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Show TURK HOLDING HIS POSITIONS Turkish Headquarters on the Gal-lipoli Gal-lipoli Peninsula, Tuesday, Aug. 24, via London, Aug. 28, 12:45 p. m. After inspecting earlier this week the Turkish Turk-ish front in the now area of hostilities hostili-ties near Salt Lake, where the British Brit-ish landed troops this month. The Associated As-sociated Press' correspondent has visited vis-ited Seddul Bahr at the tip of the peninsula on the other end of the peninsula. Conditions at Seddul Bahr have remained virtually unchanged since the correspondent's last previous previ-ous visit in June, with the exception of immaterial losses and gains of ground on both sides. These changes involve about 800 yards of trenches. In the Interval, the Turks have greatly Improved their earthwqrks and bettered their position in other respects, especially by posting artillery. artil-lery. Including heavy batteries, in advantageous ad-vantageous positions 'across the straits on the Anatolian shore. According to information from a trustworthy source, the losses of the allies simultaneous with the Anafarta landing were very heavy. About 50po men were killed. Owing to the effective fire of the Turkish artillery near Seddul ( Bahr, the allies recently were obliged to remove several large camps. There has been no rain since June. Water Is extremely scarce and the dust on the peninsula is unbearable. Since August 21, the action of tho allies has been confined to weak artillery ar-tillery fire. Enver Pasha, the Turkish minister of war, is here with his staff. He expressed great satisfaction at the position po-sition of the Turks. |