Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-03-05
British Admiralty Con-
firms Destruction of Two
German SubmersibIeS.
TURKS FLEET MAY GIVE
BATTLE TO RUSSIANS
Allied Warships Continue ~
tack on Dardanelles, but Re-
ports Are Confusing.
AUSTRIANS EVAcUATE
czERNoWlTZ, is REPORT
I 1000 French Soldiers Slain IN
Attack on Germans, Says
Berlin.

The Russian Black sea nset y
steaming toward the Bosphorus, Gays
dispatch from Rome today. II i
reported that the Russian fleet has
passed Burgas. Bulgaria. BurEas II
situated on sha western shore OF tho
Black sea, near the eastern extrsmz
ity Of the Balkans. 1t is seventy six
miles north of Adrianople.
Should the Russian feet attack fl.e
Bosphorus. it presumably would have
to deal with the Turkish fleet, which
is supposed to be in that region, and
the most powerful member of which
is the cruiser Sultan Eelim. formerI7
the German cruiser Goeben.
The Bosphorus is about eigl,teeu
miles long and from one-half to one
and one-half miles wide. Il Is de-
Tended with modern fortifcatione
which guard the approach to Con
stantinople. at the western end.
Two Submarines suzk.
The British admiralty confirmed to-
cay reports of the sinking Of fwo
German submarines. the Us, which
the French admiralty previously Rn-
rounced had been destroyed BY &
torpedo boat, and an unidentified Hub-
mersible, rammed by the collier Thpr-
! dis. Survivors Of the U-S were landed
at Dover today.
Although the assault OF the allied
feet on the Dardaneiles ie confinuiu9
| there is such confusion OF reports
| that 1t is impossible to gain clehr
/ IDEA Of ~ifat f1xs-bs accomp1isfl6o
The Turkish authorities admit that
some damage has been done 70 tb3
cutter forts, but state that the de-
! fenses on which main reliance il
placed are still intact. From British
sources il is reported that the allied
fleet has penetrated well into the
straits and that the inner foftifca-
t1ons have been damaged badly.
Three Important Battles
On land important battles are IN
progress in the Champagne region OF
France, in Northern Poland and in
Galicia- A dispatch from Bucharest
| this afternoon declares that the
Austrians have evacuated Cxerno-
witt, the capital of Bukowina.
The official German report OF today
says the French left more than 1000
dead before a German entangiement.
as a result of one of several attacks
along the western front yesterday.
The captain Of the American
steamer Gulflight, on arriving at
Weser. Germany, is reported by 81
Berlin newspaper to have said that
he Witnessed the destruction of two
steamers by q German submarine
The first reports Of definite effects
on American trade of Great Britaint4
retaliatory policy against Germany
come from Bremen. It Is said THAI
several American vessels which .sisass=. sia=
been taking on cargoes OF Germa1
! goods. particularly dyestuffs, un-
loaded these cargoes and win return
! to the United States in ballast.
by the United Press. 9
LONDON. March THE Russian
Black Sea fleet, composed of six bat
tleships, two protected cruisers and q
number of smaller vessels. is steaul-|
| ing down the east coast of Turkey to|
attack CoDstantinople. through the
| Bosphorus, according to Rome,
| dispatches this afternoon.
The Russian squadron was sighted
off Burgas, Bulgaria, steaming south
| toward the Bosphorus. At that time
she was within 125 nautical miles n
! the Bosphorus and about 140 miief|
The admiralty refused to confirfo'
the report 1t is known, howeve.
| that the Russian Black Sea squadro
has been on the offensive and search
| ing for the Turkish fleet. The Tur3
| ish feet, which withdrew mysterious
| ly from the Dardaneles, is believe5
/ to be steaming through the Roa-1
phorus TO meet the unexpected attack
upon constantinople from the east
French Fire Is Accurate.
In the Russian Black Sea sQundron
there are three 13,S00-ton battlexhipe|
| carrying 12-inch guns, the Iev<tah
| the Pantelimon and the IoanH
| Zlatoust
In addition to these the 12,k40-to11|
| Tria Sviatitella, an old battleshlp3|
the Georgi Pobiedonosets and the
Rostilav are reported to be engaged
in the attempt to reach Constnuti-|
nople before the allied feet batter11&|
| its way through the Dardanelles.
The French squadron sheliinE the
I Turkish forts near Buiair from the
Gulf of Sarasos have defled the prirl-
cipal forts, the Rome advices say
The aviators signalled the range to|
the French gunners so accurately that
| scarcely any ammunition was wasted
| The Turkish garrison lost heavily iu|
the bombardment.
A flotilla OF small boats, accom-
panying the French squadron, is at
| tempting to send ashore a lzndiuE|
party to sieze the Constanttnop1&|