Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-20
IRRESISTIBLE AND
OCEAN LOST WITH
CRAFT OF FRANCE
Admiralty Announces that Two
British Battleships and One
French Man O. War Sunk
in Dardanelles.
LIKELY DESTROYED BY MINES
Another Gallo Naval Vessel in
Straits Put Out Of Action by
Turkish Foes,
GARDEN I'LL AND NOT IN CHARGE


LONDON. March 19.--The British
admiralty announces that the Brit
ish battleships Irresistible and Ocean
have been sunk.
The admiralty announces that the
French battleship Bouvet also was
blown up by a mine in the Dar-
danelles and sunk and that virtually
its entire crew was lost,
The admiralty statement adds that
the battleships Queen and lmplaca-
BILE have been dispatched from ENG
land to replace the lost British ships.
The ocean struck a drifting mine
and the admiralty believes the lrre-
sistible probably met with a like dis
aster. Ii is announced the operations
against the Dardanelles are continu-
ing.
| Statement Concerning Losses.
The admiralty statement says the Brit
ish losses among the personnel OF the
ships were not heavy considering the
scale Of tho operations
The British battle cruiser lnflexinie hao
its forward control hit by a heavy sneil
and will need repairs
The Irresistible left the battle line, list
ling heavily, according TO the report
Vice Admiral Sackville Hamilton Car
den, who is III, has been succeeded In
lcommand at the Dardanelles by Rear Ad-
lmiral John M. De Robeck.
Both the battleships Irresistible ana
ocean recently have been engaged In
1.-THE operations against the Dardanelies
IA Berlin dispatch Of Friday said the
4 Irresistible had been put out Of action
and that .auetheI battleship had been Sc
I.riousiy Damaged in the fighting IN th'
waterway.
lesa Report of Turks.
CoNSTANTINoPLE, March 1s.-(Vis
Berlin and Nireless TO London. March 49,,
: IAN official statement says a squadron
OF six British and four French battle
: ships at 1880 o'clock yesterday morning
attacked three fortresses OF the Dardan
eIles. At the same timo another squadron
OF the allied fleets commenced operations
.. against three fortresses in saros bay
After fierce artillery duel the hostile
ships withdrew at o'clock in the after
noon, but part OF the squadron continued
its fire until o'clock at long range and
! at great intervals. The French battleshiI
Bouvet struck mine at 2;sO in the vicin'
/ Ity of the entrance TO the straits ant
sank in three minutes.
Z A British torpedo boat was sunk by th'
fire from the forts The British battle
while another battleship was seriously
damaged. .
II statement from Paris.
: PARIS. March i9.-The French ministr!
! OF marine tonight gave out the following
communication;
1.-THE French battleship Bouvet has beef
sunk during the operations in the Dar
danelIes by the explosion of mine.
THE battleship Gaulois was damage'
and put out OF action.
Two British battieships we're sunk b.
mines.
Part Of the crew of the Bouvet is be
lieved to have been saved"
Tells Of Allies Loss
BERLIN. March 19.-(By Wireless u
sayville, L. I)-The oversas New
Agency today gave out the following iten
regarding the operations in the Oar
danelles:
Turkish headquarters reports that 81
: enemy destroyer has been sunk in tn
d Dardanelles and that one British battle
It ship has been disabled and another dam
;. aged. The Mills agency OF Constantinopl
= reports that two British battleships o
= the types OF the Irresistible and Africa
e which had already been damaged, wer
sunk last night by the fire Of the Turks
! - A
: tanned that one battleship of the Corn
{ wallis type has been towed by-severa
i ships 70 the Island OF Tenedos."