The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-05
AL IURK FURTS
Fleet of Allies Continues Bonn
bardment Inside DardaneIles.
Chanak Fortress Is Expected to
CrumbIe Within As Hours.
The WORST is YET To COME
Must Run Gauntlet of 20 Miles
of Krupp Guns.
Mine Fields Continue to Be an
Additional Menace.
RUSSIAN FLEET SW0OPS DOWN
Black Sea Naval Contingent
Moving on COnstantinOple.
Turkish Capital May Find Itself
Between Two Fires.
HUNTING FOR TURKISH FLEET
Sultan's Ships Probably Sailing
Through the BOsphorus.
First Naval Battle of the War
Is in Prospect.
Black Sea Naval Contingent
Moving on COnstantinOple.
Turkish Capital May Find Itself
Between Two Fires.
HUNTING FOR TURKISH FLEET
Sultan's Ships Probably Sailing
Through the BOsphorus.
First Naval Battle Of the War
Is in Prospect.
(By Ed L. Keen.)

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London, March 5-Poundine away
at forts KiIid Bahr and Chanak, AZ
miles from Constantinople. the allied
fleet has made further progress in it's
attempt to force the Dardanelles,
Athens dispatches asserted today.
Chanak's fire is becoming very feeble
and Vice Admiral Garden is confident
that the Turkish stronghold Will
crumble within AS hours.
But in spite of optimistic reports
from Athens, British. officials declared
today that the heaviest fighting inside
the Dardanelles is yet to begin. Steam
ing past Kilid Bahr and Chanak, the
allied fleet will meet the plunging fire
of modern Krupp guns for a distance
of nearly twenty miles before they
emerge into Mormora sea for the final
dash upon the Ottoman capital.
FN'ers the high hills oyerlGokinE a
waterman barely more than a mile in
width, German and Turkish artillery
men will hurI ton after ton of metal
down on Vice Admiral Gardens great
feet. which will be further menaced
by mine fields.
Warming Is Issued.
The British admiralty has issued
warning to the public not to expect
the fall of the sultan's capital without
obstinate and prolonged resistance:
Fort Namazieh, overlooking kflid
Bahr on the European side is pouring
a terrific shell fire in the direction OF
the British battleships, according to
latest dispatches from Athens. The
forts modern guns. evidently manned
by Germans are keeping the bonn
harding fleet at a distance of several
thousand yards from Kilid Bahr,
whose weaker guns are sending shells
that fall short of the battleships.
None of Namazieh's three batteries
has been silenced.
Both Germany and Austria have re-
fused to come to the aid of the sultan
according to Bucharest dispatches to-
day Austria has refused Turkeys
urgent request to send her fleet to at
tack the allied warships, fearing the
destruction of her entire navy. She
has advised the sultan to cross into
Asia Minor if the strait is forced. Ger
many is reported to have refused a
request for more Sunners to direct the
Krupps on the straits Notifications.
From Bucharest, Rome and Aus
tria today came reiteration of the
stories of peace demonstrations in
ConstantinopIe and reports that the
sultan had already fled the capital
Russian Fleet Coming.
The Russian Black sea fleet, com
posed of six battleships, two protected
cruisers and number of smaller yes
sells, is steaming down the east coast
of Turkey to attack Constantinople
through the Bosphorus, according to
Rome dispatches this afternoon.
The Russian squadron was sighted
off Burghas, steaming south toward
the Bosphorus. At that time the
squadron was within 125 nautical
miles of the Bosphorus and about 140
miles from the Ottoman capital.
The admiralty refused to confirm
the report. 1t is known, however, that
the Russian Black sea squadron has
been the offensive and searching
for the Turkish fleet. The Turkish
fleet which withdrew so mysterfously
from the Dardanelles. is believed to
be steaming through the Bosphorus to
meet the unexpected attack upon Con-
stantinople from the east
In the Russian Black sea squadron
are three IL, 800 ton battIeships carry
ing twelve inch guns-the Ievstafi,
Pantelimon and the Ivann Zlatous. In
addition to these, the 2,540 ton Tri
Sviatitelia, an old battleship. and the
Georgi Tabiedonozta and the Rosti-
Law are reported to be engaged in
the attempt to reach Constantinopie
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