New Britain herald., 1915-03-03
RUSSIANS ISOLATE LARGE SECTIONS OF
 TURKISH TERRITORY
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(COntlnueu From FlrSr Pa6e.) this afternoon confirming the state ment published in the Paris Matin this morning that an allied fleet resumed the bonn bardment of the Dardanelles yesterday, Tuesday morning. This despatch, which is dated at Athens, Mar. 2, reads: "The lombard ment of the interior of the fortifica- this morning The allies have a total of fifty-two warships on the scene. Five of them entered the straits. While this movemen was going on four battleships began the Lombard ment of the Turkish positions front ing on the Gulf of Saros, which IS separated from the Dardanelles by the Gallipoli Peninsula
 Turkish Garrison Scattered.
 Athens, Mar. ? via Paris, Mar. 3, 5:30 a. m.-Nine battleships took part in yesterdays bombardment of the forts in the Dardanelles. Six of them were British and three French. The squadron advanced within two miles of Chanak Kalesi at the narrowest point in the straits.
 Detachments of the allies troops, / the Asiatic side, met the Turkish gar rison, which was scattered easily. The telegraph station on Besika Island, near the entrance to the straits, has been demolished. k
 A despatch from Athens received Tuesday said the allied fleet had de- stroyed the batteries at Chanak Kalesi (fort Sultani.)
 Forced to Retreat.
 Berlin, March 8, by Wireless Teleg- the items given out today by the Over seas News Agency is the following:
 Turkish headquarters report from Constantinople under date of March as follows: The enemy's fleet yes- terday nnsuccessfully shelled the Dar- danelles for period of three hours. This fleet was then forced to retreat by the successful fire of the Turkish batteries At the same time another fleet consisting of four French cruis- Turkish positions on he Gulf of saros, but without any success what ever. #......
  barded the ships of the enemy"
 Bound For Dardanelles.
 Geneva, via Paris, Mar. 3, 1O:10 a. m.-A fleet consisting of six Austro- German submarines, accompanied by several torpedo boats and torpedo boat destroyers, left Pola, the Aus trian naval base, at dawn yesterday for the Mediterranean, bound for the Dardanelles, according to the Tel gram, which bases it's report upon what it characterizes as information received from a reliable source from Triest by way of Innsbruck. The fleet is said to have been last reported off Corfu.
 Austrians Attack Antivari.
 London, Mar. 3, 3:15 p. m.-Aus- trian warships have been lombard ing Antivari, the seaport of Montene- gro, and have inflicted considerable damage. ..t
 This information is contained in despatch received today by the Mont enegrin consul general in London. The message, which comes from Get tinje, reads as follows: Tuesday morning five Austrian warships en- tered the port of Antivari and bom- barded the town and port. They de- stroyed a quantity of valuable stores, sunk the royal yacht, which was at anchor, and killed one civilian"
 German Official Report.
 Berlin, March 3, by Wireless to Say vile, N. Y.-The report on the prog ress of the fighting given out by the German war office today is dated March and reads as follows:
 Near St., Eloi to the south of Ypres, the attack yesterday of two English companies upon our lines was repulsed after violent hand-to-hand fighting At point near Peronne a French aircraft came down on account of motor trouble, and the two men on board were taken prisoners.
 French Driven Back.
 "The French attacks in the Cham pagne district have been without any degree of success. The French troops have been once again driven back into their positions with heavy losses
 ITO the northwest of Eille-sur- Tourbe, German troops occupied 25O yards of trenches. French advances in the Forest of Consenvoye and near Ally and Apremont hav been easily repulsed. Attacks made by our troops to the northeast of Baden villers again resulted in our getting possession of considerable territory. The German front to the northeast of Celles has advanced during the last few days a distance of 8 kilom meters Give miles.) The French have made vain attempts to recover their losses of recent days
 1,5OO Russians Captured.
 .sNoar Grndno in Russian poIon1