South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-08

LONDON, March S-With inexOr-
able precision. cautiously and without
haste the attacks of the Anglo
French fleet against the Turkish coast
defenses continue according to dis
patches from Athens. It is predicted
now that the Dardanelles will be
forced within the next fortnight and
that before the beginning of April,
the British and French warships will
be hammering al the gates of the
Golden Horn.
Ii is reported from the Island of
Tenedos in the Aegan sea that shells
fired from the fleet against Smyrna
set the town on fire in several places.
Many of the shells fired by the war
ships against the Turkish shore bat
teries fell into the city and exploded
in the strets Of Smyrna, digging
enormous holes and batterng down
many buildings.
There are said 20 be at least 10
ships in the fleet lying off Smyrna.
one of the Turkish batteries on the
heights near the entrance of the
Smyrna harbor was silenced on Sat
urday while one Of the forts known as
the two sisters is believed TO have
been completely destroyed. Panic
reigns in the Asiatic city. Thousands
OF the inhabitants have fled. Believ-
ing that the capture Of the city Is
necessary for the success of the
Turkish campaign, Admiral Sir Hack
vile Garden gave orders that the at
tacks be resumed with great vigor.
BOmbard Unseen Zoe.
While the war feet in the Aegean
is pounding away at the Smyrna de-
fense the warships in the Dardanelles
and those lying along the northern
sh ores of the Gallipoli peninsula, in
the Gulf Of Saros, continue their op-
erations. one of the most remarkable
aspects Of the bombardment OF the
inner forts on the Dardanelles is the
part played by the mighty British
superdreadnaught Queen Elizabeth.
Lying in the Gulf of Saros the gigantic
15-inch guns Of the Queen Elizabeth
are hurting shells, each of which
weighs nearly a ton. across the penin
sula TO fort Kale Sultanie and Fort
Hamidieh, 10 miles away. The super
dreadnaught is thus bmobarding an
enemy she cannot see and the Turks
I'm the forts on the Asiatic side are
caught amid the string of shells fired
by an enemy that cannot be seen.
Hundreds of mines are being cast
into the rapid current of the Dardan-
elles by the Turks east of Nagura In
hope that they will be swept against
some of the British or French ships.
The ships of the line have had many
miraculous escapes from these missiles
which are being swept into the Aegean
sea by the rapid current.
DiSmOunt Turkish Guns.
The 14,0O0-ton British battleships
Duncan, mounting 12-inch guns, has
been engaged with the batteries of
Fort Kiilid Bahr, on the European
side of the Dardanelles narrows. and
she succeeded in dismounting some Of
the Turkish guns. Since this spectac-
ular land and sea fight began it is es-
timated that the Turks have lost be-
tween 90 and 60 big heavy Krupp
guns. The land forces of the British
and French have been regularly or
gained for land duty and are now
ready for active operations. A battle
of spectacular aspect of gigantic pro-
portions and fraught with immense
consequences seems to be pending
along the Galnpoli peninsula. The
Turks have planted many batteries OF
field artillery to oppose the advance OF
the Anglo French land forces.