Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-03-03
RUSSIANS GUT
TURKS LINES
IN CAUCASUS
Route to COnstantinopIe
Severed, Isolating Large
Turkish District.
SUBMARINES RUSHING
TO ATTACK ALLIED FLEET
Austro German Under Sea
Boats, With Convoy, Sail
for DardaneIIes.
ALLIED WARSHIPS RETIRE
BEFORE FIRE OF FORTS
Two Russian Forts at ossowetz
Have Been Demolished,
Germans Report.
SUBMARINES RUSHING
TO ATTACK ALLIED FLEET
ALLIED WARsHIPS RETIRE
BEFORE FIRE OF FORTS
Two Russian Forts at 0ssowetz
Have Been Demolished,
Germans Report.

- ESA5S4c~l N4SSoIy Ol lIupDIlaBC n .
the war with Turkey is made known
in a dispatch from Tifis. trans4
Caucasia. Russian army advanced
from Batum, on the Black sea, into
Turkish territory. cut on the Turkish
army's Communication route to Con-.
stantinople and isolated large districts
OF Turkish territory. The Turkish
troops opposed the advancing army
stubbornly. but the Russians. who had
the assistance of warshtps, are said
TO have driven them hack step By
step.
An Austro German subnarine
squadron, composed OF six sub
marines and q number OF torpedo
boats, has left the Austrian naval
base OF Pola, on the Adriaiic. pre-
sumably TO strike at the Anglo
French feet at the Dardaneliee
Athens dispatches state that nine
battleships Of the allies' neet havs
advanced to the narrowest part o<
the Dardanelles. bombarding Turkish
fortihcations and troops and landing
force which scattered q Turkish
garrison. It is probable. however,
that these dispatches refer 70 opera
tions on Monday. before the attack
on the DzraaneIles was interrupted
by a storm. as was announced by 10
British admiralty
Forts Drive or F1ess-
A dispatch from Berlin this AFTER
noon declares that the Turkish forts
in the Dardane4les compelled the al
/ lied feet TO retire alter the warzh- -ps
had bombarded three hours yester-
day. The Turkish land works were
not damaged, says the report
Two of the Russian forts At 0sso-
wetz have been destroyed, accordinf
to q Berlin newspaper dispatch io-
day. The important fortress OF 0s-
sowetz is one OF the points Of sup
port in the line OF defense TO which
he Russian army tel back after il
vas driven out OF East Prussia
Russia's campaign in the north has
developed no new features. Although
Petrograd states that the Russians
are everywhere on the offensiss 9. tbs
movement apparently is nor being
pressed with yigor. except in = few
districts. Today's report from the
German war Office says that several
attempts OF the Russians to advances
were repelled
Active operations in France are
still confined principally to the strip
Of the front in the Champagne region
The French war office announces that
long stretch of German frst-iine
positions is now under control OF the
allies, but the Berlin military chiefs
repeat their assertion that the French
have been repulsed and compelled to
retire to their own positions. At one
point in the vosges. Berlin announces
the Germans have made an advance
of Ave miles in the last few days.
Italy continues military prepara-
t.ons. having taken up in parliament
iegisiation for increasing the strength
OF the army. The minister OF war
announced that all classes we're ask
ing TO enter the army.
A German correspondent on the
Galician front teiegraphs TO Berlin
that the Russians have not won Z
single complete success in their ef~
sorts to regain their lost positions on
the crest OF the Carpathians Heavy
lighting continues in ths snow. the
Russians making desperate efforts to
ward on the danger Of an encirclinx
movement
BY the Associsted Press.
TIFLIS, TRANS CAUCAsTAs
March (vta Petrograd. i1.I5 q. m
and London, las p. m.).-The Rvs
sian army Of the Caucasus. driving
the Turkish forces before II. has
reached the river Khopachas. estuary
Of the Tchoruk. in Armenis- This
advance by the Russians cuts the
route of Turkish reinforcements and
supplies from Constantinople to the
Caucasian frontier through Khopa.
Turkish Armenia and isolates =
large section OF Turkish territory.
The isolated section includes the
districts OF Ardanuch, Ardahan. 0lti
and Sari Kamysh.
The Russian forces advanced froro
Baturn, on the Black Sea near the
Turkish border, and were opposed
by the Turks at every step They
were assisted by Russian warsfipe.
which cleared the shore OF Turkish
forces and cut on successfully sew
erai avenues OF Turkish connmunica~
tions by sea until only the khop4
route remained
After a battle OF three days this
last route was closed effectively.
BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA. via Paris. March 8, lo:1o
a. m-An Austrian feet Consisting
of six Austro-C German submarines ac~
companied by several torpedo beats
and torpedo boat destroyers LETT rola.
the Austrian naval base. at dawn
Yesterday for the Mediterranean.
bound for the Dardanelles accordin<
to the Telegram. which bases lts re~
port upon what it characferizes as
| Information received from a reliahIo
source from Triest by way OF limit
i 1rAn Aaa4 Il -. - E<1o11..
last reported on Corfu.
BY the unitrd Fress.
coNsTANTIHoPLE. via Berlin
wireless. March s-Turlish forts II
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