THE GALLIPOLI CAMPAIGN.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 4007, 13 August 1915, Page 5

THE GALLIPOLI CAMPAIGN.

SREfll BOTTLE IT ANZAC, r . ALLIES’ GAIKS TIEBLED. MS TO CALLANTRY OF THE AUSTRALARIANS. SIB SAW HAMILTON’S WARM PRAISE. MORE LAURELS FOR OUR BRAVE BOYS. (United Press Association.—Copyright.) LONDON, August 11. The Press Bureau states that General Hamilton reports that severe lighting’ continued yesterday at Gallipoli, mainly at Anzac, in the northern zone. The positions occupied were slightly varied in places. The general result is that the area held at Anzac has been nearly trebled, owing chiefly to the gallantry and dash of the Australian and Hew Zealand Army Corps. Ho further progress has been made to the north. The troops inflicted heavy losses. It is reported that the Trench battleship St. Louis put out of action five out of six guns in the Asiatic batteries. General Sir lan Hamilton reports that the gallantry and dash of the Australians and New Zealanders has trebled the area held. He attributes the gain to the gallantry and dash of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. ALLIES’ OFFENSIVE CONCENTRATED. IU POET ANT TEENCHES CAPTUEED. . ° AE TILLERY DUEL WITH ACHI BABA. (Deceived August 13, 12.20 a.m.) ATHENS, August 12. The Allies’ offensive is concentrated along the whole front on die Krithia sector. On the 7th they captured two trenches of great importance. The artillery duel with. Aclii Baba continues with great activity. Since Yussuf’s return from the Dardanelles the Turks are increasingly depressed. Outside the Committee of Union and Progress and their immediate friends there are many signs that Turkey is tiring of the campaign. There is increasing enmity towards the Germans, and there is a possibility that the resistance at Gallipoli will soon end. The Turkish Minister of War, in an interview, said that the Allies had landed 50,000 troops at the Dardanelles.

THE GOEBEN TORPEDOED. AGEOUND IN THE BOSPHORUS. NO DETAILS AVAILABLE. (Deceived August 16, 9.40 p.m.) LONDON, August 12. Athens reports that the Goeben has been torpedoed and is aground in the Bosphorus. The Goeben is aground in a narrow creek alongside the shore. In. default of a dry dock, the Turks have built a dyke round her and pumped out the water. There are no details of i h,c damage.

[At the outbreak of the war tho German battle cruiser Goeben arid" the cruiser Breslau were in the Mediterranean. 011 August oit was reported that these two ships had been driven into Messina by British cruisers after an exciting chase and on August 8 it was further reported that the;,’ had left Messina for an unknown destination. That destination was the Dardanelles. A plucky attempt was made by the British light cruiser Gloucester to prevent the escape of the German ships. After a farcical ‘'sale” of the ships to the Turkish Government, Turkey was finally induced to declare war on the Allies. It is exactly a year ago since the' Goeben first hoisted the Turkish flag, and she has since been damaged in action with the Russian Black Sea fleet, and lias lat-terly been shelling the British trenches on Gallipoli from the shelter of the straits.J

THE BALKANS STATES.

