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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-04-28
Il ATAQUE A Los DARDANELOS
DETALLES DEL ULTIMO COMBATE
NOTICIAS OFICIALES
Parte del Almirante Ingles

En- la Prensa extranjera leerlos 'el
|siguiente parte, relative a la Ultima
operaci6n de los Dardanelos, y que por
su importancia reproducimos:
"En los Dardanelos, despu6s dc diez
d1as de estar dragando minas en- el in
terror del Estrecho, las fotas inglesa y
''francesa emprendieron aver manana
un ataque general los fuertes lie la
langostura.
A las diez y cuarenta cinco de la
manana ell "Queen Elizabeth" el
"Agamemnon," ell "Infexible" ell
Lord Nelson," bombardearon los
fuertes 81, L, 7, U v" micntras
que el 'Triumphe" ell "Prince Geor-
ge' canoneaban las bater1as "F, E y
H."
Los obuses y los canones de campa-
ia contestaron con fuego violentC.
A las doce y veintid6s Ell "Suffren, :"
el "Gaulois," ell "Charlemagne'', ell
'Bouvet" internandose en- los Darda
nelOs, atacaron los fuertes de alcance
lpequenO.
Los fuertes ~, U, F y V" rcspon-
dieron vigorosamente.
Los 10 acorazados aliados fueron al
canzados por los proyectiles enemigos,
lpero redujeron los fuertes al silencio.
A la una y veinticinco de la tarde
todos los fuertes habian cesado ell fue-
go.
Ell "Vengeance," ell Irresistible, :"
ell "Ocean," ell "Swiftsure" y ell MA
jestic" Sc lanzaron entonces hacia ell
interior del Estrecho, para reemplazar
4 los seis viejos acorazados.
J En- ell momento en- que la fota fran
cesa, que hab1a atacado los fuertes de
tan brillante manera, regresaba, una
nina hizo saltar al "Bouvet", que Sc
hundi0 Ell menos de tres minutes, al
Norte de Aren-Kioi.
A las dos y treinta y seis minutes los
ICO1 dA0ItOS NtC 1tlcVO VO1V10IOu dUd-
car los fuertes, 6stos respondieron.
Ell ataque prosigui6, y mientras, ell
dragado de minas continuaba
A las cuatrO y nueve minutes eli
Irresistible,' que Sc inclinaba mucho
de un costado, abandon6 la linea de fue-
go, y a las cinco y cincuenta Sc hlndi6
habiendo chocado probablemente con
una nina fotante.
A las seis y cinco minutes ell
|"Ocean" Sc hund1a igualmente, por
haber chocado tambi6n con una nina.
Estos dos acorazados hundi6ronse en-
sitio donde ell mar es profundo; pero la
casi totalidad de sus tripulantes fu6
transbordada a lugar SECURE, en- medic
de un fuego violento.
Ell "Gaulois" sufri6 aver1as, causa-
das por los canonazos.
El "Inf1exible," que hab1a ocupado
un puesto en- la l1nea de fuego, fu6 al
canzado por un disparo de ob6s de la
Artiller1a gruesa, necesitara repara-
clones.
Ri bombardeo y el dragado de minas
|cesaron a la ca1da de la tarde.
,Es impossible apreciar de momento
los dafos causados los fuertes, one
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-04-28

