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Show FRENCH ANNOUNCE DESTRUCTION OF TURK POSITION PARIS, Sept. 18, 2:40 p. m. The destruction de-struction of a Turkish position on the Galllpoli peninsula by French troops was announced today by the war office. The announcement follows: In the Dardanelles from September 12 to September 17 there was no movement of importance. The Turks attacked several positions of our front by means of mines, which had not been employed by them up to this time. On the morning of the 17th an enemy mine gallery was destroyed, de-stroyed, after It had been advanced for several days, by our countermines. counter-mines. The operation was perfectly successful, without costing a single loss. |