OCR Text |
Show BRITISH TROOPS ARE ADVANCINO Making Way Into Interior of Gallipoli Peninsula in Face of Heavy Attacks. DRIVE OUT THE TURKS Allies Repulse Attacks, Inflicting In-flicting Heavy Losses on Enemy Vali of Smyrna to Surrender. London. .May 4, 6;20 p. m. British troops are now advancing into tlu: interior of the Qallipoll peninsula, according to an official statement is sued in London this evening. The statement is as follows: "During the night of the 1m L'nd of .May and the night of the I'nd-rd the enemy launched strong and determined de-termined attacks en masse againsr. our positions, constantly bringing up fresh troops "Not only did the allies repulse every ev-ery attack, inflicting enormous losses on the enemy, but we assumed the offensive, drove the enemy out of I their positions and are now advanc- I ing into the interior of the peninsula." London Mav 4. 4:03 p. m In a dispatch from Athens, received by the Exchange Telegraph company, the declaration is made that the Vali of Smyrna has eutered into fresh negotiations nego-tiations with the allies tor the surrender sur-render of the town. |