sufrieron ell fuego directo prolonga-
40 de fuerzas muy poderosas.
Los acorazados hundidos naufraga-
ron en- sitios que estaban va dragados
pero a los cuales las corrientes habfan
lleVado las minas fotantes.
Els este un peligro contra ell que pre-
elsa prevenirse de manera especial.
Dada la extension de las operacio-
mes, las perdidas inglesas son reIativa-
mente pequefias.
FL "Bouvet' Sc hundi6 porque Sc
lprodujo una explosion interior, con-
Itinuaci6n de ocurrir ell choque con Ia
NINA
Ri "Queen'' y ell "Implacable," en-
viados de Inglaterra para reemplazar
I los navlos eventualmente perdidos,
no tardaran en- llegar; de suerte que
a f1ota britannica volvera encontrarse
con sus primitivas fuerzas.
Las operaciones contin1an y las
fuerzas navales disponibles todav1a son
desde luego ampliamente sufcientes.
FL contralmirante John Michael de
Robek, ejerciendo funciones de vice.
almirante, ha tornado ell mando en- iefe,
en- sustltuci6n del viceaImirante Car
den, actualmente enfermo."
Juicios de la Prensa inglesa.
1.-The Daily Telegraph" escribe.
mo pueden hacerse tortillas sin
romper huevos. Esta p6rdida no puede
nj sorprendernos nj descorazonarnos
Podemos decir que nuestro 6xito esta
bien comprado."
The Morning Post" dice:
ST nosotros podemos forzar los Dar-
danelos sin sufrir nuevas p6rdidas Sc
rlas, no habremos pagado esta opera
clon a un precio demasiado caro-
Y "The Times" dice:
La pr6xima operaci6n consistira en-
acabar la destruction de los formida-
bles trabajos de defensa de la ancostu-
ra del Estrecho.
Liza supremac1a de los buques sobre
los fuertes, en- cuanto al tiro de la Ar
tlllerla, esta sufcientemente demostra-
ola. pero debe declararse que la mission
de los aliadOs sc hace ahora mas peli-
grosa. No podemos esperar que sea
reallzada con exito sin algunos sacri-
fcios. -
Refuerzos la division francesa.
Los acorazados 'Bretagne" "Pro-
Vence", bOtados durante ell ano 1913
en- los astilleros ofciales de Brest de
Lorlent, respectivamente, han recibido
lnstrucclones para marchar al Mar
Egeo, segUn hemos consignado.
Ambos, como ell "Lorraine." de IA
mlsma serie, desplazan 23,5OO tonela-
das, tienen 165 metros de eslora q
de manga y 9,20 de puntual.
Sus maquinas desarrollan una fuer-
"a ole 29.2OO caballos, y alcanzan una
velocidad de % millas por bora.
Su faJa protectora tiene un espesor
de 27O mil1metros, y un ancho de Gin.
co metros $50 sobre y $50 baio Ia
Inca de fotaci6n.
En- la extremidad tienen cuatro to-
(Contin1a en- la plana 11.)
New-York tribune., 1915-03-21

The development Of Cragmere, while
sufficient to provide comfortable living
for home owners, has left the property
to large extent IN its natural con-
dtion Of rough bowlder strewn country,
thickly covered with cedars, spruce, elm
and white birch trees. The owner has
introduced electric lights and tele-
phones, the wires being strung along
the rear Of plots to keep the road free;
well made roads and a good supply Of
excellent artesian well water An as
sociation of property owners has estab-
lished a motor bus line which is oper-
ated on a regular schedule. meeting all
trains to and from the city, the bus
being maintained by a small annual
subscription by ali the property owners.
Division OF property in this develop
ment into home sites was not made
with a yardst,ck. The average home
site takes in from one-half an acre to
three acres, though the winding roads
and the irregular lay of the ground
provides for plots of many shapes and
sizes. With plots of such sizes the
suburban home builder can do great
New-York tribune., 1915-03-21

known that many persons who visit the
spas and other famous watering places
abroad each summer have decided to
buy and build at Cragsmere this sea-
son. Several of the houses will be
among the costliest erected in North
crn New Jersey in a long time.
Mahwah, where Cragsmere is located.
is on the main line of the Erie Rail
road and is thirty miles from the heart
Of Manhattan. 1t is just this side of
Suffern. II is a ride of about fifty
minutes from the Hudson Terminal TO
the town.
The location is on the west side Of
one of the higher foothills of the Ram
apos, reaching a height Of about 700
feet and overlooking the world famous
Ramapo Valley. with its picturesque
stream and the high wooded mountains
rising on the far side. Through the
valley and over the mountains spread
the estates of many we'll known New
York men, and through the whole dis
trict stretch roads which have made
New Jersey famous, giving access to
automobilists 10 q country rich in
scenic splendors.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-21

rance Of the law. It Is no great sacrifice
of floor space to made plans for new
factory buildings Increasing the stair
way q few inches in width or putting
in additional ones, installing automatic
sprirklcrs and to erect the buildings
according TO the latest rulings Of the
law.
The corner OF Thirty Street
and Broadway is already occupied by
the cloak and suit trade, employing
thousands Of help In one building
alone, and any number Of new loft
buildings, between Broadway and Fifth
Avenue. north Of Thirty-fourth Street,
are being used for factory purposes.
We're the mortgage market normal
there arc many operations for factory
buildings in this section that would
20 ahead. In fact, the changes in the
law have made it possible for the new
buildings TO cater to the manufacturers
employing a large number Of help, at
the sacrifice Of the buildings already
erected.
As has been previously stated, It will
positively drive the manufacturers up
into the new sections, adding acres Of
vacant space TO the already depleted
lower districts.
Incidentally, the various realty cor
porationS / represent are paying TO the
city an annual tax OF over S54.556.50
on property that at the present time Is
not paying any income; and, notwith-
standing this enormous tax, it H. ncces-
sary TO employ outside contractors 10
get the ashes removed from the build
ings.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-21
Preparrg for Busy Sea on at Crags7 ere, the Ramap

