Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-11-01 | Page 8 | Turks Make Slight Gain

Turks Make Slight Gain. LONDON. Oct. "J. An official statement state-ment on the ope rat ions in Eery pi says that 'with reference to a Turkish communication com-munication on Sunday claim ins: to have inflicted a severe check on the British troops the real facts are reported by General Allen by as follows: On Saturday our advance line' of cavalry posts was attacked by about 30no Turks with twelve gus. Though outnumbered and enveloped on both flanks. London yeomanry held their positions for six hours until as- ' sis ta nee arrived. Repeated charges by tiie Turks resulted in only a slight gain of ground at the expense of heavy, losses. Our casualties were -under 100.