Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-21
Landing Force Is Ready When
AdmiraIS Indicate COndi-
tons Are Ripe for Military
Operations,
DANGER FROM MINES
CANNOT BE AVOIDED
Little important Fighting Is
Reported From Either East
tern or Western Zone,
Weather Conditions Bad.

tny soRHHa iousNAL srtelAL lrAsre ~iss,
London March 20 u0.16 y. m 49,
ndauntcd by the loss of the battle
ships buuNet, Ocean and Irresistible,
the allies ere Going ahead with their
attempt To force the Dardanelles. con-
iidont that success will attend their
efforts
ON theif side the Turks express con-
tidence that the forts and the mines
IN the straits viii be able 10 keep out
the ships of the allies.
The French battleship Henry ~
and the British battleships Queen and
lmplacIhle, already are on their way
60 the cast Co replace the ships sunk
by the mines and those ships which
were damaged are undergoing repairs
IN the spot Thus, within a few dayg
at the latest the fleet will be as for
midable as ever. while the Russian
Black sea squadron Is believed 10 be
realty to cooperate.
Casualties Light.
Except In the case of the Bouvet. OF
whose crew only sixty four were
saved, the casualties suffered In the
bomhardment of Thursday are said 10
be light. The British admiralty to-
night published the losses among the
officers on the Irresistible. and al
though the ship was sunk and the
crew had to be transferred under a
hot fire, the list contains the names
of only four officers killed and ons
severely wounded.
Part of the fleet re-entered the
straits yesterday, but owing to the un-
favorable weather the h0mhardmtn mt
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.
Great Danger From Mines.
The admiralty states that steps are
being taken 10 deal with the mines.
but experts warn the public that 80
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 is known, of
course but with big fleet operating
some Of the ships must enter the area
thus mined and lying across the
straits to fire broadsides, offer a large
target TO floating explosives.
Landing Force Is Ready.
The intentions as to the landing Of
a force are closely guarded, but II ls
known that an army Of cOnsiderab bic
si2o is ready TO attack the Turkish
forces along the Dnrdanelles when the
admirals advise that the moment has
arrived
Although lighting of more or less
Intensity is always In progress along
the eastern and western fronts there
have been no very important opera
tions during the last few days The
Germans claim small successes
against the British near ST. Eloi and
against the French at Notro Dame
de LOrette, north of Arras, and to
have repulsed several French attacks
in Champagne. the Argonne forest
and the Nosges But the French com
municution, issued in the day, says
that nothing of sufficient importance
to report, has happened
Little Activity in POLAND.
In north Poland there have been
several affairs of the outposts, but
neither army apparently Is attempt
ing any large operations while the
ground remains soft, unless the Rus
sian movement turns out to be more
important than it at present appears
to be, namely cavalry raid.
The Auslrana. 1t is said. have been
reinforced in 3ulluwina and they re-
port that they have rcpulsed Rus
sian attacks there and in the Car
pathuns. although in the latter re-
Elons 1t has been generally under
stood thlt il was the Austrians and
Germans Who We're acting on the OF
fensiye.
Neutral steamers in European wa
ters are having rather an uncomfort-
able time. The British have seized or
are holding several including the
Maracas, which are suspected OF hav-
inb contrabaud for Germany. The
Germans, besides seizing two Scandi-
navian oil steamers in the Baltic.
have just taken the Dutch steamer
loaded with eggs for
England, to Zeehrugge.
Holland has formally protested to
Great Britain and Ftdnce against
he order prohibiting the movement
lt goods TO and from German ports.
German aviator passed over Deal
today, but was driven OFT after drop
ping bombs which fell into the sea,
periluusly close to the American bark
Manga Rcya.