Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-01
ALLIED FLEET
HAS BIG TASK.
British Public Warned Not
to Expect Constanti-
nople's Fall Soon.J
SHIPS PENETRATE
SHIPS PENETRATE
STRAITS Is MILES
Turks Preparing to Move Seat Of Gov
ernment to sreu.sa, Asiatie Turkey
.-Warships Of Allies Must Face
Strongest Forts on Dardanelles Be-
fore Reaching capital-sest Of Brit
ish Ships Engaged in Undertaking.

Britain ana france HOW S1Eo llyAAo ~s
the entrance Of the Dardanelles.
While it would appear to be fact
that the allied fleet has reached
Chanak. fifteen miles from the en-
trance, the British press warns the
public not to expect the immeolate
fall Of Constantinople Nevertheiess
the operations Of the allied warships
a against the sea defenses of Constanti-
nople are creating a tremendous SUE
in the near east.
Broussa, in Asiatic Turkey, has been
selected by the Turks as their new
capital in case it becomes necessary
to evacuate Constantinople. The Ger
mans in Turkey, it is declared, wanted
the Turks to move to Adrianople' IN
European Turkey. but the Turks wouio
have none of this and started shipping
their archives to Broussa.
Interest DETECTED.
Interest in the fighting on the east
ern battle front has been DETECTED for
the moment from the Carpathians to
northern Poland, where the Russians
are making a desperate effort to re-
gain lost ground. Consequently the
stubborn struggle continues on the line
from Bobr to the Narew. where Grand
Duke Nicholas has yet to establish his
|ascendancy.
Vienna reports violent engagement
in Bokowina without saying about the
outcome, while Petrograd claims TO
have checked the Austro-German ad-
vance in this region.
Fierce Encounters in West.
In the west interest is centering in
the fighting in the Champagne region,
where fierce attacks and counter at
tacks have marked the operations q
sthe last w4ex Ee-lin claims o2-haye
checked the fierce French advances,
while Paris claims the French have
been successful in making progress ana
lrepulsing the German counter attacks.
Paris claims also the capture OF 1000
yards of trenches to the west ana
northwest of Beausejour.
Practically all discussion OF the
diplomatic situation has been sus-
pended in the expectation OF the state
ment Premier Asquith Is to make IN
parliament this afternoon on the steps
which the allies probably will take to
meet the menace Of the German DOCK
ade. In the meantime no progress mas
been made in the case OF the American
steamer Wilhelmina, which may be-
blockade of Germany is proclaimed.
Allies Disembarg Troops.
dispatch to the Exchange Tel
eeranh Company from Athens says:
"The allies have disemharked de-
tachments Of artillery near the de-
stroyed Dardanelles forts: and British
and French flags are now flying over
them.
"The fleet continued bombardment
Of the inner forts Saturday afternoon.
A powder magazine was blown up.
There were numerous victims.
Fleet Near KiIid Dahr.
"The feet had reached as far AZ the
Iiehthouse near Fort Kilid Bahr. The
forts on the European side have been
reduced to silence. Mine sweeping OPP
erations continue.
arhere are $4,000 TURKS on the
European side and $4,000 on the Asiatic
side"
Allies Face Hardest snas.
The attempt to force the straits by
the allied fleet is Of momentous i'm
portance to the allies. The opening OF
the straits would release the Russian
grain which the allies want and would
give Russia war material which she
herself can not produce, while 1t would
be certain to have q marked effect on
the future policy Of the Balkan states.
The allies, however, do not anticipate
that their success IN the Dardanel!es
undertaking will be immediate, for they
are now facing the hardest part OF the
problem, having the strongest forts
ahead Of them, altho the guns OF these
forts have not the range Of the guns
Of the larger ships, particularly the
afteen-iuch guns Of the Queen Eliza
beth.
The fact that the Queen Elizabeth
Ia in commission suggests that her
four sister ships all Ut which were laid
down within a few weeks OF one an
other. are either in the fighting line
or ready to join 1t.
Greatest Ships AHoat.
These five ships are considered the
greatest fighting machines in the
World and besides being heavily arm
ored are almost as fast as battle
cruisers.
Altho their speed is given as twen-
+v-fiye knots, the Queen Elizabeth
made twenty EIGHT IN hor trials. and
she may exceed that.
King George returned to the palace
last evening after visit to some OF
tha warships Of the grand sfieet.
ANOTHER RATE COMPLAINT.
M;d-Wsst shippers Protest Against