failed in a second and more formidable attack on Gon/.ia. The enemv used seven Army Corps and tried to break through without regal'd to men, or material. Our cruisers and torpedoers attacked the railway from Ancona to Posaro, bombarding buildings with considerable success. A great explosion followed a fire at Fane. Our waterplanes bombed the railway station, battery, barracks, and other military points at Ancona, destroying much material and igniting a petrol reservoir. A ,