The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-02
TURKS REPORT GAINS
AT DARDANELLES
Several Allied Transports and
Destroyers Sunk, Says Con-
stantinople Statement.
SENEGALESE TAKE TOWN
Special cable Despatch to Tn. sus.


LONDON, May There have been no
cfficial announcements to-day regarding
-..s operations at the Dardsnelles. either
..>aere or In Paris. and the public has
..ad to content itself with the latest
Turkish official report Of events in this
campaign. which makes extravagant
claims OF Turkish victories. which are
officially in Constantinople, for instance.
that the British battleship Vengeance
has been set on fire by shells from the
Turkish Notifications and has had to
retire from the general bombardment
being carried on by the allied fleet.
Already the Turkish War Office had
claimed that the French cruiser Jeanne
dare and the Majestic and the Triumph
had been put out OF the engagement by
the effectiveness of the Turkish fire. al
though the British and French War Offices
have failed to give even "A hint OF such
reverses. Constantinople also has II
that several transports and torpedo boat
destroyers attached TO the Anglo French
fleet have been sunk. and that the Allies
have lost several thousands in killed
and wounded
II Is pointed out here that tie an
nouncements of the Turkish War Office
are meant for home reading only and
are the only official statements which
the Government permits the newspaper
TO print. excepting, OF course. the Berlin
officisl statement. those OF the British
and French War Offices being barred to
thu public.
The correspondent IN Athen. OF the
Havas Agency telegraphs that che CAL
lipoli Peninsula Is gradually being cut
OF from Its source OF supplies at Con-
ata hat ha fat IL
Detailing Turkish Thrace through the
successes OF the British landing force
operating from Enos. IL Ia now said to
b. impossible for the Turks to pass
from one shore to the other OF the Gal
.lipoli Peninsula, while their main forces
have been driven back and cooped UP
between the town OF Gallipoli and
Maidos, on the side Of the strait.
The Turkish forces have been driven
in retreat as far as Tsani and Pazarkoi
hfteen hours journey from Gallipoli, says
another despatch from Athena
French Senegalese troops have beer
conducting themselves with great valol
on the Asiatic coast, according TO this In.
formant. having occupied Yeni Shehr
while Nechorl and Niagara are beins
violently bombarded.
II appears that on the Gallipoli side
the British forces are now attempting
10 silence the line OF Turkish fortifica-
tions extending across the peninsula ~
the vicinity of Bulair. II this Is ac.
complished and the barricade acros,
the peninsula at this point /,
made unpassable. the Notifications Al
kilid Bahr and at other points alons
the narrowe. AS we'll as on the entire
y southern end OF the peninsula. will b,
cut on from their source OF supple.
further east and must soon succumb fol
, want of ammunition and supplies.
The on ~ ha To- lisb "a
Office follows
At Gaba Tebeh. on the Peninsula OF
Gallipoli. the enemy was shut In In
: Q narrow strip OF land and, after at
tempting TO fight his way out. was
= forced to retreat to the protection Of
his ships. after suffering enormous
losses. On the shores Of the Bay OF
saros an attempted landing by the
enemy was frustrated with heavy
loss The official British commune
cation reviewing the fghting from
Sunday TO Thursday admits heavy
losses to the allied army and feet.
On April 81 and IS the allied fleet
carried on terrific bombardment.
which killed and wounded a few Turk
ish officers and men. The Allies have
lost several thousand in killed and
wounded.
Besides the Jeanne dare. the Ma
1estc and the Triumph. the British
battleshp Vengeance has been set on
fire, and, while PARTIAL" burning, re-
turned toward Tenedos. aided by
tenders. Several transports and tor
pedo boat destroyers attached TO the
Anglo French fleet were sunk