Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-02
ADVANCE OF TURK
TROOPS CUT OFF
Operations Of Submarine in Front of
Constantinople Prevent Sending
Soldiers to Dardanelles.
SULTAN sEIIM IS D1sARMED

| LONDON, June An Athens dis
patch to the Exchange Telegraph
company says Il has been learned
there that the transportation OF
Turkish troops to the Dardanelles
has been interrupted by the opera
tions of a British submarine, which
is cruising In front OF Constantine
pie.
Panic In ConstantinopIe.
/ ATHENS, Juno 1.-(Via London.l-
Latest advices reaching here from Con-
stantlnoplo are that the battle cruiser
Sultan seiim, formerly the Goeben. has
| been virtually dismanned.
! Recent developments at the Dardanelles
are described as having cast gloom over
the Turkish capital. where a strong cur
/ rent of opinion is In favor OF opening the
straits and negotiating for peace.
! During the recent British submarine
raid in the sea OF Marmona ana off Con-
stantinoplo there was a condition of panic
! In the city. Tho people shouted that the
Russians were coming and vessels were
hastily withdrawn 90 the far end of the
Golden Horn. Troops on board trans
( ports were disembaTked and some guns
were fired at the submarine.
/ Italians and Greeks continue 20 arrive
at Dedeagatch by rail. They report that
Constantinople was sobered by this raid.
! One OF the results was the dispatch OF all
the troops available to the Dardanelles.
Talaat Bey had tho Armenian patriarch
brought before him. He demonstrated at
tho behavior OF the Armenians ana
warned the patriarch that conditions
must improve.
French lombard IIaifa, sniyrnR
PARIS, June The German consul at
Haifa In Syria on the bay OF Acre. hav-
ing melted the Turkish troops TO commit
acts hostile TO tho French. n French
cruiser sailed up to Haifa and by few
well directed shells destroyed tho con-
! sulate.
! This information Is found in an an
nouncement given out today by the
French ministry of marine, which reads;
! THE ministry of marine. having been
advised that the German consul at Haifa
had melted Turkish troops TO open fire
on boat carrying flag of truce ana to
violate the burial place in Haifa OF q
number OF soldiers Of the army of
Napoleon, scattering Mt the same time
the remains OF French admiral Inferred
there. sent a cruiser which destroyed the
consulate The Ottoman authorities were
given previous notice OF tho reason for
the bombandment No other buildings
were hit.
Turiklnh official Report.
CoNSTANTINOPI5. June 1.--(via Lon
don.)--A official announcement given
out today reads;
THE enemy on Monday attacked our
right wing near Avi Burnu, but they weTe
repulsed. Their losses are estimated a,
100 killed and more dead were observed
in the valley
Monday night the enemy attempted
to recapture the trenches lost the pre-
vious day In their center by a surprise
attack. They were repulsed everywhere
and lost many in killed. We also took
arms and ammunition.
ION the front OF suddul Bahr there
have been exchanges Of artillery and Efle
fire"
French official Report.
PARIS. June Ian official report o.
the operations In the Dardaneliea given
out here this afternoon says;
Tho fighting has resolved itself for
several days past into engagements over
a limited area These have taken place
almost daily and ell have come TO an
end with gains for the e1liod troopS"
Continuing tho report says detach-
ment Of colonial volunteers captured ~
assault on Friday evening a small fNrt
in the Ravine of Kerevss Dere. repulsing
two counter attacks delivered by the
Turks and inflicting heavy losses on the
enomy.
The British troops also won a brilliant
success in repulsing a violent assault
near Gaba Tepe." says the report.