THE SUBMARINE BLOCKADE. JOKE FOR BRITISH MARINERS. U BOATS’ ACTIVITY DEFINED. NEWYORK.Aug.iI. The “Herald’s” London naval correspondent says that it is beginning to be recognised that there are substantial grounds for Mr Churchill’s statement that the submarine menace has been fixed within definite limits. The “Tribune’s” correspondent declares that although it has been made known that Germany has thrown into the blockade of the United Kingdom submarines of a better typo they do not appear to be giving increased effectiveness. British naval experts and mariners now scoff at the efforts to cut off England’s supplies. THE SEA. WOLVES’ PREY. (Received August 12, 9.5 p.m.) LONDON, Aug. 12. The Francovel, a French barque from Australia, was sunk. The crew were landed. Five other vessels and seven trawlers have been sunk. VON TIRPITZ TAKEN TO TASK. (Received Aug. 12, 9.40 p.m.) AMSTERDAM, Aug. 12. Captain Persius in the “Berliner Tageblatt” condemns Admiral Von Tirpitz’s extravagant expectations of the efficacy of submarines in cutting off British supplies and blames many newspapers for circulating extravagances which have not been fulfilled. He says Britishers know how to defend themselves, and have devised I many protective measures, so that if is more and more difficult for submarines to approach hostile ships. A Dutch company states that tho “Lokal Anzeiger’s” story that the British compelled a Dutch steamer to ply between Dover and Calais is a fiction. ' The British steamers Oakwood, Rosalie, arid Bcaehen, and the Norwegian steamer Geiranger, and the Norwegian barque Mo me, and tire Russian barque Baltzer were sunk. AH the crews were saved, likewise the crews of three trawlers and three sis acks. ITALY’S MEW ARMY. 650,000 FRESH TROOPS MASSED. READY FOR FRANCE OR THE DARDANELLES. NEW YORK, Aug. 11. Captain Del Franctis. emissary to the Italian Government, has arrived.' He states that Italy" lias gathered 6-50,000 fresh troops, convenient for despatch to‘France or the Dardanelles within three weeks. One hursdred and fifty large transports are ready. Italian railwayman are giving additional pay to the Red Cross.

ATTITUDE OF BULGARIA. CONVERSATIONS WITH SERVIA RESUMED. LONDON, Aug. 9. Diplomatic circles at Rome report that friendly conversations have been renewed between Servia and Bulgaria &t Sofia as well as at Bucharest . There is a convictoin that a definite solution of the Balkan problem is unattainable at present because none of the States affected wish to abandon their aspirations. The situation is complicated by Austro-Gernian threats. The diplomacy of the Quadruple Entente, after having sought u>v months a basis of mutual agreement, has taken a resolute attitude, which has already created some impression in the Balkans, where inaP ti-rs are beginning to favor the Entente.

A Sofia correspondent states that the Turkish cession of the railway at Dedgeagatch to Bulgaria is practically devoid of political importance. Bulgaria urged the concession before the war, and Turkey ultimately made it in the hope 01 " establishing friendly relations with a well-armed neighbor. Difficulties are now arising over details. The Turks, elated at the Russian reverses, are increasing the terms, which Bulgaria refuses. The negotiations are apparently at astand-.-hu 11.

The Entente’s Note is expected to prepare the ground for a definite understanding with Bulgaria.

A MATTER OP GUARANTEES. (Received Aug. 12, 10.40 p.mo PARIS, Aug. 12* The newspaper •‘De-hat” learns that ills- conversations at Nish and Athens show that the Quadruple Entente asked Serbia and Greece to make concessions in Macedonia and Kavalla in order to obtain Bulgaria’s co-opera-tion. ••Be Dehats’' adds: ‘Tf. Bulgaria wants guarantees for co-operation, tliere is nothing which at present warrants us in committing ourselves to a guarantee.” ••Le Matin” states tliat the formula submitted to Bulgaria is that the Uhiadruple Entente should become defpositaries of the ceded territories till pence is declared. •••Le Temps” Defleagatch correspondent says that as the outcome of Au A,ro-German victories the \oung Turks, except Enver l’acha, are repugnant at making territorial concessions to Bulgaria. The story of the meeting at the Ministry of War is f.hat Emypr Pasha and General \on J)er Goltz explained the lie essity oi obtaining Bulgaria’s friendly neutrality,' but the .meeting rejected .these views, while fh** more Chauvinistic expressed the We that Turkey would extend her boftlers. even over Bulgaria’s dead body. . „ Milan reports that the.. Counieie del Laser.v’ publishes* e Jy.chaxeat with an offer of 36 butenes, nith api munition and a vast „... barbed 'wire if Ron mam a wAJfd 'WV'' the passage of ammunition v -■‘w for Turkev. . Upon the of the British Milliliter, tne-mVr v'- ,s ref 11 seel, f