The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-03-09
THREE BRITISH WAR YES.
SELS ATTACK FORTS ON
EUROPEAN SIDE
RUSSIANS ASSUME
OFFENSIVE IN EAST
Statement From German Gener.
al Staff Reports Capture Of
English Trench

Interest in the world war Ia divided
largely between the operations in the
eastern theatre. where fighting OF
more or less violent nuture is pro-
cceding through the territory from
northern Russian Poland 10 the Car
pathians and the hombardment OF the
Dardanclles strongholds by the allied
fleet. which has met with further
successes. according TO the British
admiralty. The engagements In
France and Belgium are characterized
by lively fighting. hut no vital an
nouncement is forthcoming from that
section
Reports from various sources in
dicate that the Russians have ASSUME
cd the offensive in most Of the opera
tions in the eastern territory. In
the extreme north they are still ham,
mering away with the idea of driving
the Germans back to East Prussia
and the latest Petrograd official state
lnent claims that the Russians have
forced the Germans back somewhat
at Simno and In the district, OF Lei
pouny. They also claim to have dis
lodged the Germans from commands
ing height west Of the road from
Stawiski TO Lomza. A German official
statement says the northeast or
Przasnys2 a Russian attack broke
down with heavy losses>to1 the latter
and that northwest OF Poland Rus
sian attack also was repnlsed. s.i
Further south In central Poland the
Russians are making another y,sor-
GUS attack on the center of the In.
yaders' forces. Etl3e
The allied forces and Engliah fleots
are making progress In their attnck
on the Notifications of the Dardancl-
les. according to the British admiraltv
and unofficial reports. It is. officiaIjy
announced that an attack on the prIn-
cipai torts on the European side or
the narrows was opened Friday \ NV
tnree British war vessels. Two
OF the forts were damaged and
the magazine Of third was blown
up. These forts are characterized as
way.
me british battleships Queen Eliz-
aDeth and Prince George and the bat
tie cruiser Inflexlble. with their
eight l5-inch and their dozen IL incl,
guns. yesterday attacked the brincinaI
lorts On the European side Of the mar
rows IN the Dardanelles. Two Of the
.orts were damaged and the magazine
OF third. was blown up. Guardinr
tne narrowest part OF the strata frnn,,
inc European side, they are hs,lfsSs,il
To- De the strongest forts alon ~ ti,e
ehtire waterway although those. an.
posite almost equal them.
Ohe rort. indicated On the admiraIty
naps as L.. has two l4-inch Puma
mat could scarcely reach the oneen
Ellzabeth which fired 30 rounds from
her !5-inch weapons by Indirect Are
ana had the ad JantaEe Of aeroplanes
70 aid her gunncrs. The other two
iorts nave three 11-inch guns and
some smaller cannons.
cruisers continue attacks on the
,olt,ncatlons along the coast of Asia
minor. from Besika, near the entrance:
~ Ihe Dardanelles. to Smyrna, doubt
sent to the straits where there arr.
many Turkish troops with whom the
marines landed to complete deatriic-3
tfon to the forts at the entrance to tbe
straits have been In contact. 1t was
~ the land fighting that the allies suf- Z
!ered casualties, according to the
British report. of 10 killed, 25 wound-e
ed and three missing, : The Turks.
however. place the British casualties
at higher figure. ,,, - i7 y 1s.7'; Il
A Turkish official statement. how.
ever. refers to Yesterdays {Fri-
days failure IN reporting the situa-
tion and Djayid Bey. Turkish minis
ter OF finance, who is In Beriin, stat:
ed that up to Saturday the attack byl
the allied fleet had met with no suc.a
cess. He added that Turkey had 26O.-Ss,
600 troops on the GallipoIt peninsula.
Cruisers from the allied fleet are con-
ttnuing their attacks along the coast
of Aisa Minor from Besikn to SMYRNA.
and Vice Admiral Sir Richard Peirse. o.
has brought up his East indian lficet
and undertaken the bombardment Of !,
the fortificatfon at Smyrna, Il FS3;'
In the west. the French claim to-
have inflicted q serious check upon
the Germans north OF ArfGs. about
Notre Dame dc L.orette. & Id s t3haf,fas
pagne. northwest Of Beausejo i. 81. 81
German counter attack has been rassy
pulsed. The French war; Office clainn
that progress made BY the al liess ssinss
the yosEes at the Hsrtlaan ms Yal.sEs
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