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Show NEW DISPOSITION OF TURK TROOPS FOLLOWS CAPTURE CONSTANTINOPLE, May 22. via London, Lon-don, May 23. The capture by the Turks of the British forces at Kut-el-Amara has resulted in a new disposition of the Turkish forces, as shown by the following follow-ing official statement given out today. The statement says: Mesopotamia front: In view of the favorable new situation n.-suKing from the capture of Kut-el-Amara. a change of our defensive plans become necessary. Three days ago we withdrew with-drew our troops a little on the right bank of the Tigris. Tho enemy did not recognize this until two days later. Caucasian front: On the night of Mav 19-20 two surprise attacks on our outposts on the left wing were repulsed. re-pulsed. On May 13 eight enemy airmen ap peared over the Dardanelles and dropped seventy bombs without effect. One of our batteries twice opened an effective fire on them. The same night seaplanes which were pursuing enemy airmen flew over Imbros and dropped nine bombs on the aeroplane sheds of the enemy, with good effect. Enemy monitors off Imbros unsur--cessfullv shelled Seddul-Bahr on May 2d. Our artillery damaged an enemy cruiser in Smyrna waters. The cruiser cruis-er was compelled to withdraw in the direction of Samoe. In reply to the bombardment of El-Arish El-Arish (ain Egyptian town near the boundary of Palestine, which recently was bombarded by the British) one Of our aerial squadrons on the night of May 19-20 attacked Port Said, dropping numerous bombs on vessels anchored near the shore, in the harbor har-bor and on military establishments In the town. We observed great conflagrations. confla-grations. Our airmen returned safety. |