The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-05-07
ALLIES GET GRIP
upon GALL|POLI.
Turks Claim to Have Damaged
WarshiPs.
GERMANS SHELL DuNKIRK
German Cavalry Succeed In Getting
Around Russian Extreme Right
and invade Russian Baltic
Provinces. ra'-i

London--After. serious lighting, In
which the Turks offered e stubborn
resistance. British troops. according to
an official statement. have established
themselves on the Gallipoli Peninsula
and advanced a considerable distance
toward the narrows OF the Darda-
nelles. while the French have cleared
Cape Kun Kaler, on the Asiatic side
Of the straits. Of Turks. Thus, It may
be said that the second and most Sc
rious attempt to force the Dardanelles
has been fairly launched.
The Turks, under the guidance of
their German officers, placed every
obstacle In the way of the invaders,
but against the tire OF the allied feet
and the gallantry of the armA they
were forced to fall back. The British
forces lost heavily in the operation.
Six points were selected for the
landing, which commenced at daylight
OF April Is. AT 1--WE points they were
Immediately successful, but at the
sixth. near Seddul Bahr. the troops
were unable to advance until the even
ing.
On the West Coast.
The Australians and New Zealand
ers landed on the west coast OF Gal
hpoli Peninsula, directly across the
country from the strongly-fortified
narrows. The other British troops dis
embarked at the extreme end of the
peninsula, and by the 18th, when it
was decided to give the men rest
and time to enable the positions to be
consolidated, they had reached
Krithia, which is on the road which
runs along the peninsula and over
which they will join their comrades
from the dominions and attack the
forts guarding the narrows in the rear.
The French took possession of
Cape Kun Kaleh after they had pre-
viously attacked toward Yeni Shehr
to the south on the Asia Minor Coast.
While this was proceeding the feet,
besides covering the landing of the
forts in the Dardanelles and the
troops, kept up a bombardment pre-
vented refnforcements from reaching
Turkey from the Sea of Marnora.
A Troop ship Sunk.
One Turkish troop ship was sunk
by the British battleship Queen Eliza
beth, which is believed again to have
been firing her big guns across the
Peninsula. directed by airmen.
The official account of the landing
of the Allied troops does not bear out
the over-optimistic reports from
Grecian towns which preceded it and
which mentioned thousands Of pris-
oners as having been captured, the
total of men taken by the Allies being
given as 500. These were cut of by
the FIRE of the ships.
Neither does the report mention
operations on Smyrna or in the Gulf
Of Saros against the Bulair line Of
forts. but it is certain that these
points are being watched to prevent
reinforcement reaching the Turks.
German Move In East.
Another sensation came from the
east, where it Is announced that Ger
man cavalry, which succeeded ap-
parently in getting around the ex-
IRENE right of the Russians, has In
vaded the Russian Baltic provinces.
There has been no Indication in
what force the Germans are operating,
but it is presumed that the cavalry is
SIMPLY looking over the ground to find
out what opposition force landed at
Polangen, in the Province of Cour-
land, would meet with. In military
circles here 1t is asserted that this
cavalry can, however. interfere with
the Russian communications and give
the famous Russian Cossacks some
thing to do.
At the other end of the Russian line
the Russians are reported to be con-
tinuing to make slow progress in the
Uzsok Pass and to repulse Austrian
attacks on their tanks in the direction
Of Stry.
In reply to the Zeppelin visit to the
county OF Suffolk, England. allied air
men have visited Belgium and bonn
barded Ostend and other towns and
also attacked towns in Southern Ger
many.
Nothing Of importance has occurred
along the Western battle front. The
Germans claim still to hold bridge
heads on the User Canal. at Het Sas
and Steenstraete. They are being at
tackled by the Allies, who. according
to all the Official reports. are on the
offensive at most points. The Ger
man report repeatedly refers to the
repulse OF allied attacks.
German submarines have shown a
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