The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-03-09
ALLIES NEARING
CONSTANTINOPLE
KEEP GATHERING AWAY AT OAR.
oANElLEs, AND FORTS ARE
SlIENCED.
Vessels Are Hit but Not Seriously
oamased-Turkey Insists At
tseks Are Repulsed.

LONDON. March 8. 1885 p. m
The British and French fleets have
battered their way a step nearer to
Constanttnople, not. however. without
damage to the ships engaged. and the
battle royal for the Dardanelles cor
tnues. More Turkish forts on the
Asiatic side have been sllenced. ac-
cording TO statement by the British
admiralty, but the Turks are making
terrific resistance and the shells
from their German-made guns have
found more than one mark on the be
sieEing craft. This struggle for the
gateway OF the Ottoman capital Is at
present the big feature Of the war
news, and closely linked with this Is
the sustained excitement in Greece in
cident TO the resignation of the cabi-
net Of NJ Nenizelos. who. deeming
Greece's entry into the hostilities on
the side OF the triple entente impcra-
tive. could not agree with his king
and resigned. The retiring premier,
according to Athens dispatches. plans
70 leave for a rest and VI. Zaimis has
been entrusted with the dificult task
OF selecting q new cabinet the COM
pleNiOn Of which had not even been
tentatively announced tonight
From the number OF ships engaged
and the size and range Of the guns,
the battle Of the Dardanelles is un-
ike anything In history, according 10
naval experts. At $1,000 yards the
huge battleship Queen Elizabeth OF
the British squadron. assisted by
smaller ships. Is still hurting shells
across the GallipOli peninsula into the
Turkish stron ghOlds on the Asiatlc
shore. The admiralty statement car
ries the operations through SUNDAY
and admits that the Turks not only
Elizabeth. but that the majority of
the ships ir side the straits. both
French and British. we're struck None
was sunk and there were no casual
lies
Forts slleneed.
Tho Turkish forts RumiH Nediiidiah
Tabla and Iamidieh ] Tabia. frinEing
the static shore line. which previous
Iv had witustood the bombardment.
were sllenCcd ag was the Mount Oar.
dauus battery further south. The
Turkish casualties are unknown
A Turkish official statement from
Consfsntnople. issued prior fo tho
admiralty statement this evening .u
sisted that the fEhUnE in tho Dauda-
nelloE was developing in favor Of ha
Turks 20 was stated that no batter.
irs we're being destroyed and chat fHn
hostile ships were forced fu retreat
Acceptance. taking wing from tho
decks ~ tho besieFInE craft. are play.
i1E o. notable part in tho operations.
One Hritirh machine became UumaU.
aEo8blr and dove into tho sea and
another was hit by the Turks twenty.
rIFhf times
Nn air raid by British flyers uu The
German submarine base Of DHfrnd.
Belgium. was announced bF fu. ad.
mIralty funiFhf SIy machines uarfIr.
ipated and returned safely What
damage they inflicted. DO any. .a not
known
Former Sultan out
Ono NJ fHU most picturesque H|fa
OF tho fav's news IH report from
bucharest EumHr.1. stating IUaf for.
NOR Sultan Abdul IIam.H uf TmFaE
haa rHEsIurI hia freedom HnT .a aafF.
rr.ug hI. friends HuH sHrrurfrra
around hIm If IL. asserted that Hr
uaF ernE 'Y play sr Important part
In Die rOTn'ry'a aflIra
Wore rruErn NF Ihr British Hrrf
before Smyrna. hF which Turkish BAT.
f0rI.- were s.In1"rd ia announced fn
on admiralty statement Another rTI
..H statement aFa fHaF mo I..Ea.