The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-03-12
A GENERAL SURVEY OF
The WAR.

Thursday, March 4.-The lombard
ment of the inner forts of the Darda-
nelles was resumed this morning. Ac-
cor6ing to g British officer, only two
forts remain intact.
An Athens dispatch says the Turk
ish, fleet, assigned to give battle to
the Anglo-French Warships, has fed
at the approach of the allied squadron.
The German war office announces
the capture of trench near Arras
and the repulse of French efforts in
the Argonne. The Russians have suf-
fereG severe losses in attempting to
advance at LOmZa, in northern PO-
land, but are admitted to have renew
ed their offensive near Przasnysz.
dispatch from Santiago, Chile,
reports the sinking in South Ameri
can waters Of the French bark Jean,
and British steamer KinaldOn pre-
sumab1y by German sea raiders.
Friday, March Six German sub
marines have been lost since the be-
ginning of the war, it was asserted
at the British admiralty, following
announcement from the French minis
try of marine that the German US
was sunk by French destroyers in the
channel Dover.
The Bucharest correspondent of the
Evening News te1egraphed that the
Russian offensive movement in Ca
Iicie had forced the Austrians tn
evacuate Czernowitz. the capital of
Bukowina. The dispatch adds that the
main Austrian forces in this region
have retired in the direction of
Franzenthal to the south of the Car
pathians.
The Berlin war office statement
says the situation around Grodno is
unchanged and that Russian attacks
to the northeast of north of Lomza
failed, with heavy losses to the en-
envy.
The allied feet is pounding away at
forts Kilid Bahr and Chanak, 145
miles from Constantinople. Chanak's
fire has become more feeble and Vice
Admiral Garden is confident that the
Turkish stronghold will soon crumbIe.
Saturday, March 6.-Constantinople
is now threatened from two sides.
With the allied fleet battering down.
slowly but surely, the fortresses on
the Dardanelles, a strong Russian
squadron is speeding across the Black
sea to lombard the defenses on the
Bosphorus and prevent, if possible.
the scape Of the Turkish fleet, which
is now said to be in the sea of Mar
Mora.
The Dardanelles now has been
cleared of mines as far as Chanak
Kalesi says a Tenedos dispatch.
From the sea through the dunes of
British and the Belgian armies ap-
pear to have withstood successfully
all the attempts of the Germans TO
break through their lines, while from
Arras to the snow-topped ridges of
the Vosges, the French continue to
win Slowly forward, according to the
OfffciG French communique
Sunday, March 1.-THE French min
1911 VI 4A1cOA lAAC SCcStC14ICI4J says IuS
battle ship Queen Elizabeth, stationed
in the Gulf Of Saros, bomharded By
direct fire the two large works on the
Asiatic side of the strait which de-
fend the narrows near Chanak, name.
ly Forts Tamidiehi-Tabia and Hami-
dishi-Sultan. At the same time battle
ships which had penetrated the strait
continued by direct fire the lombard
ment of the works at Dardanos, on
the Asiatic side, and Souan Dire, On
the European side"
\ French cruiser was put out Of &C.
ton and an English cruiser badly
damaged during the bombardment to-
day according to the official statement
of the Turkish war office
The German forcSn Office has sent
the most urgent representations to
Greece in an effort to strengthen the
hand of King Constance. who is op-
posing the entry Of his nation into the
war, while France, Russia and Great
Britain have taken equally prompt
and strong measures to prevent the de-
velopment of any situation that might
embarras the present campaign in the
Dardanel1eg