New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-19
ENGLAND SENDS
new COMMANDER
TO DARDANELLES
Sir Ian Hamilton Called
Back 10 Britain TO
Make Report"
MONRO IS NAMED
TO SUCCEED HIM
War Office Takes Action After
Abandonment of Campaign
Is Suggested.

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Is Suggested.
London, Oct. 10 Major General
Charles Carm chael Nonro has been ap-
pointed 20 command the Dardanelles
expedition. in succession to General Sir
Ian Hamilton. who is returning 70 Eng
land to make a report. This announce
ment is made by the War Office.
Pending General Monro's arrival at
Gallipoli. Major General william Riddel
Birdwood will temporarily command
the troops.
Speaking in the House Of Lords last
Thursday Sir Alfred Miner described
the situation in the Balkans as disas-
trous. Referring 70 the Dardanelles. he
said
1T has been said that it would be
terrible 10 abandon that adventure
owing to the loss of prestige it would
entail. but would it not affect British
prestige more seriously if the enter
prise were persisted in and ended in
complete disaster2'
For all has not been going well
with the eHpeditionary forces sent TO
make their way through to the Golden
horn. The passage of the Straits was
attempted FIRST by the feet. unassistcd
by land attack But. after series
OF disasters, this effort was abandoned.
Then came the laborious work OF
landing on the Gallipoli Peninsula and
attacking the Turks by land and sea.
Since then the progress has been slow
and costly. General Hamilton. who
has had command Of the British troops
/ from the time Of their first landing. in
! April. has sent 10 the War Office re-
| ports OF heavy losses and small gains.
London Hints at Failure.
The result has been continued dis
| cussion in London as 10 whether the
| operations were advancing in n way 70
warrant continuation. Failure was ir
| timated not only IN the Official reports
! but also in the talk of high official
! circles.
With SIR Edward Groy's statement
before Parliament last Thursday mat
tors came 10 a head. Then il was tha;
. Niscount Miner suggested that in view
Of the Balkan situation there was but
one course for the Allies 70 pursue
! That, he said. was 20 withdraw the
10000 or 100000 French and British
soldiers from the Gallipoi Peninsula
abandon the Dardanelles operations anc
transfer the men 20 Serbia.
Lord Lansdowne, replying for the
government. was entirely non-commit-
tai. lie said that it WAS impossible for
any member of the government TO give
an undertaking that the troops would
continue in the Dardaneiles operations
or would be withdrawn from them. II
would be unpatriotic and improper, he
/ said. TO force the government 10 make
fuller disclosure Of the operations in
/ which the country - engaged.
Official Circles Aroused.
/ Since then the evasive answer of Lord
/ Lansdowne has been discussed earnest
ly in official circles. In IL was seen
/ partial confirmation Of the report that
/ the Dardanelles campaign was TO be
/ given up. and the rumor spread through
/ London that such move was contem-
/ plated.
Tho recall Of Sir Ian Hamilton is the
/ governments answer to these rumors.
! Whether that step means that the OPP
/ erations will be continued under a new
commander or whether the government
is hesitating and has called back Gen
/ eral Hamilton 10 learn whether there
/ is still hope OF reaching Constantinople
] is not disclosed in the carefully CEN
4 sored cables from London.
General Sir Ian Hamilton is one OF
| the veteran fighters Of the British
army, having seen service in the Afghan
War of 1875 the Bocr War of 1881, the
Nile expedition, various campaigns in
Africa and the South African War. IN
which he was chief Of staff to Lord
/ Kitchener. lie is siXty-two years old.
/ Major General Charles Carmichael
Monro. who was born in 1860, was APP
pointed commander OF an army corps
/ last January. He entered the army in
1879. and served with distinction in
South Africa in lS99-l900. Later he
commanded a division of the territorial
force.
Major General William K. Birdwood.
who temporarily takes command Of the
british forces IN the Dardanelles, was
wounded in battle last May on the Gal
lipoli front. He has record Of splen-
did service in the Boer War, being men
toned many times IN dispatches for
heroism. In that war he suffered severe
,v.pyts