New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-18
Press Steadily Toward
Two Heights Overlook
ing Dardanelles.
FORWARD MOVEMENT
MADE AT GREAT COST
More Reinforcements Needed to
Clear Way for Fleet to
Reach Constantinople.
rBy Cable to IN. Tribune J

London, May ls.-Still fighting des-
perately. the allied forces on the CAL
lipoli Peninsula are concentrating their
efforts on the capture OF two heights
that overlook the approaches 70 the
narrows of the Dardanelles, says an
Athens dispatch to The Morning Post
The Turks are Offering desperate re-
sistance and the losses on both sides
are very heavy. but he steady advance
OF the Allies and the terrible fire from
he ships are said 70 be weakening the
spirit Of the Ottoman troops and their
confidence in their German preceptors
The dispatch continues:
According to authentic news from
Constantinople, numerous arrests are
being effected smonS :-.:'Centlal mem
bers of the Old Turks for completely IN
\ recently discovered Armenian plot
The Turkish press declares this plot
was Matched abroad by General Cnerli
Pacha, Ismail Bey and other enemies OF
the Young Turk party. According to
this source, Il was intended TO assassi-
nate Enver Pachs and Talsat Bey as
soon.as the Allies succeeded IN forcing
the Dardanelles and to conclude an i'm
mediate peace with the entente powers.
Arms, bombs and discriminating docu-
ments have been discovered by the
police in many Turkish and Armenian
houses
THE Daily Chronicle" to-day pub,
fishes the following dispatch. dated
Nav 10. from Ashmead Bartlett, It's
correspondent with the British FORCES
on the Gallipoli Peninsula:
The first stage OF the great patue
for the possession OF the heights OF
Adhee Tiaba has come 70 close and
although the British army Is not YET IN
pos,ession of this commanding position
the enemy has been forced TO disclose
his strength and the character OF ms
dcfences. We are now IN a position 10
estimate the full measure OF the task
,ybich lies ahead. Adj Baba is the
first OF the commanding positions on
which the Turco German force can take
- stand before we are able to move up
the Gallipoli Peninsuls, and thus COM
mand the northern shore OF the mar
rows of the Dardanelles. There are
others lust as formidable, even " not
more so. behind il. Unless the enemy
suddenly loses heart and decides to give
in. all these positions must be taken,
hill by hill. valley by valley and trench
bv trench. before the Allies army can
omen the gate to the feet and enable II
10 pass through to Constantlnopic.
once our fleet is past the Narrows the
end has come.
Those who in their ignorance OF me
true state Of affairs on the GalllpoI
Peninsula expect a speedy and trlum
phant success will be disappointed, ou:
those who have studied the lessons o.
modern warfare in France and Poland
will at once realize that the Anglo
French armies have accomplished mar
vols. their strength considered, ana
that the soldiers of both nations IN
two weeks Of continuous lighting have
nerformed deeds which never have been
surpassed in the history of either ma
ton.
Here. as in France. victory can be
gained only BY more men and con
tinuous supply of ammunition. Our
gallant troops and those Of our allies
have made enormous sacrifices TO pre-
pare the way for reinforcement5 from
home TO follow I'D their successes.
Allies Positions Strong.
"Our positions are impregnable. and
no force the Turks can bring against
ma will move our men from the lines
they have won by sheer hard lighting.
Apparently the Turk has grasped this
fact and now hopes we will hurl our
selves against his intrenchments and
redoubts.
THAT both the Turks and Germans
have received staggering blow we
know. for they were convinced that the
Gallipoli Peninsula Was impregnable;
that no enemy could land on any Of