Evening star., 1915-05-13
TURK CASUALTIES $4,000
IN FOUR DAYS, IS CLAIM
Allies Forces Advance-Said to
Practically Control. Gallipoli
Peninsula.
FLEET PRESSES BoMBARDMENT
Several Towns in Ruins-Former
Cruiser Goeben Dana ged When
Russians Shell Bosporus-Riot-
ing in Constantinople.

LON DON. May 1S.-l nc bllt-
ish battlcship Goliath has been
torpedoed in the Dardanelles.
This is the third battleship to be
lost bv the British since the Oar
danelles bombardment begin.
Announcement OF the loss of
the Goliath was made in the house
OF commons this afternoon by
Winston Spencer Churchill, first
lord of the admiralty.
While no definite information
apparently has been received as
to the number of lives lost, Mr..
Churchill said he feared it would
reach 500. Later reports said
twenty officers and 100 men had
been saved.
Mr.. Churchill also announced
that the British submarine ETA
had penetrated through the Oar
danelles and into the sea OF Mar
mora. sinking two Turkish gun
boats and Turkish transport.
One of Older Ships.
The Goliath was one Of the older
British battleships of the pre-dread-
naught type. She was built in 1898.
Her complement was $50 men. The
Goliath was 400 feet long on the water
line and "A feet beam. Her displace-
ment was 1880 tons. She was armed
with four 12-inch and twelve 6-inch
guns. twelve 12-pounders. six 3-pound-
ers and two machine guns. She had
four torpedo tubes The Goliath is
the third British battleship whose loss
in the attack on the Dardanelles has
been announced by the British govern
= ment. Loss Of the Irresistible and
Ocean. together with the French bat
tleship Bouvet. was announced March
ls- All three ships struck mines dur
Ing general assault on the Darda-
nelles forts March IS.
April a wireless dispatch from Ber-
lin said Information had been received
there that the British battleship Lord
Nelson had stranded inside the straits
and had been destroyed by the IRE of
Turkish guns. This report was not
confirmed by the British admiralty.
Troops Continue Advance.
British and French troops continue to
advance along the Gallipoli peninsula,
according to Athens dispatches. Some
reports even claimed the occupation of
certain heights which would mean that
the entire peninsula was under the con-
trol of the invaders.
The Turks" one message saws. "hsve
lost in killed and wounded during the
last four days in the Da rdaneIles nearly
$4,000 mon not counting those in
SMYRNA. which was bombarded.
A large number of Turkish prison-
ets. the message says. are being
transported from Tenedos to Cairo"
Bombardment Resumed.
AN allied fleet re-entered the Darda-
nelles last night and bomb rded the
forts at Kilid Bahr. Chanak Kalessi
and Niagara. The bombardment was
interrupted at o'clock, but was re-
sumed three hours later and is being
continued" says a Havas dispatch from
Athens
Although the Turks have be.n
strongly reinforced. the bombardment
from allied warships is causing them
heavy losses and they are steadily los
ing ground
Turkish trenches are nlled with
bodies"
Forts Being Overcome.
The dispatches state that the fort. in
the straits gradually are being over
come and II is believed a general as
ssult Is in progress against the heights
OF Achi Babi. the capture OF which is
necessary preliminary 70 a complete
clearance OF the straits There are per
sistent reports at Moudros that these
heights nave been taken and that the
entire stretch of peninsula from Cane
Belles to kilid Bahr now is in the Al
lies hands.
Turk Cruiser Damaged
Dispatches from odessa assert that
the Turkish cruiser Sultan SeIim for
nierly the Goeben) was badly damaged
Monday in engagement with the
Russian Black sea feet. which was
bonLa riding the forts of the Bosphorus
The Turkish oficiaf version OF the
encounter. received by wireless, fol-
lows
A Russian fleet. including Ave bat
tlesnips, two cruisers. twelve torpedo
boats and some transports. steamed to
point near the entrance to the Bos-
porus with view of renewing its
demonstration. The Seiim opened a
heavy fire and the Russians beat a
hasty retreat to Sebastopol. The lead
ing battIeship Was badly damaged
The Russian fleet was able to escape
from the Sclim only by entering for
tlied harbor.
Russians Landing Troops.
Tho Milan SecoIo states the Russians
are continuing the Decentralization of
troops at iuiada small port on the
IIack sea. seSeuty-hNe miles northeast
Of .Ndrianopic. under heavy fire. The
entire Turkish fleet is said to have
4 lett the Eosporus and steamed toward