South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-26
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LONDON, EpT1 IA general
attack upon the Dardanelles f0~ts
has been resumed, the British war
office announced late this after
noon Troops of the allies are
cooperating with tae battleships
and cruisers Of the French and
British heets.
An official statement from the
war Office issued by the govern
ment press bureau states that the
general attack was on Sunday, the
allied troops having been landed
before sunrise. The advance con-
tinues, the war Office adds.
MALTA. April 26.-Hhe British
battIeship Triumph was .sIruck by
three Turkish shells While bonn
harding the Dardanelles forts on
April Is. Two men were wound
ed by one of the shells which
struck the bridge and passed
through the deck. but the battle
ship was not seriously damaged.
Finally she silenced the battery
which had succeeded In reaching
her.
The battleship was operating
within the strait when she came
under fire of the Turkish battery
The Turks centered their fire up
on her. 10 shells falling near the
Triumph in 10 minutes.
AMSTERDAM. April Ga
Zeppelin airship was destroyed
bv the British aviator who bonn
barded the German aerodrOme at
Ghent on April 10, according to
the Telegraaf.
ATHENS. April 26.-Bombard-
ment of the Dardanelles forts
We're vigorously resumed Sunday
morning, all the big battieships
sent by France and England par
ticipatIng
After shelling the forts at long
range the battleship moved closer
10 the forts. coming within range
of the Turkish gunners who then
opened fire in reply.
LONDON. April 26.-An Off
cial dispatch TO the Montenegrin
consul from Cettinje confirms
reports that the Italian steamer
Yolanda was stopped and search
ed by an Austrian submarine near
the Albanian coast.
AMSTERDAM. April 26.-A
Zepplin aiTship flew over the ISL
and Of SchiermoOge today pro-
ceeding westward in the direction
Of England.
BERLIN Cvia Amsterdam).
April 26.-The admiralty an
nounced today that the German
auxiliary cruiser Navarro was
blown up on Feb. II by her cap
tain to prevent its capture by the
British
She was a vesse. of 5,794 tons
owned by the Hamburg American
line.
LONDON. April 26.-Held up
by the British order forbidding
traffic between England and Hol-
land. the liner Noordam is an
chored off Ramsgate with four
American delegates to The Hague
Peace conference of women on
board: Miss Jane Adams of Chi
CagO, one Of the delegates. They
appealed 10 Ambassador Page to
ask the American government TO
act Immediately in order that the
delegates might reach Rotterdam
by Wednesday, the day the con-
ference opens.
WASHINGTON, April 26.-A
blockade of the German colony
of the Cameroons on the west
coast of Africa was announced
by the French government on be-
half of the allies in a report from
Ambassador Sharpe in Paris to
state department today. The
blockade went into effect last
midnight.
CONSTA ANTINOPLE (via Ber-
lin and Amsterdam. April 26.-
Russia'S Black sea fleet bonn
barded the outer forts of the Bos-
phorus for a second time Sunday,
shelling at long range the fOrti-
fCatiOns of the eastern gateway
Of Constantinople.
The attacking feet showed eX-
treme caudOn, however. at no
time coming within range of the
guns of the forts.
While the long range bom-
bardment was proceeding. three
Russian aeroplanes flew over the
forts on the European side. max
ing a reConnaissance The re-
tired when fired upon by the
Turkish artillery.