The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-25
ENGLAND
BY Ed 1. Keen, United Press Stan


Correspondent.
LONDON, Aug. 25.-lmportant suc-
cesses both on land and sea have been
gained by the allied forces at the
DardaneIles while the Balkans are de-.
batting whether they shall join In ths
masch against Constantinople.
reinforcements, have rushed tho
capturing nearly half mile OF Turk.
sunk a Turkish transport, Il was off
claily reported at Paris this afternoon.
and q British submarine 10 credited
with sinking four enemy troop ships
inside the DardanelIes.
UnofficiaI reports today said that
the Russian Black sea feet has added
to the fright Ia constantlnoPie by sud-
denly appearing off the aosphorus,
sending Turkish ships scurrying to the
protection Of the forts. One report
said that Russian aviators had bonn.
barded the Ottoman capital, killing. or
woundins forty-one persons.
Arrival Of more British reinforce
ment In the suvIa bay region has been
followed not only by infantry attacks,
but renewal Of the hombardment Of
the Dardanelies forts.
Dispatches here this afternoon from
Athens said the whole southern Gal.
IipoIi peninsula was being rocked BY
the fire Of big guns. Several OF the
allied fleets have re-entered the
straits and are engaging the forts on
both sides. The French are attacking
near krithia and by steady gains have
made more precarious the position o.
the Turks near the Dardanetles aide.
Paris credits the English marines.
operating with the French with ef-
fective cooperation before krithla.
New positions gained by the British
In the Suvla bay region make y un.
necessary to keep warships stationed
on the bay to protect the English po.
altions. Tho Australlans have 40,
|vanced their trenches beyond ths
cliffs fronting the seashore and have
strongly fortified their positions. The
british have landed artillery to sup
mort these positions and by construct
ina redoubts, have made the Australian
lines almost impregnabie to Infantry
attack.
DENIES THE REPORT.
LONDON, Aug. 25.-Genera. S'r
Charles Ferguson denies that ne !s-
sued orders that no quarter should pc
shown the enemy, said q staeemens
given out by the press bureau To-Day.
"This charge was made BY German
newspaper which alleged a copy OF
the order was found In an En9'ish
prisoners diary"
MINERS STRIKE AGAIN.
CARDIFF, Aug. 25.-For the second
time within a few weeks, Great Brit
ain n thre atened with strike Of 2O0,-
600 south Wales coal miners, q walk
out that would cripple the production
Of war munitions and tie up a large
portion Of the British shipping.
one thousand miners In the Hafod
district quit work today In protest
AGAINST the arbitration award made by
President Walter Runciman, OF the
governments hoard OF trade. ne MN
era made the charge thai the agree
ment they entered into throu9n WIN
lister Of Munitions Lloyd George mas
not been kept and that the COVERT
nnent has Attempted to play tneH 'n''
the hands Of the mine owners.
The executive committee OF "
miners federation has refused 20 az
cant the award and has appointed a
committee to interview Lloyd George
whose jnterceosion ended the strike
several weeks ago. The men firmly
h.li.ve that Lloyd George will see to
Il that the original agreement IS re-
spected by the operators ano tne gov
ernment. They distrust Runciman
,.,hoss failure to settle the recent
s+rike was followed by personal aP-
80, for lIoyd george. The concii'a.
tion hoard Of the miners held shor.
session TODAY but adjourned the meet
~ - mon. II was stated that no
.aSr.ement had been reached on what
asurs. the miners will pursue II their
.n,eaI to Lloyd George falls.