Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-09-24
WARSH|PS IN DUEL
British Oreadnaught Drives Turk.
ish Cruiser From Strait.
saIvos Of Monster Shells Sweep High
Over Ridge Of GslIlpoll a
rdanelles-AvIator
Directs the Fire.
BY LOUIS EDGAR BROWNE,

Correspondent Of the Chicago News.)
Mudros, Allies Near Eastern Base
Tho Queen Elizabeth ind the GoebeA
have been engaged in battle with each
other. The great British dreadnaught,
the most powerful battleship aloat, A.
tackled the Goeben under most e.
traordinary conditions. Although the
Queen Elizabeth fred salvos OF gigal-
ito highly explosive projectiles, the
Goeben escaped unhit.
Since the allies forces landed at the
Dardanelles late in April tho German
Turkish battle cruiser has seriously
hampered the advance toward their
observation-disclosures. 1t has suppos-
eddy q base at Chardak, an auxiliary
naval port, on Gallipoli strait. 16
miles above the narrows. Nearly sv-
cry day the Goeben has taken posi-
ton between Maitos and Cape Niagara,
just above the Narrows, and has sup
ported with killing fire the Turkish
troops facing the Australian-New Zea-
land line running in q semicircle from
below Suvla bay southwark toward the
limo Of tho English and French forces
advancing up the peninsula.
Turkish engineers have established
line Of communication between posts
of observation and signal static 1s
somewhere east Of Maitos. Because
o: these the fire control was made 80
effective that, although the Goeben
was firing over a ridge of mountains,
its officers were quickly informed just
where each shell hit and what dam
age 1t did to the enemy. So constant
became the fire Of tho German battle
cruiser and SO seriously did 1t him
der the movements of the allies that
1t was decided to attempt to destroy 1t
even at considerable cost
Tho Queen Elizabeth was selected
for the first chance.
A ridge Of fairly high mountains
runs down the Gallipoli peninsula and
= battleship firing across it from the
Gulf of Saros to q point above the
Narrows would be unable to see it's
target. The Queen Elizabeth could not
see the Goeben. An aeroplane was
needed to observe the fall Of projec-
tiles and to direct the fire.
It was somewhat after noon when
q big naval aeroplane mounted and
circled over the mountains. A naval
observer Occupied q seat beside the
pilot. Far below him was tho Darda-
nelles winding along like q distorted
letter s. Several Turkish antiaircraft
guns were hurting shrapnel skyward
at terrific rate.
Tho observer easily found the Goe-
ben. The aeroplane sailed back to the
Australian lines and communicated
the Goeben's position to the Queen
Elizabeth. The aeroplane then again
mounted and few eastward until It
had commanding view Of the Goeben
and yet was within easy signaling dis.
lance Of the Queen Elizabeth.
Suddenly ono of the 15-inch guns
Of the Queen Elizabeth belched forth
= great sheet Of flame. followed by q
roar that could be heard at Mudros, SO
miles away. The spotting officer, lean
ing far over the combing of the nre
control top, picked up the giant pro
Jectile with his glasses and kept 1t in
view until it disappeared below the
ridge Of hills. Like flash his glance
turned to the aeroplane soaring higf
above the mountains. SOM distance
below the aeroplane there popps.. int
being three black dots. An :astn4>
later three more black dots appes-sk
These were small smoke bomb,
dropped by the observer to sigma
where the shell had struck relativel!
to tho target.
up 300-left three!" shouted thu
officer to q sailor standing at his 81
bow. The first shot had fallen 20l
yards short and 800 yards to the RICH
of the Goeben.
An instant later q salvo from TIL
| Queen Elizabeth's entire broadside O
J eight 15-inch guns crashed out. Eigh
monster shells, each weighing 200
pounds, went careening through space
at q speed of $500 feet second.
The Goeben took alarm after two O
three salvos and Ned at top spec
| northeast to the base at Chardak