Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-02-28
LANDING PARTY
 BOUTS OTTOMANS
Turk Fleet of 34 Vessels Waiting in the Niagara Roads for Approach of Allied Fleet, Approaching
 Steadily.

battered their way fourteen miles up the Dardanelles.
 That is about one-third of the way through the straits of HellespOnt Once through these straits, Con- stantinople lies imperilled on the Golden Horn, less than 100 miles away. The warships are now ready to begin the bombardment of the mar rows, the mile-wide strip of water which is the last big barricade to a clear route to the Turkish capi- tai.
 The steady progress of the interna- tionai fleet against the fortresses heretofore regarded as impregnable has caused panic in. Constantinople The fortresses of the capital are neg ligible, and with the Dardanellas passed, the city would be at the meT- cy of the allies big guns. Special trains are reported to be waiting in readiness to convey the sultan and the members of his government to Asia Minor.
 Meanwhile the Russian Black sea fleet is trying to force the Bosporus and approach Constantinople from the east Bombardment of the forts on l.ile IAsiatic. side of the. Bospprrs already has been started. ~
 Having pulverized the impregnab!e fortresses at the outer entrance to the Dardanelles, the allied fleet, preceded by mine sweepers, pushed their way up as far as Hortari, and within range of Fort Intete, which guards this sector of the waterway of the Asiatic coast.
 A few shots were thrown as range finders and then the bombardment by the British dreadnuughts began. In tete like the outer fortress. had been believed untakable, but the effect o1 the fleets gigantic shells was ter rife.
 Turk Gunners Wild.
 The reply of the Turkish gunners was generally wild and ineffective This is ma par with the reply made by the gunners of the other forts during which action the allies were scarcely touched.
 Tine admiralty announced tOnlgn' that during the attack the Agamem non. was struck by shell whlcl landed on the deck and that three men were killed and five injured There IS every reason to believe tna' this is the limit of the allies casual ties. ..
 Bombardment of the narroWs' fortl fications is expected to begin Wltnll the next "A hours. There fartlf1catlon' are the very backbone of the entlr' plan of the Dardanelles' works. Th' narrow passage is guarded by twelV' forts. rine on the European side an' three on the Asiatic side. The forti fications were laid out under the al rection of German army engineers and in addition to them there IS long series of entrenchments ais earthworks which will have to D taken by landing parties.
 Attack Fleet Next.
 Once through the narrows, tn Turkish fleet of 34 vessels remain to be disposed of. This fleet IS sup posed to be waiting in the Nagar roads. It is said to consist Of on I dreadnaught, two battle cruisers, nv crnisers. nine torpedo boat destroyer 15 torpcdo boats and the two forme German CT luisers, Goeben and Bre' lau. , - .,,,.
 Aeroplanes, with which the allie vessels are equipped, played leadln part in the destruction Of the 1oIl guarding the entrance to the Daru: nelles. The airmen made daily fngn' over the positions of the enemy dfol
 ned bombs and made observation which enabled the warships to saus the fire. .+.,
 The Turks were unable to prote' themselves from the airships, for the
 were without high angle gun Through the information secured the airmen, it is believed that or U
 3 .OeO shells fired by the warsnlps' ie' than twelve were wasted. ,,, One landing party at Kumkan WE i met by a strong force of Turks an German marines, who opened nre z
 them With rifles. There was one m Ichine gun and the defenders tired :. :.
 bring this into action. The britia Y charged. however, and fierce nano.t hanc fighting followed. After 2 Ie
 minutes the Turks fled over the Mel
 dere bridge, which, shelled rom U warshirs, had already been part destroyed. The Turks left many dea and wounded. The allies losses we' son!v one killed and three wounded'