Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-03-09
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MORE FORTS sILENCED IN
COMMANDMENT BY THE AL
LIED SQUADRON BUT AT A
TERRIBLE SACRIFICE TO
DREADNoUGHTs.
GERMAN GUNS ARE EFFECTIVE
French Armored Cruiser Put Out
Of Action; It's a Long Ways
to Constantincple.

London, March S.-British and
French fleets battered their way a
step nearer to Constantinople with
ships damaged More Turkish forts
on the Asiatic side have been silenc-
ed, according to the British admiralty.
but the Turks are making a terrific
resistance. Shells from the German
made guns found marks on besieging
craft. The struggle for the gateway
OF the ottoman capital Is big feature
of war news, and closely linked is the
sustained excitement in Greece, Incl
dent to the resignation Of the cabinet
Of Venizelous.
eombardin9s Black sssa Ports.
On behalf of the Russian naval
general staff, the official press bureau
announces: "On Sunday our feet
bombarded three. ports on the Black
Sea, destroying all structures and
plants for shipment of coal. The
bombardfnent was followed by a ter
rife explosion and fire. iFour batter
les were silenced and eight steamers
were destroyed. Our casualties were
three men wounded"
Forts siIenced.
It was officially announced tonight
that Turkish battery at Dardanus and
forts of Rumili Medpidieh Tabia and
been silenced by shells from the al
lied fleet. The British battleship
Queen Elizabeth was hit by shells
from Turkish forts and damaged.
Puts Cruiser Out Of Action.
A Constantinople dispatch to Am
sterdam says: British, ships, Majes-
tic and Irresistible, reinforced the
enemy fleet. Fire of our batteries put
tho French armored cruiser out of
action and damaged the British cruz
ser. Owing to ombardment hostile
ships retreated and caused fire. Our
batteries were not damaged.
A Rome dispatch says: A Buchar-
est correspondent telegraphs that the
Turkish army is short of rifle and ar
tillery ammunition and says this fact
explains the feeble resistance of the
Turkish forts. The Turkish army il
Europe, the message adds, is we'll
equipped, but lacks food and ammuni-
ton. Orders have been given to
economize in use of ammunition, since
Rumania refuses to allow Austrian
consignments to pass through to Tur-
key. tt
Greece Cabinet Resigns.
An Athens dispatch says Zaimis has
declined to form a cabinet to succeed
Venizelos, which resigned Saturday.
King Constantine is to summon Gou-
naris deputy for Patras, for this task.
No ,Hcnors to Crews.
The admiralty announces it is NOT
justified in extending honors to cap
tured crews of German submarine
boats owing to their methods, and
that it is intended to segregate them
under special restrictions, pending
their possible conviction at the con-
clusion Of peace. The admiralty
states this ruling applies to twenty
nine officers and men OF German sub
marine U-Eight which sunk recently
off Dover.
The policy to be adopted toward
the crews of German submarines an
swers the demand of Admiral Beres-
ford and others that such men be
tried for murder and it is indicated
that the government has this in mind.
The admiralty announces that Brit
ish collier, Bengrave, was sunk sun
day. probably by torpedo, on lifra-
combe, which lies ten miles northwest
of Barnstaple, England
The Telegraaf's Tirlemont, Belgium
correspondent, in dispatch, confirms
the report of destruction there last
Thursday of Zeppelin L-S, which was
forced to make a hurried des'
cent owing to arrangement of motors.
1t says the airship collided with trees
and smashed it's cars, and seventeen
of crew of forty were killed.
Another Air Raid.
The admiralty tonight announced:
"Wing Commander Longmore reports
an air attack on Ostend was carried
out yesterday afternoon by six aero.
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