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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) (about)
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Fighting on the Tigris.
Absurd Turkish Claim.
I I nrkifch coiumuniqm nf.Hi.rts that the. J3iitish assault on the li^im front on \\ e*l
nesdai was lesponsiblc for the heaviest tos-cA mi s ta i ned bj the Bnttsh in the cain pugi) in Mesopotamia
U he attacking force ir declared bj the J urks to h ive h id 2 000 men killed
J he following official statement w is issued 1>> the British Win Office, ami pul» lished in I he Viv18 jtsterdiy -
Our forcer, ad\ i «.ed J00 ¿arris on Sunda\ night (Janwm °S 1) alone the right bank of tit
1 ¡l-l is eastwiri- of the junction of the Ti pris uiih the Mut Lilla, nnd bawi.cn SOO and fc» \ards westward of tlie junction alonty a front of ?sun janis Our ciFiialtiti were blight Our civalry raid ot» V> e In sdaj secured Inrge stocks of (,ram On Thursduj u_ captured the last line of trenches hut one eastward of the junction of the Jigrla and the ¡shat c1 Hid On the right bank of the latter river wo repulHtil a counter attack and took 1 ft pri^ncrs. Wo attacked und captured tronc! en wc_itwjrl of the junction of the Tigr!» and Sliat d Urn We MUcti i 1 irge number of the enenn A\e were mibHiiuently compelled to relinquish portion of tin ground gained Otu taviiln throughout the latter operations siicaa-v
fully operated b\ attacking the enemy to the
we** of Kut c1 Awiro.