deal Even in the smallest there is
room for a comfortable house, garage
and truck garden and lawns, while
with the larger, more elaborate land
scape gardening is possible, as those
will see who visit Cragmere and in
spect the charming places worked up
by the residents. Their gardens are
their great boast. Cragmere's crown
ing glory is its stately trees. which
rise high above the roofs of the dwell
ings, protecting them with leafy foliage
from summers heat and with their
massive trunks cutting the blasts Of
winter.
Practically the only restriction placed
on home builders is that they submit
their plans 20 the owners of the prop
erty for approval and that no house be
built which does not receive approval.
The result Of this is that Cragmere has
a pleasing variety Of homes.
Property owners who desire 10 build
can get liberal loans at satisfactory
rates of interest from the Mohawk
Loan Association. This in large de-
gree is responsible for the increasing
popularity Of the place.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-21
FIatbush Inviting to HOmeseekerS
Attractive and Growing South of Prospect
Pak-Oean AvenueC Colony of the Modern TypeBuyng and
Building the

one Of the predominating features Of
the entire region.
A splendid example Of the building
art is the Holy lnnocents' Parochial
School. at Seventeenth Street and Bev-
erley Road This is one of the most
spacious and up-to-datc buildings OF
its kind in Brooklyn. A superb type
of residential building is the Abbott
apartment house, at Beverley Road and
East Eighteenth Street. There are
many other substantial and beautiful
apartment houses at this point, and
they clearly indicate what useful ser
vice the land in this part Of Brooklyn
now occupied by small structures will
render in the years to come
Sales of properties in this Flatbush
section were feature of the Brooklyn
real estate market last week. A syndi-
cate was said 70 have bought for about
100000 a large plot fronting on For
ster Avenue, Seventeenth and Eigh-
teenth avenues as site for the erec-
ton of a six story apartment house
Of the best type Foster Avenue Is just
south of and runs parallel TO New
kirk Avenue. According to another re-
port. q $4,000 playhouse IS to be bulit
at the southeas. corner OF Flatbush
Avenue and Canarsie Lane by Edward
Bull. tho VOL known builder of Flat
bush. N. Wiley & Son have sold sew
eral dwelling houses, valued at about
$4,000 each. on Ditmars Avenue and
Dorchester Road In the Nottingham
Park section a $4,000 house recently
erected was sold in the week.
There is more activity in the Fiat.
bush section than in any other part OF
BROOKLYN" SAYS William II. Goldey. the
well known real estate specialist. THE
why and wherefore Of this situation is
that Flatbush has all the realty assets
that the most exacting homeseeker can
desire.
IN the whole Of the greater city
there Is no more beautiful apartment
house area than along Ocean Avenue
from Prospect Park 70 point short
distance beyond Newkirk Avenue"
The Ocean Avenue apartment houses
rent for from SO to sl5
month room. Most Of the
houses have all improvements, such
as elevators, steam heat. hot wa
ter system and electric light and
power service. The present market
price on Ocean Avenue is about $1,000
a lot. In the heart of the Ocean Ave
nue. district the market value OF lots
is between $4,000 and $4,000 each. In
the southcrly part Of this thoroughfare,
at about Avenue X, about $4,000 lot
IS the price quoted. A. Avenue n the
lots are worth about $4,000 each.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-21
CroSstown ThorOughfare
Bound to , Become a
Great Business Centre.

