Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-05-15
Paris Officially Announces 0c-
cupation of Kun kaleh at
DardaneIIes Entrance.
MARCH ON CAPITAL HAS BEGUN
Allies Effect Landing on Both Sides of
Passage-British in New Offensive
in BeIgiunl-German Ad-
vance Halted.

London. April 2s.-The march on
Constantinople has begun. British
and French troops having effected a
landing on both sides of the Barda-
nelles under what are described as
excellent conditions have taken
many prisoners and are continuing
their advance.
The British war office and admiralty
announce that the troops landed on
Gallipoli Peninsula are thoroughly
making good their footing with the eff
fective help of the navy"
Capture Turkish Fort.
Paris officially announces the occu-
patton of Kun Kaleh on the Asiatic
side of the straits by French infantry
and artillery. That the Turks offered
desperate resistance to both the land
ing and occupation, although they were
under the guns of the French war
ships, is indicated by the fact that
they delivered seven counter attacks
and employed heavy guns.
The number of troops on this expe
dition. which is in command of Gen
eral Sir Ian Hamilton, is not known,
but those already ashore are moving
forward and Strengthening their posi-
tons, the Decentralization from the
transports still goes on
New British Offensive.
Equally contradictory are the Off
cial statements concerning the fight
ing in the vicinity of Ypres. 1t would
appear the German offensive north of
that city, which resulted in their re
cent gain of almost three miles, has
reached its limit, and that although
the Germans hold most of the ground
they gained the question now is wheth-
er they have sufficiently consolidated
the new line to retain it.
The rush over. the British troops
now are said to have taken the often
sive, and are striking toward ST. Jul
len, which the Germans captured,
while the French on the British left
not only have pushed the Germans
from Lizerne. their new Judgment on
the west bank of the canal nearest
Calais, but have crossed the canal and
hold Het Sas, on the east bank.
Some sections of the British press
profess the belief that the crisis in
the new battle, or series of battles, for
the French coasts, is passed
Hard Fighting Around Ypres.
London, April 27-"Ypres is in
flames, the Germans having thrown a
hail of incendiary bombs into the
town." thus telegraphs the Morning
Posts correspondent in Northern
France
THE fighting continues hotly all
along this 'front.'" the correspondent
adds, 1.-The Germans show extraordi-
nary daring in bringing heavy artil-
lery close to their front line, the guns
being mostly 13-inch Austrian howit-
zers on movable carriages
The tremendous battle begun by the
German attack on the allied arch-like
front around Ypres. in the plains of
Flanders, continues with undiminished
fury, and England, like the rest of
Europe, is awaiting the outcome with
undisguised anxiety.
Even the news that the allied fleet
and army have commenced an attack
| on the Dardanelles and that troops are
| advancing against the Turkish en-
trenchments. which. few days ago,
| would have aroused immense enthus-
| iasm, has received only passing atten-
| ton in the face of the stakes that are
| in the balance in the battle which is
being fought beyond the English
| channel
| Territory Recovered.
1
| ceived the blast in fuller force and
| were driven back across the canal be
| tween Boesinghe and Steenstraate,
| were not much slower in recovering
| and, according to the French official
| reports, succeeded in regaining pos
| session of the canal banks and much
| of the surrendered territory to the
east.
There is no inclination here, how.
| ever, to belittle the initial success OF
the German sweep and the work that
| is before the allied armies before the
situation can be fully restored
German Troops to West
4 London. April 26.-The German
rushes in Flanders and the Woevre
where they claim to have had consid
cradle success, are believed to be the
forerunners of another big effort tc
break through the allied lines in the