Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-28


ICY soRslNo JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wREl
London. Feb. n G0:15 p. nj
After having completed the destruc-
ton of the forts at the entrance of
the Dardanelles, the allied fleet Of
British and French warships, the
greatest which has ever been in ac-
ton, Is now attacking the inner forts,
which heretofore have stood between
Turkey and invasion by the sea.
Apparently the outer forts could
not withstand great lombard
ment and when they had been lev
elled and deserted by their defend
ers, men were landed from the ships
to complete the work of demolition.
while mine sweepers cleared pas
sage for ships in the straits.
More Serious Work Ahead.
More serious work is now ahead,
for the all-important Notifications
are at Kilir Bahr and Chanak. which
guard the narrowest part of the
straits, which the fleet is now ap-
preaching. There is no doubt, how
ever, that the allied commanders
have instructions to make their way
to Constantinople in spite of OBJ
stacles and have been supplied with
the best means for carrying out these
orders
A complete list of the ships en-
gagged is not available, but reports
from Athens and other points say
that twenty large vessels are taking
part. and the report issued tonight
by the British admiralty up to Fri
day night mentions no less than ten
of these Previous reports mentioned
al huf IN
Thursday or Friday, the period COW
cred by the admiralty statement.
Monster Guns at Work.
At the head of the fleet is the
; Queen Elizabeth, one of England's
uperdreadnaughts, which has been
commissioned since the war began
and which mounts eight f5-inch guns.
The Queen Elizabeth took part in the
bombardment, so that for the first
/ time this monster weapon has been
used and according to the admiralty
report, they did their work with
great accuracy"
! other ships which assisted in si-
| leneing the outer forts were the Brit
| ish battleship Asamemnon. which
was struck by Turkish shell and
/ had three men killed and five wound
ed, the British battleships lrresisti-
4 BILE Vengeance, CORVALLIS, Albion
and Majestic, each of which carries
/ four 12-inch guns, and the Triumph,
which has four 10-inch guns, and the
| French batteships Gauois, Suffren,
/ and Charlemagne, each of which car
! ries four 12-inch guns.
Big Attack Has Begun.
other vessels including the French
| battleship Bouvet and one or two bat
tie cruisers, are In the vicinity TO
render assistance should 1t be re-
/ quired.
Fort Dardanus, which the ships at
! tackled Friday after the entrance TO
! the straits had been swept of mines,
/ is not far from the narrows, and Il
| is probable that the big, and more
important attack has begun by this
4 time
Reports from neutral Balkan states
say that the residents Of the islands
/ in the sea Of Marmora have been orr
dered to eyacuate their homes and
that an imperial train is waiting to
take the sultan to Asia Minor.
SO lar as Great Britain Is con-
cerned, however, the most important
immediate result OF the initial sue
| cess is the reduction when 1t has
! brought in the price Of wheat. which
has dropped two shillings a quarter
One British Ship Hit.
The admiralty announced tonight
I that during the BON bardment of the
Dardanelles fortiflcations the battle
shin Agamemnon had been struck
and that three men were killed. The
announcement says further that the
Dardanelles operations are still pro
crossing
The new battleship Queen Eliza
| beth, one of the largest mer. oers OF
the British feet took part In the
| bombardment. This is the first time,
IL is stated, that l5-inch guns have
| been in action. The Queen Elizabeth
a vessel of 27.5Oo tons. has eight IS
| inch guns.
The admiralty announcement says
that the landing parties went ashore