Many real estate men are unusually
optimistic for a brisk market IN the
near future. The war scare, which mas
made many OF the spectators and in
vcstors in real estate skeptcal, seems
to be on the wane, according TO num-
Der Of realty men in this city.
A well known real estate man said he
expected TO see considerable activity
this spring. The latest reports from
various parts Of the country. ne de-
clared, show an improvement in nearly
all kinds of industries, indicating that
the war scare is fast disappearing.
He was Of the opinion that the Euro
pean war will greatly strengthen busi-
ness in this country and that real es-
tate will soon be benefited by it. The
belligerent nations will be compelled
to look TO this country for foodstuifs,
clothing and materials" he said, "and
to meet this demand il Will give more
work TO the farmer and manufacturer.
II will also help real estate, as more
workshops will be needed to carry on
the increasing trade. And these will
mean q greater building activity and
create a demand for sites for these
structures"
Just before the war started Fifty
seventh Street. especially that section
between Madison Avenue and Broad
way. was one of the most active zones
in Manhattan. Many real estate men
believe that long before there viii be
revival of activity in this thoroughfare.
Invasion of business in this street
makes one of the most interesting
chapters concerning New York real
estate. Until about six years ago IL
was considered the choicest of resi-
Dental streets, the great width Of the
thoroughfare making it attractive. Its
four Fifth Avenue corners were occr-
pied by the homes of Mrs Cornelius
Vanderbilt. Harry Payne Whitney, c.
p. Huntington and Mrs. Hermann Oel-
richs.
Other homes on the street were oc-
cupied by some of the most prominent
persons Of the city. Business began 70
get foothold in this street in Novsm-
Der, 1909, when Henry ID. Winans &
May started the ball rolling by selling
the dwelling at 10 West Ffty-seventh
Street to Charles Sooysmith.
The sale Of the Whitney house, at the
New-York tribune., 1915-03-21
BUILDING IN NEW JERSEY
Houses Being Erected on the
Athena Tract.

Homes are being erected on the
Athena tract, between Newark and
Passa.c, on the Erie Railroad. for
workingmcl. This property is also
reached by the Delaware & Lacka-
wanna Railroad.
The houses arc being built by the
Delphic Realty and Security Company.
Inc. with Offices az loJ Broadway. Il
is the object Of this company TO offer
to the man who earns has livelihood by
the sweat Of his brow "a homo at low
cost and easy payments. The prop
erty is free and clear. and title is guar
anteed by the Guarantee Mortgage and
Title Insurance Company. of PassaIc,
y. j. A number of lois have been re-
Gently sold on the tract.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-21
THE PROBLEM OF
OVERINSPECTION
Real Estate Man Offers
a Remedy on the
Proposition.
Bv ANDREW !. KERWIN.

The simplest way to work out the
problem Of conflicting and over inspec-
tion Of buildings is not TO do away
with any Of the various departments
altogether, but to lessen the field OF
some Of them, so that real estate may
come again into its own.
No doubt the Department Of Labor
and the Fire Prevention Bureau have
done some good. They have been just
Iy criticised, for the law has gwen
them too free hand.
Take, for example, the modern lott
buildings completed within the last few
wears. These buildings We erected
for the purpose of taking care OF GER
tain trades that were moving uptown
from the old sections. Using the lOU-
foot. twelve story loft building as
unit. the cost Of same, including the
land and building depending upon IT'S
location), is from 100000 70 ,1OO,OOU.
Surely il Is reasonable to suppose that
a building or operation OF this magnl-
Itude would not change style, like
woman'5 hat or gown, every rev
months II is not possible, after the
erection of such buildings, TO increase
the width Of the stairways, 90 add
others and to alter and change struct-
ural parts Of the building 70 suit the
whims of the law.
The Department Of Labor and the
Fire Prevention Bureau are efficient In
Inc inspection of the tenants and en-
ploves. in instructing them as TO the
means Of exit In case of IRE, IN pre-
venting the use of infammable ma
terials. in keeping the factories clean
of rubbish, the toilets in sanitary CON
dition. and in many other details; but
tbey should have nothing TO 90 Wlth
the structural changes Of the oulIdins
that is and .lways should be the
snbere of the Buildings Department.
There is no necessity Of reconsstrucv-
Inc The Buildings Department Simply
.,,Sr over TO this department the
structural changes Of buildings anu
LET the other departments take care u
the so-called housecleanlng.
II is fact that in the last three
veara the matter Of fire escapes ana
stairwsys i'm finished buildings mas
been turned over from the BuildlngS
first 20 the Fire PreVeh-
tion bureau and secondly 10 the De
nsrtment OF Labor. To what new De
partment will these matters next De
turnedY r....,.
Of Labor, with its laws regulating the
number OF employees on toor, Wiil
prevent the erection Of factory build
ings in the section Of upper Fifth Ave
nue. and Broadway. This shows iEno-
New-York tribune., 1915-03-21

