New Britain herald., 1915-06-21
DEPICTS EVENTS
 IN DARDANELLES Former U. s. Navy Man, Just Re turned, Gives His Impressions BRITISH NAVY INEFFICIENT

BRITISH NAVY INEFFICIENT
 Henry Steadman, Guest of pr. J. E. ! Foyer, Tells of Force of 5O,OOO Brit
 ish Being Cut Down to 'O,OOO in
 Operations in the Straits.
 Henry Steadman who received his
 honorable discharge from the United
 States Navy last week when he req
 turned on the U. s. s. North Carolina
 from the Dardanelles, is the guest of Dr. John B. Foyer and in discussing
 the, war situation today he told a
 graphic story of the dreadful carnage resulting from the terrific naval en-
 agreements there. He stated that of all the English forces in the Darden- elles, the Australians have proved themselves to be the m ost efficient
 Mr. Steadman also remarked on the utter unprepardeness of England when the war broke out and stated, that her supposedly wonderful navy has fallen down badly. He also made the statement which he says the Eng- fish have not allowed to be published, 5t that of 50,000 men garrisoned at Alexandria, Egypt, who were sent in- to the Dardenelles. only 10000 of them have returned alive so great has been the slaughter during the oper-, ations there \
 frcf CloS SS mechanic on the North Carolina and while cruising about the Mediteran- ian he was able to observe much that was going on. Although he did not get on the firing line Tn the Dardan- elles he saw the boats and transports going into and returning from the battles and is therefore able to judge of their magnitude.
 The former navy man said the North Carolina steamed into Alexar dria on May 27 and was lodged on a sand bar aiming there until May 29 while, seven tug boats. dredges. and other vessels tried to release her. On the return trip the North Carolina stopped at all of the Mediterranean ports and at Gibraltar coaled for the final trip across the Atlantic
 Bring Wounded to Alexandria.
 At Alexandria MT. Steadman said, there is almost a continuous string Of transports converted into hospita. ships tringirag the dead and twotinaaf i into the port where all of the pria1 cipal public buildings have been taken over by the English govern4 ment as temporary hospitals lie stated that of the 5O.OOO soldiers, sailors and marines who were station ed at this port when the action in the Dardanelles began, but 10000 have survived the awful slaughter, 4O,oOo of them having been slain. This fact has been carefully covered up by the English he said.
 U. S. sailors Insulted.
 "A United States sailor cannot walk the streets of Alexandria with out being insulted and getting into an argument or fight regarding this country's attitude on the Lusitania matter said MT. Steadman He then explained that the English sol- diers and sailors are not the trouble makers, but it is the merchant ma rines that think the United States is lax MT. Steadman himself got into several warm arguments over the in suits heaped on this countrY.
 While in the Dardan ellesssfe saw the gigantic British a eadnought "Queen Elizab eth, '' throwing shells into the forts on tne shore and said that it was necessary for the gunners to train their guns so that the shells would travel in an arc, and would go over the tops of the low hills there, 9 distance of three or four miles. nHG land on the forts beyond.
 Turks Blow up Trenches.
 The worst massacre of which Mir i, knew while there occurred | when the British landed large expe- ditionary force. As soon as the land 1 ing parties reached the shore the i Turkish forces in the trenches, com ] by German officers, fled and | the English then occupied them. But ! before the weapons of the invaders 1 could be landed the trenches were i blown up and the entire force killed, 1 the retreat of the Turks having been but a ruse.
 MT. Steadman states that the Turks 1 in many cases maltreat their English i prisoners and he has seen many eigh- teen year old Englishmen who have escaped who have been fearfully abused. The English soldiers ana sailors are not entirely DlameleSS, however, he states, as in many cases the British men have been known to annoy and abuse the Turkish women. Tine Hindu soldiers fighting for Eng land in this region are suffering ter ribly from typhus, stated MT. Stead man. This is a disease brought on by the sting of an insect and is generally fatal. Great care must be taken by T. +7,a ,cf fr infactn6 I in every instance the Turks are fight ;,, = x,aI; ont1,,A8 ,,ndar Their German l