New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-03-18
.DARDANELLES FIGHT
IS BEING DELAYED
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| progress except between Stanislau anl
Kolomea, to the north of Bukowina,
where they are pushing forward ir
an attempt to turn the Russian left
flank .,t
| British military experts think that
the position Of the German armies in
| the east precludes the transfer at this
time Of any troops to the western
arena, and that the German plan OF
dealing Russia a rushing blow be-
| fore attempting the much-discussed
| spring advance in the west has failed.
Five out of six of the new German
/ army corps are said to be engaged on
/ and beyond the frontier of East Prus-
STA, a fact which, British observers
think will make it difficult for Ger
many to meet the new demands to be
imposed on her in the west.
! Neuve Chapelle Victory.
The full import of the British VIC
tory at Neuve Chapelle is only now
/ beginning to be grasped by the public
It has greatly cheered both troops
! and civilians as confirming the belief
that the German line can be broken
if the allies care to pay the price.
Several thousand wounded men from
this battlefield already have arrived
in England, five train loads having
! reached Brighton during the twenty
four hours ended last evening.
The press today again cautions the
people that the taking Of the OAR
danelles is likely to be slow affair, to
accomplish which the allies must pay
the price just as they have done at
Neuve Chapelle.
Attack on Dardanelles.
Milan, via Paris, March Is, $40
A. M.-Prudence will govern the eff
forts of the admirals of the allied
fleet to force a passage Of the OAR
GanelIes according to a special cor
respondent Of the Corriere Della
Terra who gives the captain of the
| French hospital ship Canada as au-
thority for the statement. At least
another month will be spent In eff
forts to silence the Turkish fortifi7
cations. especially those guarding the
narrows at Chanak Kalessi.
The operations against Smyrna, the
correspondent declares, had a double
object The first is said to, have been
to prevent the transfer of the Thir-
teenth Turkish army corps, which
was preparing to leave for the OAR
danelles, and the second to cut the
communications of the army which.
was sent against Egypt
Turks Are Fortifying.
Paris, March Is, A. M.-Tne cor
respondent at Athens of the Havas
Agency, in a despatch dated March
II, says the naval operations of the
allies at Smyrna, Asiatic Turkey, have
been temporarily suspended, and the
Turks are profting by this respite to
repair the damage to their batteries
and forts. They are pursuing the same
course also at the Dardanelles and off
either shore of the Sea of Marmora.
There are about 10000 Turkish
troops west of Constantinople, accord
ing to the latest information reach
ing Athens, the correspondent con-
tinues. Forty thousand men are on
the Gallipoli Peninsula, 10000 are in
European Turkey, and the rest are on
the Asiatic side Of the Dardanelles..
1t is reported here that the Turks
are placing guns on the principal
heights surrounding Constantinople,
on the European and Asiatic sides OF
the Bosphorus.
Entrenching in West.
Geneva, Via Paris, March Is, 5:15 a.
getically engaged for the past few
days fortifying all the valley of the
Largue between Moos, Saint Louis
and Loerrach, says the Lausanne Ga
zette. A complicated system of
barbed wire entanglements has been
placed The environs Of Volkens-
berg and Ferrette are defended by
entertainments and block houses.
iC "a
trenchments on the line from Saint
Louis to Muelhausen and on the de-
fences at Altkirch. In the Anspach
and Burnkaupt region, where an i'm
portant action is expected, the paper
says, the Germans have dug addi-
tional trenches and placed heavy ar
tillery on carefully chosen positions.
Germans Claim Repulses.
Berlin, March Is, via London, $40
p. m.-The German war department
gave out the following statement to-
day:
western tneater of war: A French
advance against our position on the
southern slope Of the Lorette hills
| was repulsed.
partial French attacks in Cham
payne, to the north of LIE Mesnl.
were brought to a standstill by a
counter attack. A fresh, French at
tack which was begun there last night
has been repulsed with heavy losses
| to the enemy.
"In the Argonne yesterday the fight
| ing abated French aviators threw
! bombs on the undefended Alsatian
| town Of Schlettstadt. Only one bomb
| took effect, falling on a seminary con-
| Quoted by women teachers and kill
| ing two children and severely wound
err ten. In reply German aviators
last night dropped bombs Of big size
| on the fortress at Calais.