Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-09
Number of Forts Fringing
DardaneIIeS Are SiIenced by
Bic Guns of British and
French Ships,
GREEK CRISIS STILL
CENTER OF INTEREST
VenizeIoSl Who Was 0verruIed
by King Is to Retire and
Allow New Premier 10 Form
Ministry,

London. March U0:56 D. mD-
ne british and French fleets have
uaUeted their way step nearer 10
o"nslahtlnople, not however without
damage 70 the ships engaged ana the
bdttle royal for the DarduneUes CON
tinues. More Turkish forts on the
Asintc side have been silenced ac-
cordlng 20 a statement by the Rrit-
lHh admiralty, but the Turks are maxi
ing terrific resistance ana the
shells from their Gcrman-made gums
nave found more than one mark ON
the besieging craft
This struggle for the gateway Of
the ottoman capital Is az present the
Dig feature of the war news. and
closely linked with this Is the sus-
tanned excitement in Greece incident
To the resignation Of the cabinet OF
NJ NeniEelos who, deeming Greece's
entry into the hostilites on the side
OF the triple entedte imperative.
'ould not agree with his king and re-
slbhed The retiring premier, ac-
cording 20 Athens dispatches. plnns
to leave for rest and NJ Zaimls has
been entrusted with the difficult task
ot selecting a new cabinet, the com
pleNion of which had not even been
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Unlike Anything In History.
From the number Of ships engag-
ed ana the size and range of the runs.
/ the battle of the Dardanelles is un-
like anything in history. according to
naval experts. AT 2l.000 Yards the
/ huge battleship Queen Elizabeth Of
the British squadron, assisted by
smaller ships is stlll hurting shells
across the Gallipoll peninsula into
/ the Turkish strongholds on the Asia
Tie shore, The admiralty statement
carries the operations through sun
/ day ana admits that the Turks not
only scored three minor hits on the
I Queen Elizabeth but that the major
+ ity of the ships inside the straits, both
French and British, were struck.
None were sunk and there were no
casualties
The Turkish forts Rumlli Medildch
I rnbia and Hamidleh Tabia, fringing
the Asiatic shore line. which previ-
uusly had withstood the bombardment,
were silenced, as was the Mount Dar-
danus battery further south. The
Turkish casualties are unknown.
Turk Report Different.
A Turkish official statement from
Constantnople, issued prior 10 the
admiralty statement this evening. in
sisted that the fighting in the Dor-
danelles was developing in favor Of
the Turks. II was stated that no bait
teries were being destroyed and that
the hostile ships were forced to re-
treat
Aeropanes, taking wing from the
decks of the beseging craft, are play
ing notable part IN the operations.
one British machine became unman-
ageahe and dived into the sea and
another was hit by the Turks twenty
eight times
An air raid by British flyers on the
German submarine bnse at Ostend,
Belgium, was announced by the Id
miralty tonight Six machines par
ticipated aud returned safely what
damage they inflicted, II any. Is not
known.
One of the most picturesque Its
Of the days news Is report from
bucharest, Rumania, stating that
Former Sultan Abdul Ilamid Of Tur-
key, has regaincd his freedom and Is
gathering his friends and supporters
around him 1t is asserted that he
may seek to play an important part
In his Country's affairs.
More progress by the British fleet
before Smyrna. by which Turkish bat
teries were silcuted Is announced in
an admiralty statement Another Of
ficlal statement says that the Turks
loss In the land fighting at the head
Of the Persian gulf rs 90 per cent
larger than previously reported