The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-03-04
Warships Of Allies Compelled
to Stop Bombardment of
DardaneIIes.
Rave PENETRATED II MILES
Turks Concentrating Heavy Force to
Defend consta ntinopIe-Russian
Cavalry Cuts German Line
In Poland.

London, March 2.-According to the
Daily Nails Athens correspondent,
Fort Dardunus, twelve miles up the
Dardanelles, on the Asiatic side, has
been silenced by the allied fleet.
The correspondent adds that diplo
matte reports from Constantinople in
dictate that serious rioting there was
suppressed after many arrests had
been made
A Daily News dispatch from Athens
says: Turkish forces are concen'
trating hurriedly on the Asiatic side Of
the Dardanelles under Essad Pasha,
the defender Of Janina."
The attack of the allied fleet on the
Dardanelles has been interrupted. The
official information bureau issued a
statement today saying that the oper-
atoms were being delayed by bad
weather.
The secretary of the admiralty
makes the following announcement:
"The operations in the Dardanelles
again are delayed by unfavorable
weather"
The operations of the allied fleet In
the Dardanelles, as perhaps presaging
quick developments in the Balkan sit
uation, dominate the military situation
on sea and land. The more optimistic
minds expect Constantinople to fall
but there is a noticea BILE disposition to
realize the ships face no easy task
Notwithstanding the 20-mile range OF
the guns of the superdreadnaught
Queen Elizabeth.
Cut German Line.
"A Russian cavalry movement sue
ceeded in cutting the German East
Prussian army in two last Friday at
the village of krasnosielo.' says the
Daily News's Petrograd correspondent
1.-THE Germans are now divided into
two parts. with considerable gap be-
tween them.
The main Austrian army also is in
dangerous position owing to the sud-
den offensive taken by the Russians in
Galicia. The Russian force made a
rapid advance and threatened the
main Austrian headquarters near Stan
islau, and the Austrians now are re-
treating throukh Kolomea toward
Bukowina."
Russians Renew Offensive.
London, March 1.-The Russian Of
fensive operations appear at the pres
ent time to extend along the whole
front-an indication that they have
been able to bring very strong rein
forcements into the field. They have
successfully checked the German ad-
vance in North Poland, where the Ger
mans are reported to be in retreat, and
the recapture of PrZasnysz after Sc
we're fighting, has given them an eX-
cellent pivotal point from which to
carry on their future operations
Russians Capture Germans.
All the Petrograd correspondents re-
fer to the capture of large number
of Germans as new phase of the
war, and credit it 10 lack of officers
among the German armies and the
large number OF young unframed men
WIZ nave Dccu III ditcu iAIo IAohi'
The Russian offensive extends to
what is now known the BZura-
Rawka front. where they successfully
opposed Field Marshal Won linden
burg's attempt to advance on Warsaw
in December and January.
There also had been heavy fighting
in Western Galicia and in the Carpa-
thians, but without bringing any not.
able change in the situation. In East
ern Galicia the Russians report an
other repulse for the Austrians, who
have again lost number of prisoners.
DardaneIles eombardment Continues.
London, March 1.-The Daily News
says it has been reported from Athens
the Turks have concentrated large
number of old merchant ships in the
Dardanelles and loaded them with
stones. with the intention of sinking
them to prevent the passage of hos
tile feet.
The Allies have disembarked de-
tachments of artillery near the de-
stroyed Dardanelles forts and British
and French flags now are flying over
them.
The fleet continued bombardment
of the inner forts yesterday afternoon.
A powder magazine was blown up.
There were numerous victims. The
fleet had reached as far as the light
house near Fort Kilid Bahr. The forts
on the European side have been re-
duced to silence Mine sweeping oper-
atoms continue.