Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-25
Once Prepared to Surrender
Dardanelles, Germany
Blocks Plan.
RESUMPTION TO
TAKE PLACE SOON
Turks Reported to Have Suffered se'
we're Losses During Bombardment Of
March 1s - Great Britain Refuses
Request Of United States For Per.
mission to Send Consular Represen-
tative to kirkwaIl, Scotland.


publishes a dispatch from Bucharest
saying the Turkish government recent
ly decided to surrender Constantlnople
and the Dardanelles to the attacking
fleet. The surrender was all arranged
the Chronicle says, when 1t at the last
moment was blocked by Germany.
"The peace party forced vote at
recent cabinet meeting to send emml-
saries, one Of whom was the American
ambassador Henry Morgenthau. to the
Dardanelles to negotiate with the COM
mander of the allied fleet" says the
Chronicle. "Just as everything seemed
settled the German general, Lyman Won
Sanders, heard Of the plan and nlpped
it with threat Of court. martial to all
concerned"
London, March 25.-Mine sweepers
alone maintain naval activity IN the
Dardanelles but as the equinoct1ai
storms in those waters seldom last
longer than seven days, resumption
of, the .bombardment is expected AZ
any time and may probably take place
today It has been jus. one week since
1.-The last engagementP
Petrograd reports the first strategic
fruits Of the capture of the GaIiclan
fortress of Przemysl in increased
violence in the offensive movements OF
the Russians.
The only other item of interest to-
day from the eastern front is the Rus
sian claim that they have pushed back
the Germans on the Pilica river at
point where Field Marshal Won linden
berg is expected to make his new
thrust against Warsaw.
Germans Active in West.
On the western front the Germans
have made attacks at Arras and in the
Champagne country, but, according to
official French accounts, without sue
cess.
Germany is continuing her aerial
warfare on British ships but appar-
emily without success.
The diplomatic situation in the near
east is still an absorbing topic OF
speculation, and the belief. is growing
that Bulgaria must take the first DELI
mite step before any other Balkan state
will enter the arena.
Turk Losses Heavy.
Reuters correspondent at Toneoos
Island forwarded the following today:
According to reliable information
from the Dardanelles the Turks suf-
fered enormous losses from the allied
fleet on March 1S.
.'The Turkish submarine defenses
are declared to have lost their military
value owing to the mines breaking
adrift.
"Two British destroyers on Wednes-
day penetrated the straits to consld-
cradle distance"
Britain Refuses Request.
The British government has refused
the request of the United States that
an American consular officer be per-
mitted to take station at kirkwall'
Scotland, to report on American cargo
ships detained there.
The reason for the refusal Is that
similar request has been denied others
interested in shipping in the Orkneys.
The United States has experienced
great difficulty in obtaining informa-
tion concerning ships detained at Kirk
wall the past three months. Because
OF Kirkwall's insular location COM
munication with the Scottish mainland
is difficulty and ships officers are
usually unable to communicate with
T.ondon until their vessels are taken
to other ports.
Until the opening of the war Kirk
wall was an unimportant port; conse-
.nnentlv the. United States never had
consular representative there. /All the
scottish mainland and islands are now
prohibited area where aliens, noth
neutral and belligerent, are 'barred,S