The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-04-28
ATTACK TURK FORTS
FOUR BRITISH BATTLESHIPS ENTER
DARDANELLES STRAITS
NO ACTIVITY ON HAND


ish Coast-Torpedo Squadron De-
moraIizes Turkish Army-FightinG
in Ypres Locality Shows Signs Of
Developing Intensity.
The assault Of the Dardanelles has
been renewed, although it is not ap--
parent whether the allied forces are
ready to begin the expected general
attack. Four British warships enter
ed the straits Thursday and lombard
ed the Turkish forts, which were
subjected also to indirect fire across
the peninsula from the Gulf of Saros.
the result of this fighting has not
been disclosed.
Bombardment of the Turkish forts
at Smyrna, Asia-Minor, also is be-
lieved to have been resumed. There
is nothing to indicate, however, that
any move has been made toward an
attack by the forces landed from the
Gulf of Saros, such as is expected to
accompany the next effort on larger
scale to win the Dardanelles.
Italian foreign minister and the Aus
trian ambassador at Rome is accept
ed as sign that negotiations still
are under way between Austria and
Italy. 1t was reported that Italy has
sent an ultimatum to Austria.
An official report from British
headquarters in the field says that
the Germans were persistent in their
efforts to win back Hill No. 60 near
Ypres. It is said the British held the
entire crest of the hill and that the
German assaults for the time being
| had ceased.
A Petrograd dispatch says Russian
aviators inflicted coasiderage damage
| on German positions at several
points. Bombs were dropped on
| Plock and Mlawa, Russian Poland,
several German boats on the Vistula
river were struck and German
trenches damaged.
Petograd reports Friday: The
Russian Black Sea torpedo boat
squadron bombarded the Turkish
coast between Archaya and Artaschin
April 10. a 15-mile strip Of coast,
in which is located the headquarters
of the Turkish army operating in that
region, was swept with shell and the
barrack and provision stores were
| ignited and destroyed.
A large number Of Turkish coast
wise vessels laden with ammunition
| and supplies was sunk.
Turkish land forces were initiating:
a sortie under artillery cover at the
| time. They were thrown into panic
| BY the unexpected sea bombardment.
Their supporting guns Immediately
were silenced. On April 20 Turkish
| efforts to start an offensive In this
region ceased.
Only minor engagements are re-
ported from the Prussian front. The
greatest activity appears among the
| aircraft service. A Russian aeroplane
aof a type capable Of carrying sixteen
men has raided the Polish towns of
| Mlawa and Plock. : German aero
planes daily circle about the Osso-
wetz fortress, though they are kept
at a distance by Russian guns.
One Russian aviator dropped a
bomb on a German transport near
Kopetza, northeast Of Ossowetz. An
observation point at Lopautuxatza, In
the same vicinity, also was destroyed
by bomb.
London reports Friday, The Brit
| ish forces, despite repeated German
| rushes, hold their grip on Hill 60,
| near Ypres, and the fighting in that
locality shows signs Of developing
along the wide front with increasing
tensity, even rivaling the German at
temps to break through the British
lines last fall.
The city of Ypres, whose historic
structures were shattered by German
projectiles last October, again is the
| target of heavy shells. Seventeen
inch missiles now ars being used and
unless the civilian population has fled
or has taken to its cellars, the losses
among the people must be heavy.
There has been a lull in the Ger
man counter attacks, according to
the British official report this morn
ing, but it is assumed that both sides
are being strongly reinforced, and the
! tone Of the British communication in
dicates the issue has not yet been nm
ally decided.
No official explanation is forth
coming Of the stoppagc of traffic be-
tween England and Holland. One
| theory is that this is . stroke at spies
and another that the area is being
| cleared for a naval action. The lat
ter explanation seems incomplete,
however, for if steps were being tax
en- to clear ships from marine she'll
zone, vessels running to Scandinavian
ports also would be held up.
Although Great Britain is silent,
Germany apparently is expecting ex-
| tensive land operations near the Dar-
danelles. It is common knowledge
that allied troops are being landed
in European Turkey.
Impending North sea operations
are thought to be foreshadowed by
the incursion of British submarines
| in Heligoland bay and the embargo
on shipping between England and
| Holland.
During the past week the activity
of German submarines has decreased
to marked degree and coincidental-
ly, British submarines apparently are
operating along the German coast
and around He'igolcnd. The German
admiralty's report announcing the op-
erations says that one of the British
underwater craft was sunk April II.
The fact that Great Britain has:
sent more than 100000 men across
the channel to France, as already an
nounced, may cause temporary cessa-
ton of the transport Of troops to the
continent, with consequent release
of some of the warships guarding the
lane.
Whatever the intention of the gov
ernment the British people are con-
vinced that important naval events
are likely soon.
The campaign on land has supplied
no important engagements. In Alsace
the French continue to pursh forward