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Show TURKS MAKE AN ATTACK ON ALLIES Constantinople, Jan. 1, via Amsterdam Amster-dam and London, Jan. 2, 9:40 a. m. Heavy fighting continues along the Dardanelles front still held by tho entente en-tente allies. An engagement in which tho land and sea forces of the invaders invad-ers took part is reported by the war office in the following statement: "Near Seddul iihr, on the night of December 30-31, there was active bomb fighting. On our right wing and in the center violent fighting with artillery and bombs lasted until morning. morn-ing. "On the afternoon of December 31 wo exploded two mines on our right wing. The enemy's artillery, assisted by two cruisers, bombarded our trenches in the center of our front. We replied effectively. "Our batteries at the Narrows bombarded bom-barded the landing place at Seddul Bahr and the neighborhoring camp. The French battleship Suffrlen, assisted as-sisted by five torpedo boats, replied unsuccessfully. "Our seaplanes attacked and repulsed re-pulsed a hostile aeroplane which was making a reconnaissance." |