South OF Prospect Park. Brooklyn,
arc many picturesque and healthful res
idential centres. The Ocean Avenue
section as far south as Newkirk Avenue
IS becoming widely known as an apart
mcnt house region of unusual merit
Others, like the Beverley Road district,
east and west of the Brighton Beach
Il" line, are noted for prepOsscssing
apartment houses, a number Of big cdu-
cational buildings. both public and prl-
yate; modern church cdIices and nu-
merous frame, stucco and concrete
dwelling houses. A large number or
the centres are composed entirely OF
cottages, many Of the homes being
1he California bungalow type made
adaptable 20 local conditions.
Il Will repay any one who is seeking
q delightful home place with many ru-
lal features TO inspect that section OF
Flatbush through which the Brighton
Beach a." the Smith Street and the
Ocean, Flatbush and Nostrand Avenue
surface lines run 1t is bounded on the
west by Coney Island Avenue, on the
cast bv Nostrand, on the north by the
mark and on the south by Kings llgn-
way.
There is such variety Of model cot
taces in this fine section Of Brooklyn
nat it is not q difficult task to find
there what most prospective home
seekers desire as new home. NoJ
many years ago this was sparsely
settled region. The larger part OF the
southorly section has been the scene
of modern cottage building only in the
last three or five years. The average
visitor to this section who rs unac-
ouainted with the building growth oil
Brooklvn Is usually amazed at the 10"
nriccs for land and houses compared
with similar sections at about the same
distance from City Hall, Manhattan.
Many dwelling houses i'm the norther-
" section have been put up that cost
between $4,000 and $4,000 each. Ana
there are long block fronts and Wnoie
blocks occupied by attractive htlle
cottages of Six. seven and more rooms
and bath. which were built by specu-
lators to provide comfortable homes IN
a charming and accessible place Tor
.rbriftv persons Of moderate means.
Most specuatively built houses for sale
can be bought for about $1,000 down
and the remaining sum payabIe iH
monthly or quarterly instalments.
That part Of the district Just sonth
OF the Prospect Park Fairgrounds is
so accessible and is so promising as
realty field for high class apartment
houses that IL does not seem possible
mat values can remain there at their
present level much longer. A big en-
New-York tribune., 1915-03-21

This is going TO be a busy year at
Cragsmere, one of the most charming
residential developments in Northern
New Jersey. Extensive building opera
tions are already planned and sddi-
tional projects are likely to be COM
pletcd before the dawn of 1916. This
will be CHEEKY news to a large number
Of persons who are interested in the
growth Of the suburban sections, as
there are many more signs than short
time ago that there will be q good de-
mand for both houses and lands in the
nearby healthful and popular rural sec
tIons.
Westchcstcr recently reported that
many persons who usually 20 abroad
each summer will not be able this year,
owing 10 the war, to take European
jaunt, and have either bought or leased
permanent home in the hills of that
county. A similar report could have
been made about the rolling suburban
territory in this part of Northern New
Jersey If the report mad not been de-
iayed until yesterday. when 1t became
New-York tribune., 1915-03-21

hancement of values is bound 70 take
place. This is splendidly restricted
district. and that is one of the reasons
why the zone has such forceful ap-
peal to many homeseekcrs to-day. OBJ
iectionable buildings are so scarce as
TO be unknown to the majority Of the
residents Factories cannot gain a
foothold there, no matter whether they
come under the guisc OF lofts or not.
No buildings that can be classcd as a
public nuisance can flourish within
this residential domain. The original
restrictions have placed this entire re
zion in the residential class, and there
10 viii remain for many decades. That
superb cottage development known as
Prospect Park South is within the
area. The skilful manner IN which
Prospect Park South was developed by
Dean Alvord was the means of attract
inC unusual attention 10 the suitable
ness Of this FlatbUSh region as place
Of high class homes, section teemlng
with wholesome city life. yet having
many Of the delights of life in country
places.
This entire district will be a large
beneficiary under the dual subway
system. In discussing the attractive
ness of this place q real estate specu-
lator said last week: The amount Of
building in the district at the present
time is extensive and rel the
realty vigor Of the place. IN Delamere
Place. between Avenues J. and ",
groups Of bungalows of the hest type,
which arc so popular in many sections
Of the suburbs, arc being erected.
William H. Sawb.ns has built at this
point many such structures. and +. i.
Norris and other well known builders
have put up a large number Of houses
of this class. This building activity
shows how firm is the faith in the
realty future in this southcrly part OF
the Flatbush section, which is called
the Nottingham Park region. This
growing centre was n vast waste tract
of land about three years ago, and the
wildwood division, near by, was dotted
with only d few houses UP 10 about
five years aco. To reach the Noting
ham PARK section is d ride of about
thirty minutes from the Manhattan
end OF the Brooklyn Bridge BY the
BRIGHTON Reach o. route. After
alighting at the Elm Avenue station the
visitor has TO walk only a short dis
tance east before reaching the groups
Of houses put up by Messrs. Sawkins
and Norris.
The type Of substantial houses along
Ocean Avenue from the park 20 New
York avenue is what will one day be