Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-21
Undaunted BY Heavy Loss
of Ships Fire in Dardan-
elles Goes On.
THREE MORE VESSELS
ON WAY TO NARROWS
Fighting on Both Fronts in
Progress But With No
Decisive Results.

LONDON, March 2O.-QO:15 p. m.)
Undauntcd by the loss of the battle
ship Bouvet, Ocean and Irresistible,
the allies are going ahead with their
attempt to force the Dardanelles, con-
fident that success will attend their
efforts.
on their side, the Turks express
confidence that the forts and the
mines in the straits will be able to
keep out the ships of the allies.
The French battleship Henri "
and the British battleships Queen and
lmplacable already are on their way
to the east to replace the ships sunk
by the mines, and those ships which
were damaged are undergoing repairs
on the spot Thus, within a few days
at the least the fleet will be as for
mtdable as ever, while the Russian
Black sea squadron is believed to be
ready to cooperate.
Except in the case of the Bouvet
Of whose crew only "a were saved, the
casualties suffered in the lombard
ment of Thursday are said to be light
The British admiralty tonight pub
lished the losses among the Officers
ship was sunk and the crew had to be
transferred under a hot fire the list
contains the names OF only four Of
ficers killed and one severely wounded.
Part of the fleet re-entered the
straits yesterday, but owing to the un-
favorable weather the bombardment
of the day before was not repeated
and probably the only object of the
warships was to prevent the Turks
from repairing the damage already
done
Cant Evadc Mines.
The admiralty states that steps are
being taken to deal with the mines,
but experts warn the public that so
long as the Turks have mines to set
free in the strong current which
rushes through the straits, the ships
Will be exposed to this danger. The
direction of the current, OF course, Is
known, but with a big fleet operating,
some of the ships must enter the area
thus mined and, lying across the
straits to fire broadsldes offer a large
target to floating explosives.
The intentions as to the landing
OF force are closely guarded, but II
Is known that an army Of consider
able size Is ready TO attack the Turk
lsh forces along the Dardanelles
when the admirals advise that the
moment has arrived
Although fighting Of more or less
intensity Is always in progress along
the eastern and western fronts, there
have been no very important actions
during the last few days. The Ger
mans claim small successes against
the British near st. Eloi and against
the French at Notre Dame De Lorette,
north OF Arras, and TO have repulsed
several French attacks in Champagne,
the ArgOnne forest and the Vosges
But the French communication issued
in the day says that nothing Of suf-
ficient importance to report has hap
pened.
In north Poland there have been
several affairs OF the outposts, but
neither army apparently is attempting
any large operations while the ground
remains soft, unless the Russian
movement turns out to be more inn
portant than it at present appears to
be, namely, "a cavalry raid.
Austrian Successes.
The Austrians, it is said, have been
reinforced in BukOwina and they re-
port that they have repulsed Russian
attacks there and in the Carpathians,
although In the latter regions It has
been generally understood that IL was
the Austrians and Germans who were
acting on the offensive.
Neutral steamers in European
waters are having rather an uncom-
Portable time. The British have seized
and holding several, including Mar
aCas. which are suspected OF having
contraband for Germany. The Ger
mans. besides seizing two Scandina-
Wan oil steamers in the Baltic have
just taken the Dutch steamer Zaans-
stroOm, loaded with eggs, for Eng
land, TO Zeebrugge.
Holland has formally protested TO
Great Britain and France against the
order prohibiting the movement of
goods to and from German ports.
A German aviator passed over Deal
today. but was driven off after drop
ping bombs. which fell into the sea
perilously close to the American bark
Manga Reva.