Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-02
The Days War NetOs

aALLIPOLI PENINSULA, which
forns the European side Of the
DaRdanelIes, H. described In unof-
ffoiaI dispatches IA being Gradu-i
ally cut off FROM the mainland by
the british ana French forCoa. At
ts sasd to be NO longer possible for.
the Turks 60 pRsa back and forth
between European aad Assetsos
sides of the strait.
coNsTANTINOPLE 0FFTCIAL, rs-t
ports stat~ that the Turks ases
making conststeut heaawUy fni
thsir attaeka against me Hand sn5
sea forces of me allies
SITUATION N FLANDBRs shows
iittIe change, although the French
claim q further advance for the
allies. Ten more shells fen tUf
DunIgfFIx Hast night, killing or an-'
Jurtne several persons.
FIGHTING CONTINUES All azone,
the extended balkan front. chasf
interest now attaohes 20 the new
Germaa mSvement in the noethr
aimed apparently at the BaItfc
provinces OF Russia.
BERLIN ANNOUNCEMENT sayu alk
attacks yesterday of the alIie~
agaiast the German positions On
the canal north Of Ypres, Belniumsi
were Fepulsed.
RUSSIAN STEAMER was SUNK ofe
the west coast OF Ireland by n
German subma<ine. The crew was
saved. tot
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LONDON, May 1.-THE develop
ments on the northern extremities OF
the two fronts, both east and west;
the Smelling OF Dunkirk in. France
and the new German offensive moves
ment aimed at the Baltic province
take precedence in the war news OF
today. =
Britiah aviators have discovered
and attacked the, German batteries,
which from distance vafiousIy esti-
mated by English observers at from
sixteen to even twenty-eight miles,
hurled great shells at the French
port. but It remains to be seen
whether the bombs dropped did
enough damage to put the guns out
Of action.
| London newspapers oommeutsng ON this
bombardment say the Germans stilI cling
TO theiS cherished idea OF occupying the
French coast nearest England. ana moro
than ono editorial writer today points out
that Flanders stilI romans the orskicsn
theater Of operations.
German Thrust Into nuauaa.
Special dispatches from pefroernd dis
| a fran. ~. a7,n -
thrust at the extreme Russian right One
theory connects it with probable move-
ments OF the uerman fleet In the Baltic
looking 60 the invasion OF the Baltic
provinces. Another idea Il that this ad-
vance 10 aimed ct ribau and Riga. the.
former a strong Russian naval base, ana
the latter one OF the most Important ports
on the Baitio Or the Germans may in-
tend 10 strike at the railroad runninN
from Petrograd TO Warsaw by way 6c
Duensburs and wilma. Further south the
Germans have failed In their repeated at
tempts 10 set this line.
The official statement concerning the
Dardanelies seems 20 have reasBured tha
British public that their army is fairly
we'll established In the landing opera
tions, but at the same time II indicates
much lighting must cnsue benFfe q firnl
grip Is established
Bombardment Imprssses Brfton.-
The British pupfic has bean greatly irn-
presSel by the German bombardmank ok
Dunkirk. which u believed in military
circles here must have been from. q dis
taneo OF from eighteen 70 twenty sniiea.
The Times says the incident Is q small
Importance from q military ntandpointu
but that Il brings the war closer 10 Eng-
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