Show ALLIES mm GALLIPOLI POSITION CLAIM THAT operations WERE CARRIED OUT WITH LOSS OF BUT ONE MAN retire retirement ent of troops from anzas aczas and suvia say bay three weeks ago left no strategic advantage to retention of peninsula london it la Is officially announced that the completo complete evacuation of the gallipoli peninsula has haa been successfully carried out otil the communication issued sunday evening says saya oen gen sir charles monro reports the completo evacuation of gallipoli has been successfully carried out all tho the guns and howitzers howit were got away with tho the exception of seventeen workout worn out guns which were blown up tip by us before leaving our casualties amounted to ono one member of the british rank and file wounded there were no casualties among the french general monro states that the accomplishment co of this difficult task was due to generals als birdwood and davies and invaluably assistance rendered in an ail operation of the highest difficulty by admiral do and tho the royal navy this news has been expected for several days by the keener observers of tho the near eastern campaign for the retirement of the troops from anzas aczas and slilla bay three weeks ago left led no strategic advantage to the retention of tho the tip of the peninsula nevertheless the news will be received with a pang of regret by tho the people of tho the british isles as well as the colonies renewed activity of various kinds noted by the turks official statements in tho the past few lays days has haa presumably been in the nature of 0 for the final act of the dardanelles Darda nelles tragedy |