New Britain herald., 1915-03-20
DARDANELLES ATTACK
IS RESUMED today
A|Gts, Despite Heavy Losses, Con-
tinut to Hammer Turkish Forts.
MRoPLANE RAID NEAR DOVER

Bombs Which Fell Into Sea-Naval
Operations Against Austria Open
Turks Strengthen Forts.
The attack on the Dardanelles was
! resumed yesterday, Notwithstanding
the heavy losses of the allied fleet on
the preceding day. No official an
nounccment has been made concern
ing the result of yesterdays opera
tons, but unofficial advices are to the
effect that little was accomplishef
on account of unfavorable weather
conditions. Constantinople dis
patch says that the sinking of the
British battleships Irresistible and
Ocean and the French battleship
: Bouvet, ascribed by the British adj
smiralty to floating mines, was due
to torpedoes.
The Turkish positions on the main
land near Smyrna are being strength
ened and large reinforcements have
been sent to the assistance of the
defenders. Efforts are being made TO
repair the damage already done to
the defenses of Smyrna and to plant
mines
The new naval policy of the allies
Is now in operation against Austria
according to word which h.ss reached
Rome. The commanders of the An
glo- fleet in the Adriatic have
been notified to prevent transporta-
tons of goods of any kind to or from
Austrian ports. The government of
the Netherlands has sent formal
protest to France and Great Britain
against their naval policy.
The assertion that in four days of
the fighting at Neuve Chapelle the
Germans lost no less than 1000 men
is disputed by the German general
staff An official statement places the
total German losses in this fighting
at about 5000 men.
: A German aeroplane crossed to the
English coast today and dropped sew
eral bombs off Deal. No damage was
done and the aeroplane was driven
off by a patrol boat.
= No important occurrences in France
or Belgium were announced in to-
days official reports. The Germas
war offfce stared mat small gains had
been made from the British in the
north and from the French in the
Champagne region, while the French
authorities said there was nothing to
report
Sixty-four Saved.
Paris, March 20, via London, 4:4S
a. Unofficial announcement was
made here this afternoon that sixty
four men have been saved from the
crew Of the French battleship Bouvet,
sunk in the Dardanelles March IS.
The losses on the other Ships of
the French division which took part
In this action are declared to be very
slight.
The text of the communication
follows:
French battleships had the honor
of attacking the forts in the narroWs
Of the Dardanelles at Short range on
March 49, They accomplished this
with vigor, and were highly praised
by the British sailors. Rear Admiral
Gueprette telegraphed that the honor
of the French flag has been fully sus-
tanned, although dearly bought by the
loss of the Bouvet.
''The number Of survivors is actual
~ known to be sixty-four. The num-
Der killed and wounded on the other
ships Of the division is small
No Attempt to Develop.
IF Paris, March 20, 4:30 a. m.-No at
tempt was made by the allied fleet to
develop to the fullest extent it's first
General attack on the DardanelleS,
(which was launched Thursday, says
ian Athens despatch to the Havas
Agency, quoting a British officer .as
Authority for the statement Two
Thousand shells were fired in a six
hours bombardment designed to force
q passage to Kilid Bahr and Chanak
kalesSi.
Fire from the Turkish batteries was
uninterrupted and violent, according
to information obtained from other
sources, the Havas correspondent says
The prov of the French battleshir
Gaulois was touched by a mine, but
the damage can be repaired in a few
days. She left the straits and an
chored at the Island of Navria.
Infexible Hit.
The British battle cruiser Infexible
which was hit on the bow by shells
also steamed out Of the straits con-
voyed by two cruisers. A shell which
exploded on her deck Is reported tc
have killed forty men and wounded
many others
One Turkish fort, the name OF
which is not given, is said to have
been seriously damaged while many
Of it's defenders were killed OF
wounded.
The despatch says the allied war
ships re-entered the straits at 9:3(
Yesterday (Fr!day) morning and re-
sumed the hombardment with grea
violence.
Re-cntcr Straits.
London, March 20, 11:1O a. MS,
battleshIps re-entered the Dardanelle.
Straits Friday, according to de