Evening star., 1915-03-07
Besika were shelled By the Prince
George.
Allies Casualties


Allies Casualties.
The following casualties were sus'
tanned the 4th: Nineteen killed, three
missing. twenty fiSe wounded.
March the attack was begun by
indirect fre from the Queen Elizabeth
upon the defenses at the narrows- This
attack was supported, in dealing with
the howitzers, by the 1nf1exible and the
Prince George. The fire was connned
to forts Rumilieh-Mejidish, Tap1a.
Hamidieh. No. 2. and Namazieh. which
are armed as follows:
Fort J, two 11-inch guns, four S.%-
inch, five 3.4-inch; fort L. two 14-inch
fort T. one 11-inch. one 10.Z-inch.
eleven s.4-inch. three s.e-inch and three
5.9-inch.
THE Queen Elizabeth fired twenty
nine rounds, with satisfactory results.
The magazine in fort L. which is an
important fort. armed with the best
and heaviest guns. blew up. TWO other
forts were damaged
The fire of the Infexible and Prince
George was observed from inside the
Dsrdanelles by the Irresistible, Ca
nopus, CORVALLIS and Albion. Although
these vessels were much hred at oy
concealed guns, they were not hit.
The Sapphire again fired on troops
In the neighborhood of the Gulf of
Adramyti and destroyed a military sta
tfon at Tuzburna.
Bombards Smyrna.
March s, also. the commander-in-
chief of the East Indies, Vice Admiral
Sir Richard Peirse, arrived with
squadron of battleships and cruisers
Oft Smyrna. A methodical lombard
ment of Fort Yenickale was carried out
during the afternoon for two hours un-
der favorable weather conditions.
Thirty-two hits were secured. fnfiicting
considerable damage on the fort. and
there were two heavy explosions, ap-
parently magazines.
The Euryalus, which few the flag
of the vice admiral, shot with remark
able accuracy from her after 81 guns.
The fire was not returned.
"Bomba rdment at closer range has
now begun, weather conditions being
good.
Reduction Of the Smyrna defenses
Is necessary incident In the main
operations"
Grain Prices Fall.
As the allied fleet slowly progresses
In its attack on the Dardanelles the
effect is being reflected in the grain
markets of England. where prices
today wheat dropped to SO shillings a
quarter, but the price averaged from
So to So shillings per quarter.
French Cruisers Work.
PARIS. March s. 1880 p.m--An Off
ciaI communication from the ministry
of marine says:
AT the DardaneIles during the day
of March three cruisers stationed In
the Gulf of Saros bombarded by indi-
rect fire across the Gallipoli peninsula
the Turkish forts at kilid-Bahr, when
guard the European coast of the mar
row strait between that point and
Chanak-
The fire was directed and rectifed
by four vessels stationed at the en-
trance to the Dardanelles. The results
of the bombardment were very salts
factory.
THE powder magazine Of one Of the
forts exploded. None of the vessels
was damaged
vessels Of the allied feet bombarded
from a great distance the fort at Yasst
Kale, at the entrance to the Gulf Of
Smyrna, which was seriously damaged
and was unable to make reply"
Mines Are Destroyed.
Tho Havas Agency has received the
following dispatch. dated March s, from
It's Athens correspondent:
The allied feet entered the Darda-
nelles this morning. part going to the
Gulf Of Saros.
"Destroyers and dredgers continue the
destruction Of mines. covered by battle
ships.
Movements Of Turkish artillery were
observed toward Grekli, Handej. Saros
and Yenicheir.
Light warshios continued the bonn
bardment of the Asiatic coast far into
station and camp were destroyed.
The allies are now three miles from
chanak.
turkish ships are reported to be as-
sembling at Niagara
Constantinople's Views.
AMSTERDAM, Holland. March 9. via
London, March 8. 7:55 p.m.-A dispatch
from Constantinople says that a Brit
lsh cruiser yesterday appeared before
Dikeli, of Mytilene (on the coast Of
without result
Denies Defenses Were Damaged.
BERLIN. March 6. via London. March
Z. 1:45 a-m.-Djavid Bey. the Turkish
minister Of finance. who has arrived in
Berlin. said today in an interview that
the Anglo-French attacks on the Oar
daDellee up to the present had not
achieved the slightest success.
The old forts at the entrance to the
Dardanelles, he said. were Of really no
Importance to the defense Of the water
way. Turkey. according to Djavid. has
250.000 of its best troops on tho Gallip-
oil peninsula
The purpose Of David Bey's visit to
Berlin Is to secure certain financial
guarantees. He visited Roumania on
his way to Berlin. he said, and OBJ
tained q very favorable impression
there He said he expects no compli-
cations from that quarter.