Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-30
RUSSIANS KNOCK
AT BACK DOOR OF
CONSTANTINOPLE
Cars Fleet Resumes Bombardment
of Turkish Forts at Black Sea
Entrance to the Bos-
phorus.
ALLIES BUSY IN DARDANELLEs
Mine Sweepers at Work and Battle
Ships Are Shelling Forts at
Long Range.
GERMAN SUBMARINES ACTIVE
ALLIES BUSY IN DARDANELLEs
GERMAN SUBMARINES ACTIVE
The Days War NeuOs|


BRITISH STEAMER FALABA, one
Of the larger merchantmen to he
sent 60 the bottom was tOrpedoed
off the coast OF south wales. prob
ably with heavy loss Of Hfe. The
British steamship AGuiIa was sunk
Iu the English channel, bnt its
crew of twenty-three men was
saved.
GENERAL VON KBUCK who ted the
advance OF the German forces 60
the gates Of Paris In the early
days of the war, has been
wounded. Today's German oft
cial statement says he was injured
sltRhtly by shrNPneI and that hts
condition IL satisfactory.
NEW GERMAN OFFENSIVE In Pc
land has led to sharp fighting In
which the Russians are said In
BerIin to have suffered heavy
losses.
GERMAN TROOPS In the north Of
Poland have retuned 20 the attack,
centerinE their movement In the
region of the skwa river near the
PrussiRn border. The claim H.
made that further to the south on
0eFm0m forces
were put 60 fIRiht
PETROGRAD's VERSION of the
nEhtinE in the CarpathiaHs reDre-
sents that victories have been won
nj several points, giving the Rus-
SLAMS access 70 northern Hungary,
ITALY HAS DECREED n strict cen
sOrHhip ON military news, begin
ming March n. Paris aevvs-
paper publishes an unverified re-
port that Austria has agreed 20
cede part OF Tent TO Italy at the
close OF the war I'm return for
Italy's neutrality,
SOME TURKISH fort. mt the n.ra.
neiIeH were bombarded yesterday
by indirect fire from the cu,, n,
SRrOs.
LONDON, March 29.-Russia Is
again today knocking at the back
door OF ConstnntInOple by lombard
ing the Turkish forts on the Bos-
phorus, but with what success ia not
yet definitely known. As to the
front door of the Turkish capital, the
Dardanelles, the only news is the
monotonous reiteration Of the report
that the mine sweepers of the allies
are continuing their work and that
the weather conditions stilI prevent
a resumption of the bombardment by
the fleet.
Constantinople. however declares IN
accept the weather as an excuse for the
lnll in the attack and claims that since
March Is weather conditions have been
so good that Turkish aeroplanes have
been flying over the warships OF tho
enemy In and about the Dardanelles. I'm
official reports from neutral points In the
vicinity Of the sceae of operations ipdi-
cate an early resumption of activity;
they set forth that long distance she'll
Ing OF the Inner defenses has been COM.
menced by the battleships.
Russians busy I'm BaIkans.
Reviewing naval activity I'm the BaLJc.
Petrogrsd claims that the operations on
this sea OF Russian warships have re.
suited In damage TO several German units
and that the Germans have been cont
pelled materially 10 restrict their move
ments
German submarines have been active.
Off the English and Irish coasts and the
liner Falba. reported in distress in the
Bristol channel may be one OF the vic
tins of their raid.
From diplomatic standpoint observers
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