Rock Island Argus., 1915-03-22
German Writer Describes
Defeat of Allies in
Oardanelles.
NINE SHIPS TAKE PART
Attack OF Marine on Strong
Land Forts Proves a Ter
rifying Spectacle.

Lsaasr. March zz.-Tre var
-risbt be ended ~ a European
conference ,srsr ana where Ger
many desired. Foreign Secretary
Grey toIs ar audience IN London
ssaay. sus thzt Germany had re-
f4s-d rvr-g suggestion. ana on
nsr rests tre resEsnE bifity for ere
war. we know Germany rad pre-
pared for gsar. ara eriy tnoss ysro
hze planned FOR Nar eruid pre-
pare fer h." he said Grey vas
aetIrs as chairman e. p gathering
listening g lecture on t1s STRAIT
cay % var. rfe ~zE iolaIy cheer
"a ssrr4 he added This is tne
fourth tIr1e within rnrmery trat
Prussia mas made war upon Eur
ese. and 80 are determined tnat
q siu be ths last
Asking vsrat Be- she issue fer
which ysu are fighting Grey pro
ereasd trat IN due fInie terms 81
peace would ss put forward by
ere allies Ore essential eonsi-
NOT FHaEa VIZ NHsAaH eHNaHH -
Belgium of her independent na-
tionai nfe and free possession %
hcr territory. Tire srest issue
Il "ser ~ish the nations % Eur
ere 90 De free % i've their inde-
pendent lives. working out their
ea4n form % government and ra-
tiorai development. IN full liberty,
whether they DC great states or
small states Tha; is our ideal"
Berlin. March There vas fight
ne in the Durdanciics Thursday
March IS. 90 which the French battle
hip Bouvet and two British battle
.hip were scat 20 the bottom. Core
.poudcut Woim Of the bureau tele
.raphed. The efforts % the allies "a
.orce the straits reached q climax %
in artillery duel Thursday which last
ID seven hours The atmosphere
around the forts was darkened by
.iouds Of smoke and exploding shells
md quantities Of earth we're thrown
uto the air by the projcctiies OF the
rarships The earth trembled for
niles around The allies entered the
traits AZ II 80 In the morning and
helled the town of Chank Kale. Four
,rcnch and Eve British Warships took
art in the beginning. This engage
rcut reached a climax az 1880 when
he fire Of the allies was concentrated
.pon Fort Hamidich and adjacent forth
ed positions
The attack of modern marine artil'
cry upon strong land forts presented
n interesting and terrifying spectacle.
IL times the forts were completely
.nvcloped BY smoke. At ? o'clock the
lilies changed their tactics and con-
entgated their FIRE upon individual
.afteries. but "a vas evident they
ound diHcuity In getting a range.
fauy % their shells fell short. cast
70 pillars OF water. or went over the
orts 90 explode IN ttg town. ~ 3;l5.
rhen the bomhardmcut was hottest.
he Fr~-ch batticship B0uvet was seen
iukinr By the stern \ moment later
er bov vas seen TO swing clear OF
he water and she VAS Eoing down
Cheers From Forts.
Roaring cheers from the Turkish
arriacns and forts greeted the sight
-orp~do boats n1d other craft % the
lies hurried 90 the rescue. but were
uccessfui in saving only a few men.
he Bouvet was struck hy n mine and
ras severely damaged above the VA
s- line By shell IRE. one pro3ectiie
truck the forward deck. \ mast also
.as shot avay and hunE overheard. u
ouid BE- seen that the Bouvct when
unk Vas cueeavoTtnE 20 Eaiu the
iouth % che straits This. however.
.as disicuit owing. apparently. 20 the
sct that her machinery vas damaged
hortiy after sinking the BOuvc; n
Iri;ish ship Was struck on deck amid
1ipG and vas compelled 20 with
-aW. Then another British vessel vas
ably damaged aud AZ 3:45 vas seen
, retire under terrific FIRE from n
urkash battery. This vessel ran TO-
ard shor- For an hour the allies
He'd 20 protect her with their guns.
1t Il vas apparent she was destined
|, destruction. Eight effective hits
ioNed the hopeisssness OF the situa-
on for this vessel.
Turks More Confident.
Then she withdrew toward the
outh OF the DardAneiies which she
'sches IN = few minutes under hail
shells. The forts continued firing