New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-03
WINTER A BAR
AT DARDANELLES
British Naval Officers EX-
peCt ArduOus Work in
Near Future.

p[At EHt OAiOhS w vi N III
Near Future.
London, Sept p correspondence of
The Associated Press. The hope that
The forcing Of the Dardancles might
be accomplished by the middle Of Oc-
tober. when the weather and the tides
arc likely 10 become more formidable,
has been often discussed wherever
British officers meet. Not that there
will be any diminution Of effort after
that time, but there is full realization
that conditions will then become far
less favorable.
An observer who has been in the
Marmora vicinity for thirty years max
ing close meteorological records, while
admitting that the winter is not so
agreeable for military achievements,
describes what sort Of weather may be
expected and gives these general OBJ
servations in "The Westminster Ga
zette":
W OO!ltnS pest blliS.
ITO those who have relatives or
friends al the Dardanelles, let them
send good. strong. warm stockings for
the men besides the usual walstcoats
and mufilers; and as for creature com
forts. sweets. chocolate ard tobacco,
cspecially cigarettes. Il is the Turks
who viii suffer from the cold; they
cannot stand it long. And. being. fed
generally mainly on bread, they have
no stamina TO meet cold weather. Most
Of their troops come from warm
climcs.'
November according TO this scientist,
has cold snap or two, generally IN the
last week, but many people call 1t the
most glorious month Of the year. ne
battle Of Lule BourEas was fought three
years ago on the 18th. 9Th and lth OF
that month, in a storm of raging ram
and sleet. succeeded by several nights
of hard frost, which caused the death
of many wounded and neglected SOL
der Another year there was heavy
snowstorm on November 1917; vet, al
ter such setbacks. the weather usually
RECEIVERS and grows warmer.
40 real winter need be looked for, he
says. till the middle Of January, When
there are heavy SHOWS, which have been
known 20 lie for six weeks. and with
them come the gales which may make
the supply from the sea difficult task.
lie points out that of late years no
great cold has visited the MaTmora,
though in 1898 the Golden Horn. from
the inner bridge Of Constantlnople, was
frozen so that people walked about on
the ice, and foes were about for several
weeks. this being an exceptional season.
II frf
by the middle Of April.
Navy Expects Bad Weather.
That this naturalist has confined
his observations to land aQd not to sea
conditions may make him more Opt
mistic about the climate, which the
British seem to regard as likely to in
crease their difficulties materially. one
writer with the expedition has COM
mented on the general expectation that
there will be very arduous Work Tor
tho destrovers. trawlers and picket
boats. as well as for the larger ships
when the gales begin TO come up out
Of the southwest, and that undoubtedly
is perfectly understood by all in charge
of the operations.
On the other hand. the defenders OF
the Straits are making the most Of the
weather probabilities 20 encourage their
supporters. For example, the. Berlin
"Lokal Anzeigcr reports that the Turks
are expecting another furious attack
before the equinoctial storms arrive
to prevent absolutely the continuance
of the campaign till spring The same
paper saws the equinoctial storms in
this region, particularly in the Saro3s
Bay, are very severe, adding the Al
lies appreciate that even one south
storm, which is inevitable, will be SUI
fcient 20 prevent the landing Of sup.
niles and ammunition, the transfer OF
wounded TO the ships and the carrying
Of water 10 the troops. for only the
most powerful ships by the use OF
their power can withstand such
form as every winter brings in Saros
Bav. while the use Of lighters and
small boats is out OF - question ior
dsys or weeks AZ "a time.
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