The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-03-05
DARDANELLES
CAMPAIGN
IS NOW TIE siG FACTOR m THE
WAR AND PROGRESS IS
WATCHED.
Continues Advance % Allied Elect
ONershsoo~s All Other Big
Movements

LONDON. March Z. 1880 p m
There has been very little change IN
the military and naval situation In
%. last - hours While the Russians
continue their progress against the
Germans IN north Poland. they are.
according 10 their onlCial report. pur.
SUING and capturing many OF the re-
treating Austfians 10 eastern Gahcia
and are repuising with heavy losses
cay and night attacks % the Ger
manic allies In the Carpathians They
have not BY any means yet dis posed
OF any OF the forces opposed 70 them.
II Is the same with the allied feet
in the Dardanelles In their hou.
bardment the warships have made
greater progress than was ANTICIPATED
but they still have the most strongly
fortified part OF the straits to eet
Along the western front the French
ar" continuing their attacks IN cham
payne and the Argonns. but beyond
these the only movement OF any con.
sequence has been made north OF Ar
ras. where the Germans succeeded in
capturing a newly constructed French
trench
The battles in tho east and for the
possession OF the Dardanelles are Gre
sting great deal of interest. as they
are considered to have very marked
bearing on the future OF the war
Having pressed the Germans back
from Przssnysz toward Mlawa. the
Russians are now eNerting their e.
forts. and according TO their own &C
counts. with success. to drive them
back in the district further to the
north, from west Of kOVno to west
OF GrodnO. and at the same time from
IN front OF lomza. These movements
II successful. might naturally be eN-
pected TO force the Germans To with
"A go Ia. g.. - A
fortress they continue to lombard with
their heavy guns
Continue Attacks.
The Austrians continue their fierce
attacks under most Instantaneous
conditions. owing 10 the snow and
cold. against the Russian entrench-
menfs in the Carpathians. while an
other Of their armies. confronted with
strong Russian achievements. Is
falling back in eastern Galicia.
Relays OF battleships keep up an
almost continuous bOmbardmeut
against the Dardanclles forts. T>yy
have cleared the outer straits and are
now attacking the iorts which line the
narrows and which are considered the
most difficult 10 deal with
The destruction of what the British
admiralty calls Fort No .. was a ne
cessary operation before the warships
could move further into the straits.
as IL was this fort which was design
cd 20 protect one OF the mine depOts
OF the Dardanelles n was built n
the waters edge on the European side
on the opposite side OF Cape KepheZ
More important still is the work be.
Ing carried out by the French ships On
bombarding from the sea the Saros-
Bulair line OF forts which stretches
across Oh" peninsula OF Galipoii nj
the point where IL Is only three miles
wide. So long as the guns Of the war
ships command this neck OF land COM
munlcauOns between the forts on the
European side of the straits and Con
stanunOple are cut off
one of a., most welcome effects oC
th" humhIrdm.nf SEQ far as England ie
concerned. l- th" reduction iu IN. urIr.
"i wheat which Md to-day. In the Pris-
t"l market al from 90 90 81 shiIIIuEs a
quarter. as compared with 60 shiIIings
and over less than fortnight ago.