Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-03-19


. Il was rumored in Constantinopl<
today that the allied fleet may aban.
don its attempt to force the Oar
danelles.
The German undersea boats cor
tinue their activity in the submariszf
blockade against England. two morz
British merchant ships having beer
torpedoed today. The steamer Hynd
ford was torpedoed IN the Englisl'
channel and one member Of her creH
was killed. The British steamer Blue
jacket was attacked of Beachy Head
The BlueJacket, although badly dam
aged. Is said to have remained azsoe
BY the United Press.
CoEsTANTINoPLE, Fvaa BerlzA
and Mareoni wireless % E.onHon
March 1a.-The French battlsahiI
Bouvet, -bombarding the Dardaneiles
forts, has been sunk by the Turkish
forts, the war Office announced IN
an official statement today.
Turkish warships. the war ofzics
also announced. have bomparded the
Russian torpedo boat base west o.
Theodosia in Crimea, setting fire ta
many buildings and damaging Rus
sian warcraft. This was the frs
official confirmation OF reports circuz
, lated two weeks ago that the Turkish
feet has Withdrawn from the Dai-
danelles strait and Is operating IN
the Black Sea.
The official statement indicates thai
the Bouvet was sunk inside the
strait. The allied fleet. the war Of
fice stated, opened heavy IRE upon
the Dardanelles forts, swinging In 81
close range and hurting shells e
intervals Of less than a minute.
The forts returned the fire ane
shelled the Anglo French warshipS
with great effectiveness. UnofIicias
reports said that several of the
enemy's warships withdrew from the
battle line badly crippled. before tfk
Bouyet suddenly tilted over and be-
gan to go down.
Allied Fleet Withdrew.
Following the disaster to the Bonvef
the allied feet withdrew. steaming out
of sight off Tenedos Island. Rumors
were circulated here today that the
attempt to force the Dardanelles mar
be abandoned. only part Of tbs
Turkish feet participated in tifo
| bombardment OF the Russian tor
pedo boat base, according to the OF
fetal announcement The bombard-
ment lasted but few minutes, but
the Turkish fire was unusually well
directed.
The Bouvet is one of the oIdek
French battleships, having been corr
pleted in 1898. Several times she haf
been mentioned in French and
British official statements for ef-
ficient work in the bombardment 81
the Dardanelles.
The Bouvet displaced 1906 tons
and carried a crew Of COS. The Con-
stantinople official statement carried
no mention Of the fate of the crew
The battleship's length was s97 feet
She carried two 12-inch guns, two
los.
BY the United Press.
BERLIN, via wireless to London
| March 19.-The French hatflezain
Bouyet was mined and sunk at ESQ
yesterday afternoon while bomhardInr
/ the Dardanelles forts. according -
Constantinople dispatches this aftcr-
noon.
An English torpedo boat was suns
| by fire from the Turkish forts. Tbs
English battleship Irresistible Wa<
put out of action and another battle-
ship badly damaged.
The British battieship Irresisfiklx
/ which Rariin reDo1-fS ra4sf os,f ~ o<+
ton, is a vessels of $1,000 tons, buiIf
in 1899. She carried four 12-inch anu
twelve 6-inch guns and had been
mentioned in British admiralty state
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