The Sentinel=record., 1915-04-18
FIRED THREE TORPEDOES
One Hundred Men on the Transport Were Drowned, Although the Off. cial Statement Declares the Trans port Was Not Struck.

London, April 17.-10 pm.-A Turk ish torpedo boat, which attempted tC interfere with the preparations fol the resumption of the operations against the Dardanelles and Asia Minor by attacking the British trans port Manitou was driven aground ur the coas' of Chios this morning and destroyed by the British cruiser Mi nerva and British torpedo boat de stroyers.
 An official statement tonight iI reference to the affair says three tor pedoes fired at the Manitou missed the mark, but that 100 men from the transport were drowned. How this occurred without the transport being struck is not explained. as particulars apparently have not yet been re- ceived
 This is the only official statement from the allies on the land anu sea operations against Turkey. but from unofficial sources it is learned that warships have been attacking the forts at Bulair on the Gallipol benin. sula, while Turkish reports say that attacks have been made on the Oar danelles from the outer entrance and that the Majestic and Swittsure have A' nombarded the forts near Gaha Tepeh
 The arrival of spring, which has given the ayators their opportunity has brought almost to a standstill the battle in the Carpa.hians. The R1s sians still are attacking in the neigh horhOod of Uzsok pass. the main road through which is commanded the heights held by the Germanic allies but with the melting snuws. the over flowing streams and rivers and the whole country covered with deep mud, for which it is noted nothing on a large scale can be attempted
 The same conditions are interfering with the Austro-German outflanking movement in the direction of Stry. Beyond the repulse of attacks, the only success avhieyed on either side has been the capture by the Russians of some heights between the villages of Telepotch and Zuela, which lies on the southern slopes of the Carpa- thians to the southeast of Lupl5ow pass. This indicates that the Rus sians are trying to get in the rear of the army defending Uzsok pass, which they have been unable to take from the north
 In the west there have been at tacks at widely separated points along the front but on the whole the French seem satisfied for the mo. ment with the advance they have made in Alsace, the Woevre, the Ar gonne, Champagne and north ol Arras, which, in the view of British military critics, proves that the allies can advance when they so desire
 A frontier incident which during ordinary times would pass unnoticed, has occurred on the ltalo Austrian bor der. It is said that an Austrian patrol recently passed through Italian territory, ignoring the protests of che customs officers.
 These matters, however do not al together divert the attention of Eng lishmen from domestic questions such as the liquor problem and the acceleration of the output of war mu- nitions, which parliament is expected to consider in earnest next week.
 Committees already are at work in the industrial centers speeding up the work of the armament factories. A upmber of establishments which here tofore have devoted part of their at tention to government work have been taken over by these committees and the working forces in other es tablishments have been increased in order to keep up the output of guns and ammunition.
 The committees are engaged in oh taining as many men as possible toi work in these factories and in some cases municipal employees have been communicated for the purpose.
 As to the liquor question, it is saiC that an agreement between the gov ernment and the opposition virtually has been reached on the scope of tho restrictions to be introduced.
 
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