The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-03-11
ALLIES SILENCE
"a TURKISH FORTS
Many British and French Ships
Are Hit.
QUEEN ELIZABETH DAMAGED
Fight at Twelve Miles Is Unique In
History-British Admiralty Says
There Were No Casualties
on Allies Vessels.
QUEEN ELIZABETH DAMAGED

London, March 9.-The British and
French fleets have battered their way
a step nearer to Constantinople, not,
however without damage to the ships
engaged, and the battle royal for the
Dardanelles continues.
Four more Turkish forts have been
silenced, according to official state
ments here and in Paris, but the
Turks are making a terrific resistance
and the shells from their German.
made guns have found more than one
mark on the besieg1ng craft.
Shooting Twelve Miles.
From the number of ships engaged
and the size and range Of the guns,
the battle of the Dardanelles is unlike
anything in history, according to
naval experts. At $1,000 yards, nearly
twelve miles, the huge battleship
Queen Elizabeth of the British squad
ron, assisted by smaller ships, is still
hurting shells across the Gallipoli pen
insula into the Turkish strongholds
on the Asiatic shore.
The British admiralty statement
carries the operations through Sun
day and admits that the Turks not
only scored three minor hits on the
Queen Elizabeth but that the majority
of the ships inside the straits, both
French and British, were struck. None
was sunk and there were no casual
ties.
Four Forts Silenced.
The Turkish forts Rumili Medijidieh
Tabia and Hamidieh Tabia, fringing
the Asiatic shore line, which previ-
ously had withstood the lombard
ment were silenced, as was the Mount
Dardanus battery further south, &C
cording to the British.
The French report says the guns at
Souaine Dere and other hidden bat
teries were silenced, in addition to
those mentioned in the British admir-
altys report. The Turkish casualties
are unknown.
plane Drives Into Sea.
Aeroplanes, taking wing from the
decks of the besieging craft, are play
ing a notable part in the operations.
One British machine became unman-
ageable and dived into the sea, and
another was hit by the Turks twenty
eight times.
One of the most picturesque bits Of
the days news Is report from Bu-
charest Roumania, stating that for
mer Sultan Abdul Hamid Of Turkey
has regained his freedom and is gath
ering his friends and supporters
around him. 1t is asserted that he
may seek to play an important part in
his country's affairs.
More progress by the British fleet
before Smyrna. by which Turkish bat
, teries were silenced, is announced in
an admiralty statement. Another
| official statement says that the Turks
loss in the land fighting at the head
of the Persian gulf is so per cent
larger than previously reported.
Fighting In Black Sea.
simultaneously it is announced the
Russians are bombarding the Turks
along the Black sea.
On Denal1 OF tne huSSldn ldFdl gen
| eral staff the official press bureau
made the following announcement.
"On Sunday our feet bombarded
| Zunguldisk, Kozlon and Kilimli (ports
on the Black seal, destroying all
structures and plants for the ship
ment of coal. The bombardment
was followed by a terrific explosion
and fire. Four batteries were slenced
and eight steamers destroyed. Our
casualties were three men wounded"