Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-04-05
BATTLESH|P
LORD NELSON,
SUNK, REPORT
Turkish Forts Destroy
Stranded British War
ship, Says Berlin.
RETREAT IN THE BESKINS
ADMITTED BY AUSTRIANS
Big Battle Reported Developing
as Russians Advance at
UszOk Pass.
RUMORS OF PEACE MOVE
STILL PERSIST IN ROME
French Troops Have Been
Landed for DardanelIes
Attack.
RETREAT IN THE BESKINS
ADMITTED BY AUSTRIANS
RUMORS OF PEACE MOVE
STILL PERSIST IN ROME

The British battleshlp Lord Nelson
WAS pounded to pieces by the Turkish
forts after being stranded inside the
Dardanelles during an attack by the
allied fleet on the Turkish defenses, a
message received in Berlin from
Athens declared today. The Lord
Nelson was one of the larger British
warships, having been built in 1906
If the Athens report is true. the Lord
Nelson is the third British battle
ship sunk in the Dardanelles The
British battleships Irresistible and
Ocean and the French battleship
Bouvet were sunk March IS.
Beyond the bare admission that the
Austrian forces in the Beskids have
been compelled to retreat, Vienna has
given no indication of the status of
affairs along that section of the Hun
garian frontier. There is as yet no
Indication whether Hungary is threat
ened seriously with invasion. The
Russian war Office not only claims
great success in the Beskids, but as
serts definite advantages have been
gained over the Germans in northern
Poland.
Reports reaching Petrograd today
declared that the Austro- German,
forces defending the uszois Pass In
the Carpathian mountains are falling
back steadily upon their fortified po-
sitions. It ls. said that big battle.
which will rival that for the possess
sion of Luplxow Pass, is about to be-
gin. and Petrograd newspapers are
warning the public to be prepared
for the news of large Russian losses
which are expected before the for
ward movement into Hungary can be
actually launched.
Peace Move Rumor Persists.
Notwithstanding official denials, Il
b Is believed in Rome that there is a
f basis for the report that Turkey and
a possibly Austria are considering the
initiation of peace negotiations. In
S this connection significance Is at
# tached to the presence In Switzer-
aand of Djavid Pasha, Turkish min
31ster of finance. Rome dispatches say
his deniaIs that he is on a peace
mission should not be regarded too
seriously. Official denial was made
at Vienna last week that peace
negotiations were being considered.
An official statement from the
Turkish war office says that the
Turkish fleet has sunk two Russian
ships on the Black sea near Odessa
It is said also that mine sweeper
which attempted to approach the en-
trance to the Dardanelles was de-
stroyed. Thirty thousand Anglo
French troops have been landed at
I.eInnos Island for the operations
against the Dardanelies forts, ac-
eording to dispatches from Athens. .
Serbian losses in the border fight
I ing with Bulgarian irregulars are
placed at Nish at 125 men killed or
\ wounded. The Bulgarian force, it is
said, amounted to about one and
4 one-half regiments.
by the United Press.
a BERLIN (yia wireless to Sayville),
II April 5.-The British battleship Lord
INelson was stranded inside the Dar-
4danelles and destroyed by fire from
tbe Turkish forts, according to
athens dispatches received here to-
day.
A council of war was held by the
British and French admirals, the
IA thens dispatch continues, decided TO
postpone the attempts TO force the
Dardanelles on account of the insuf-
dition.
AThis dispatch contains the first inti-
1ation OF the loss of the British bat,
jesinip Lord Nelson. Her name has
lot been mentioned in any of the dis
patches concerning the Dardanelles
operations.
- she was 410 feet long, displaced
16.5o0 tons and was built in 1906. She
4 Was armed with four 12-inch guns
ten 9.2-inch and thirteen 3-fnch guns,
and carried complement Of S65 men,
b, the United Press.
PETROGRAD, April 5.-The Aus
tro- Germans defending the Uszok
pass were today reported falling back
steadily through the mountains to
the north and northwest upon their
fortified positions in the heights.
A great battle, rivaling the fight
for the possession of the Lupkow
Pass, is about to begin. The Petro-
grad newspapers today warned the
public that the Russian losses will
be large, but declared that before
the end Of the week the Russian for
ward movement into Hungary ac-
tually will be under way.
Having seized the railway leading
through the mountains at the Luz
kow Pass, Slav forces are now about
70 descend into the Lahore river
valley From the west, part of the
Russian force that passed south
ward through the Dukla Pass is
moving against the Austrians near
Nezo Lahore. Squeezed between
two Russian armies the Austrians
must face the danger of humiliation
or retire to the south.
Fly the Associated Press.
ROME, April 4, $3.50 a. M, via Paris
April 5, 1920 a. MIN spite OF various
of1icial denials from some of the bel
iigerent nations that preliminary
steps have been taken to conclude
peace, especially by Austria and Tur-