South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-26
WarShipS of international Fleet
Reenter DardaneIIeS and Re-
sumo BOmbardment, Draw
ing Heavy Return Fire.
NEW RUM0RS AFl.0AT
OF TURK -TEUTON BREAK
OttomanS Reported to Have
Broken With German Ad-
viSerS and Begun Suit For
Peace Separately.

ATHENS, March 26.-Athens news
papers publish today what they de
clare are reliable private. advances
from Constantinople stating that the
Turkish government has broken with
its German advisers and is going to
sue for peace. They assert that Field
Marshal Won Der Goltz mas already
left for Sofia on his way To Germany
and that Gen. Liman Won Sanders
has gone 10 Adrianople.
ATHENS. March 26.-"No matter
what sacrifices are necessary, we
shall force the Dardanelles," was the
statement made by Rear Admiral
Guepratte. commander of the French
ships in the allies fleet, 10 a CORES
pondent at TenedOs. according To a
dispatch received from him today.
The French commander said that
losses must be expected. but assert
ed that the task had been under
taken and would be accomplished.
LONDON. March %. - Another
great duel between the Anglo French
fleet and the Turkish forts on the
Dardanelles has opened says dis
patches received here from Athens
today.
prevented operations by the n.ain
forces OF the allies has completely
ceased and it is believed that the su-
preme effort to smash the Turkish
fortifications at the narrows of the
Dardanelles is in full swing.
A Tenedos dispatch sent via Paris
brings a report that $4,000 French
troops have been landed on the coast
of Asia Minor TO attack Smyrna from
d
HeVed TO he part Of the expedition
commanded by Gen. D'Ammade.
The latest attack upon the Dar-
danelles Is said 10 have opened at 3
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. one OF
the dispatches from Athens states
that two battleships entered the
straits at that hour and bombarded
Fort Kilid- -Bahr until darkness fell,
then withdrawing and returning to
the attacks early today with several
other warshlps.
Meets Energetic Response.
The fire of the warships met an
energetic response from the forts and
from the Krupp guns mounted on
ErenkOi heights.
The warshin5 that entered the
straits Yesterday were accompanied
hv SO mine sweepers. These remained
in the Dardanelles during the night.
a later dispatch from IeneuoS
states that the British battleships Tri-
umph. Queen Elizabeth and Agamem
non and the cruiser Cornwall partic-
ipated in the operations conducted to
protect the mine sweepers in the
straits
The mine sweepers began their
work Tuesday afternoon and remain
ed in the straits that night. About
10 O'Clock Wednesday morning the
Turkish artillery on ErenkOi heights
opened fire. followed a few minutes
later by fort Kilid- Bahr.
Three Ships Open Fire
After the Turks had fired five
shells the Triumph, Queen Elizabeth,
AgamemnoG and Cornwall opened 4
bombardment, firing 20 rounds. This
fire was very accurate and is believed
TO have silenced some OF the Turkish
batteries as they made no reply.
The BON baTdment by the British
ships lasted only 10 minutes. As a
result of their fire the mine sweepers
were able TO continue al work all day
Wednesday with satisfactory results,
but they retired Wednesday night be-
cause OF a new storm that suddenly
broke,