The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-03-25
TROOPS TO ASSIST
! SHIPS IN BATTLE
Allies Prepare to Land Forces
| =, Against Turks.
LARGE ARMY IS NOW READY
Sultan Sends 10000 Soldiers to
Strengthen earrisons on the Oar.
daneIles-Three More Forts
Are Damaged by Fleet.

London, March 22.-Land operations
on a grand scale are about to be un'
dertaken by the British and French
forces in the Dardanelles.
Stung by their reverses when the
battleships Bouvet. Irresistible and
Ocean we're sunk, the allies have pre-
pared to strike at the Turks by a
combined land and sea action and
force their way to Constantinople at
any cost.
Large Army 10 Ready.
While their plans have been sur
rounded with the greatest secrecy. it
Is known that numbers Of transports
bearing troops already have been dis
patched to the scene of operations and
that a large army is ready to assail
the Turkish forces under cover Of the
terrific fire OF the fleets guns.
That the purpose Of the allies is un'
derstood in Constantinople is indicated
by reports that 10000 Turks have
been sent to strengthen the garrisons
on the Dardanelles. The Turkish
forces on the coast of the Gulf OF
Smyrna also have been REINFORCED un
til they are said to total $4,000 men.
Kaiser 10 Watching.
The German emperor is watching
the course Of the action in the Oar
danelles with anxiety, according to an
Amsterdam correspondent Of the Elk
change Telegraph company.
THE emperor received david Bey
the Turkish minister of finance, al
Berlin when the Dardanelles situation
was discussed" says the correspond
ent's dispatch.
In an interview which appeared in
the Berlin papers, David Bey init
mated that the emperor was much
concerned about the possible fate o.
Constantinople, not only because o.
the tremendous political consequences
which would result, but also on &C
count of the prosperity which the
forcing of the Dardanelles would bring
to Odessa.
Plans to Check Odessa.
THE emperor is quoted as saying
we SdAhOI uLlo" oNCSSd " DoSOLN
another Hamburg"
A Bucharest dispatch to the Dali,
Mail declares a German staff colonel
who has arrived from Constantinople
has admitted that the capital mus
fall in a few weeks.
British Loss Light.
Except in the case Of the Bouvet, o
whose crew only Ga were saved, thu
casualties suffered in the lombard
ment are said to be light The Brit
ish admiralty published the losses
among the officers on the Irresistible
and although the ship was sunk anI
the crew had to be transferred unde
a hot fire, the list contains the name
Of only four officers killed and one sc
verely wounded.
Three Forts Damaged.
Three Turkish forts, Kilid Bahr
Name zieh and Chanak, were practical
ly dismantled during Thursdays fight
ing when the Anglo-French feet in tn
Dardanelles lost three battleships ant
had two others badly damaged.
This information was conveyed her
in dispatches from Athens, which sail
that allied aviators reconnoiterini
over the straits made the report t
Rear Admiral de Robeck, command
ing the attacking feet.
Bury Dead at Sea.
on the entrance to the strait thos
warships not undergoing repairs par
ticipated in the ceremonies for tn
dead.
Including nearly six hundred sailor
who persisted when the Bouvet went t
the bottom and the casualties aboar
the English warships the dead tota
nearly seven hundred.
Scores Of bodies OF French sailors
carried by the swift current flowin
out of the Dardanelles, drifted out O
the strait entrance, according to
message from the island of Tenedos
Boats were put out to pick up tn
floating bodies in order that the
might be buried at sea with all navs
honors.