The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-21
ALLIES UNDAUNTED BY THE
LOSS OF BATTLE
SHIPS
TUKRS EXPRESS
CONFIDENCE
No Important Operations Along
the Eastern and Western
Fronts
Rv Associated Presal


by the less of the battleships Bouvet.
Ocean and Irresistible, the Allies are
proceeding with their attempt TO force
the Dardanelles, confident of suc''ess.
The Turks. however, express con-
fidence that the forts and the mines
In the straits will be able to keep out
the Allies ships.
The French battleship Henri Nv and
the British battleships Queen and I'M
placable are on their way east to
replace the ships sunk by the mines
and those ships which were damager
were undergoing repairs on the spot.
This, within few days at the latest,
the fleet will be as formidable as
ever. while the Flssian Black Sea
squadron is believed to be ready tc
cooperate.
Except in the case of the Bohvet, of
whose crew only 81 were saved, cas-
dalties suffered in the bombardment
of Thursday are said to be light. The
British admiralty tonight published
the losses among the officers on the
Irresistible, andsalthough the ship was
sunk and the crew had to be trans
fered under a hot fire, the list co..
tains the names of only four officers
killed and one severely woinued
Part of the fleet reeDtered the
straits yesterday, but owing TO un-'
favorable weather the bombardment of
the day before was not repeated, and
proahly the only object }of the war
ships as to prevent the Turks from,
repairing the damage already done.
The admiralty states that steps arc
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 that danger. The
direction of the currents, of course,
is known, but with a big fleet opera
ting. some Of the ships must enter
the area thus mined and, lying across
the straits TO fire broadsides. offer
n large target to floating explosives.
The Intentions as to the landing of q
force are closely guarded, but it is
known that an army of considerable
size Is ready to attack the Turkish
forces along the Dardanelles when
the admirais advise that the moment
has arrived.
Although fighting of more or less
intensity is always in progress along
the eastern and western frSnts, there
have been no important operaticns
in the last few days.
The Germans claim small sue
cesses against the British near st.
Eloi and againsS the French at Notre
Dame de Lorette. north of Arras, and
to have rappised several French at
tacks In Champagne, the Argonne for
est and the Yosges But the French
communication issued today says
nothing of sufficient importance to re-
port has happened:
In North Poland there have been
several AFFAIRS OF the 0utposts. but
neither army apparently is attempt
ing any large operations while the
ground remains soft, unless the Rus
star movement turns out to be more
important than 1t at present appears
TO be, namely, a cavalry raid
The Austrians. it is said, have been
reinforced In Bukowina, and they re-
port they have reguised Russian at
.tacks there and In the Carpathians,
although in the latter region It has
generally understood that it was the
A,istrians and Germans who we're act-
ing ON the offensive,
< Neutral steamers In European wa
ters are having rather an uncom-
fortahle time The British hare Reiz-
ed and are holding several, Including
the Maracas, which are suspected of
having contraband for Germany. fne
Germans, besides seizing two Scafi-
fiinapfan oil steamer In the BaltiB have
i,iat taken tie Dutch steamer Etan-
. stroom, loaded with eggs for england,
10 Zeebrugge
Holland has formally protested TO-
Great BRIT tain and France against the
order prohibiting the movement Of
goods % and from German ports
Al German aviator passed over Deal
today hat was driven of after drop
psiig bombs, which fell into the sea
pefilously close to the American bark
Manga RoNa h