The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-21
ALLIES UNDAUNTED BY THE
LOSS OF BATTLE
SHIPS
TUKRS EXPRESS
CONFIDENCE
No Important Operations Along
the Eastern and Western
Fronts
(By Associated Press,

by the loss of the battleships Bouvet.
Ocean aud Irresistible. the Allies are
proceeding with their attempt to force
the Dardanelles confident of success.
The Turks. however, express con-
fidence that the forts and the mines
in the straits will be able to keep out
the Allies ships
The French battleship Henri ~ and
the British battleships Queen and lin
placable are on their way east to
replace the ships sunk by the mines
and those ships which were damager
were undergoing repairs on the spot,
This. within few days at the latest,
the fleet will be as formidable as
ever, while the F.lssian Black Sea
squadron is believed TO be ready tC
cooper..
Except III the case of the Bohvet, of
whose crew only Ga were saved. cas-
dalties suffered in the bombardment
of Thursday are said to be light. The
British admiralty tonight published
the losses among the officers on the
Irresistible. and although the ship was
sunk and the crew had to be trans
fered under a hot fire. the list con-
tains the names of only four officers
killed and one severely wounded.
Part of the fleet reentered the
straits yesterday, bur owing TO uu-
favorable weather the bombardment of
the day before was, not repeated. and
proably the only object OF the. war
ships as to prevent the Turks from
repairing the damage already done.
The admiralty states that steps are
being taken TO deal with the mines,
but experts warn the public that SO
long as the Turks have mines to set
free in the strong current which
rushes through the straits, the ships
will be exposed to that danger. The
direction of the currents, of course,
is known. but with a big fleet opera
ting, some of the ships must enter
the area thus mined and, lying across
the straits to fire broadsides, offer
large target to floating explosives.
The intentions as to the landing of a
force are closely guarded. but 1t is
known that an army of considerable
size Is ready to attack the Turkish
forces along the Dardanelles when
the admirals. advise that the moment
has arrived.
Although fighting of more or less
Intensity is always In progress along
the eastern and western fronts. there
,aayS been no important operations
in the. last few days.
The Germans claim small sue,
cesses against the British near st.
Eloi and against the French at Notre
Dame de Lorette. north OF Arras,s and
to have repulsed several French at
tackst in Champagne, the Argonne for
est and the Vosges. But the French
communication fssued today says
nothing OF sufficient Importance to re-
port has happened.
In North Poland there have been
several affairs OF the outposts, but
neither army apparently is attempt
ing any large operations while the
ground remains soft, unless the Rus
sian movement turns out to be more
important than IL at present appears
to be- namely, q cavalry raid.
The Austrians, Ii is said. have been
reinforced in Bukowina, and they re-
port they have repulsel Russian at
tacks there. and In the Carpathians,
although in the latter regicn IL has
generally understood that IL was the
A,,strians and Germans who were act
ing on the Offensive.
Neutral steamers in European wa
ters are having rather an nncom
Portable time The British have seiE-
ed and are holding several. including
the AfaTRcas, which are suspected OF
hayinB cOntrabund for Germany, The
Germans. besides seizing two Scan
dinayian oil steamer in the Baitis have
just taken the Dutch steamer zaan-
strSoIn. loaded with eggs for England /
to Zeebragge
Holland has formally protested to
Great Britain and France against the
order prohibiting the movement OF ]
goods to and from German ports
ping bombs, which fen into the sea
peTiicusly close to the American bark |
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