Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-05
RUSSIANS PRESS
UPON BOSPHORUS
Cars Black Sea Fleet May
Have to Deal With Turk
Squadron.
CONSTANTINOPLE PANIC
STILL REIGNS, is CLAIM
Allied Warships Continue to Ham
mer Fortifications Along the
Dardanelles.

gas, Bulgaria. Burgess is situated on
the western shore of the Black sea.
near the eastern extremity of the Bal
kans. 1t is seventy-siX miles north OF
Adrianople.
Should the Russian fleet attack the
Bosporus. 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 Selim, formerly the Ger
man cruiser Goeben.
The Bosporus is about eighteen miles
long, and from one-half to one and a
half miles wide. 1t is defended with
modern Notifications, which guard the
approach to Constantinople at the west
ern end.
Panic in Turk Capital.
While the allied fleet continues
to pound away at the Dardanelles
fortifications, the panic and the
general exodus from Constantinople
shows no signs of abatement, ac-
cording to most reliable advices re-
ceived i'll London. Turkish officials,
however, profess to believe that the
fleet can never penetrate the inner line
of fortifications. they declaring that
the Ottoman government always has
outside entrance of the Dardanelles
would be easy to reduce. Notwith-
standing this profession to security it
is declared that Austria has been asked
to send her warships to the Turks
aid and Field Marshal Won Der Goltz,
who was sent to the Turkish capital
from Germany. has asked the kaiser to
send him artillery officers to assist in
,isfi irl<r ha all 1.lT
British Statement.
The British admiralty has issued the
Dardanelles bombardment:
'The attack upon the fortress in the
Darda nelles continues. The admiral has
not reported on the results obtained with
in the straits.
"outsfde, the Dublin demolished an OBJ
servation station on the Gallipoli penin-
sula and the Sapphire bombarded guns
and troops at various points in the Gulf
Of Adramyti.
"Six modern field guns at Fort b have
been destroyed bringing the total num-
ber of guns demolished up to forty.
French battleshfps bombarded the Bu-
lair forts and wrecked the KAYAK bridge
French View of Attack.
The French ministry of marine is
sued the following concerning the al
lied attack on the Dardanelles:
''Methodical operations against the
defenses of the Dardanelles continued
March 3, despite an annoying northeast
wind.
Numerous trawlers dragged the en-
tire strait from its entrance to the
south of Derech Con the European
Gi p1 Il
der to permit the warships lombard
ing Ghanak kalesi to move about with
security.
The observation post at kaba Tepeh
ION the Aegean side) has been de-
stroyed by L cruiser.
Troops Are Cannonaded.
LAT various points on the coast field
batteries and formations of troops
have been cannonaded by the allies
vessels.
cruiser D'Entrecasteaux demolished
AieAanuretta), ana the DaItiesnip
Jaureguiberry destroyed the oil DEPOT
at Saida Tin l'aiestine, about thirty
miles south of BeiruD.'
Nothing Achieved, Says Turk.
An interview with Anver Pasha, as
given in a copy of the Frankfurter
Leitung, is as follows:
The action, which began February
19, so far has achieved nothing more
than heavy damage to some forts at
the extreme entrance to the Dar-
uanelles. The second day the lombard
ment overturned SIX guns. killing four
men and wounding fourteen, but the
irst day only an observation officer
was killed and one man was wounded.
"Of the overturned guns three were
a gain placed in position the following
morning.
Subjection Counted On.
The outer fortihcations are the old
est in Turkey. and their speedy sub
lection always has been counted on.
The real defense line lies further in.
where the difficult waterway depriyes
ships of the power to maneuver freely
and obliges them to move in a narrow
de1ile which is commanded by artillery
and mines. The real defenses of the
have not been affected in
a.y way by anything that mas occurred
SO 1ar.
fighting at the Dardanelles has NOT
vet begun. The enemy has damaged
only the oldest fortifications, and has
not reached the modern fortifications
in the part of the straits where free
of ships are impossible. il
is generally declared.
Austria Asked for Aid. =
A dispatch to the Tribune from
Bucharest, Roumania. says:
Turkey sent urgent kilograms to
Austria, asking the aid Of the Austrian
teet. Vienna replied that this was not
feasible at the present. Turkey was
,a,.ised however. to transfer her can
;.ai 70 asia Minor and not lose hone of
an eventual victory.
"The panic and exodus at Constanti-
NOBLE continue.
dispatch from Munich says that
WELD Marshal Baron Won Der Colt
who was sent to Constantinople from
f.aruany to act as the adviser of the
Turkish government i'll military AZ
fairs. has telegraphed to the German
military headquarters asking for f1fty
r;erman artillery officers, on the ground
mat they were needed urgently for the
defense of the Dardanelles The field
ma rshaI received laconic reply, the
dispatch says, stating that the Ger
mans needed their artillery officers and
adding, DO your best"