New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-26

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Lar exnloit is credited 20 Alexander.
Hero and Leander gave IL its most
picturesque legend, swimming lea'
eoualled in more modern times pN
Lord Byron and others. ,,
THE shores OF the strait arc formed
by the European peninsula OF GAIN,
mil on the northwest and the man is an.
~ Asia Minor on The southeast. GAIL
poli was the scene Of severe earlh-
quake in recent years, which hear'y
5o,troved the town Of the same name
The pepinsula also saw some OF the
most desperate 6ghting OF the balkan
wars III. q.
ro.able as being the edge OF the ram
OF Troy, many miles OF ITS lever StrcICn
being visible from the decks OF s'eSIn-
ers passing through the channe,. 4he
actual site Of the city has caused mueh
controversy. but Schleimann uneovereo
some ancient foundations 'h"' ee''' ~
decide the matter. -.
mr. nsne Dardanelles comes from
ke two castles that IN olden times
we're able 20 protect the narrowest part
- tbe strait Il preserves the name
~ the city OF Dardanus in the IToad,
farous Tor the treaty between Suils
80 Vi.hrsdates in 81 y. {. Al the
Fgoan extremity stand the forts OF
SeS;l Pahr and Kun Kaleh, IN Europe
nd Ala. respectively. The best known
bowever. are the Old Castle OF Rume-
~, md The Old Castle OF Anatolla' AZ
The uarrowcSt point. 49,.
The rolling hills Of Gallipoh being
fairly free from vegetation, the slraI'
a, he easily defended. The forts,
which arc said 20 have been designed
hv a British army engineer were eOie
80 Withstand the efforts Of the Italian
eeet "a mass them in the Iuyco-lta'ah
Wsr More recent reports nave
,iairocd that the Germans had mounted
beavv guns TO assist in their deienoG r
In 1907 the English admiral SIT >. l.
DycrWorth. made his way past al Ine
Sortresscs into the Sea OF MaIho "a.
The treaty Of July. 1871, conhrmeo, Oi
he Treaty Of Paris OF looo' prescI!.D Dy y
,bat no foreign ship OF war mIgn'
enter the strait except by IurSisA per
mission. Even merchant vessels haye
been allowed 20 pass the oaSue u
Cbanak-Kalcschi only by day
Russia has been the natural sunerer
rom mis- ruling, and II is Russla's de-
re N obtain free and open access 10
,bo Mediterranean that makes her look
,gitb longing eyes toward the turkish
capital.
Beginning Of Attack
vs,k AGO to-day the British and
French fleets under the command OF
Vice-Admiral Garden began an import
ant attack on the Dsrdanelles. re
forts at Cape Hellss and hum hHIe
were bombarded with a long range hte
that the forts, being outranged' couId
not return. ,,-.. a..
CORVALLIS, the Triumph, the Surreh
and the Rouvet closed IN 10 snort
range. while the Infexible and the AZ
amemnon supported them from q ols,
lance. The action apparently silenced
the forts on the European slde' ana
none Of the allied ships was MT
After an aerial reconnaissance by
British aeroplanes, the action was re-
rewed last Sat6d ay morning, and has
continued during this week. No fewer
han eight battleships and armored
rrujsers have been taking part, with a
Total Of thirty 12-inch and SIX lO-lnch
inns The Infexible had just returned
from the Falkland Islands, where she
took part in the battle IN which Ad-
miral Count Won Specs German squad
ron was destroyed
Anticipates More Resistance.
". Morgan Shuster, former financial
adviser to the Shah Of Persia, sald
last night that he believed that the
Germans must have made some pro-
vision against the eventualty OF the
outer fortresses Of the Dardanelles be-
ing captured. III. =.
Germany cannot have been blind To
the possibility OF the fall OF these
forts" he said, Il believe that they
have placed heavy guns between THESE
fortresses and Constantinople. More
over. Constantinople will not fall al
mere threat Of bombardment. II Is
very likely that the city will put up g
strong fight against the allied feet.
IL believe that there is a Turkish
feet somewhere in the straits. The
Goeben. the Breslau and other vessel:
are undoubtedly waiting 10 give fight
The allied feet has not d free roac
30 Constantinople.'
Mr. Shuster was asked II the capture
Of ConstAntinople would mean the re-
lease OF Russia's large surplus wheat
crop and O consequent lowering of the
price Of bread here He said that II
undoubtedly would The surplus OF
Russian wheat Is estimated a. 100000
600 bushels. II Constantnople is capt
ured, this surplus can be carried down
the Black Sea, past Constantlnople and
through the Dardanelles TO Great Brit
ain and the other allied countries.
"If this takes place" said Mr.. Shus'
ter, "the result will have soothing
effect on the bulls here. Such sur
plus must exist. Otherwise the cam
II paign Of the Allies around the Darda
y nelies can be explained with difficulty
Ii must have been with the idea Of
freeing a quantity Of foodstuffs a
large as this that the campaign was
begun"