The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-03-13
PROGRESS OF THE WAR
pombardment of Dardanelles
Continues, But Turks Claim
Constantinople Cannot
Be Taken
From SUNDAYS Salt Lake Tribune

tared upon a new phase. Inc SUD-
,,oor;na blockade of Great Britain
and the Anglo-French blockade of
Germany are now in full force. 1t
10 anparent that the Allies are rely
ing more at present upon economic
pressure than upon their armies and
nayies to crush the Teutonic alliance.
Rv means of submarine operations
Germany is seeking to pierce through
the iron ring which is designed to
shut her out from the worlds food
supplies.
Several boats with cargoes sup
posedly meant for Germany have
been seized by English ships in the
last week and few boats have been
hit by submarines. The submarine
blockade on the whole has been
rather unfortunate for the blockad-
ers in the last few days. An attack
was made upon the British collier
Thoradis, but the torpedo missed.
The captain of the Thoradis then di-
rected his ship toward the subma-
rine's periscope which was showing
above water. The captain declares
that the ship crushed over the sub
marine and Destroyed it. The
Anglo-French destroyer fiotilla sue
ceeded in sinking the German sub
marine us near Dover, and the
French claim that they have sunk at
least one other undersea boat.
The attack on the Dardanelles by
the allied fleet continues. In the
last few days the progress of the Al
lies has been slow because of storms
and the mine fields inside the Oar
danelles. Nevertheless number OF
the forts have been badly battered
with shells. The only boat so far
put out of commission is the English
destroyer Zephyr. which is admitted
to have been seri.1sly damaged
The Turks. are keeping a stiff up
per lip and decline to admit that
there is any danger of the lombard
ment of Constantinople. They in
sist that the forts and the mines will
be able to hold off the allied fleet in
definitely.
The Russians have again shown re-
markable powers of recovery. Not
withstanding their defeats in East
Prussia and Bukowina. they are
again on the offensive. They won q
victory over the Germans northeast
of Warsaw and drove the Austrians
from Stanislau. Meantime the Aus
trians claim to have met with consid-
cradle success in the Carpathian
mountains and the Germans have
been able to silence two of the forts
at Osswetz, not far from the East
Prussian frontier.
With a showing of gravity and dig
nifty the Turks announce that they
have decided to suspend operations
against the Suez canal and Egypt.
AS matter of fact, the operations
never really began, in spite of war
like demonstrations and reports of
heavy fighting sent out from Con-
stantinople.
In France the situation is almost
stationary. The reports that the
Germans were crowding reinforce
ments into Flanders. France. Alsace
and Lorraine have not yet been con-
firmed, butt is probable that the line
has been somewhat strengthened.
The German government in its note
to the United States has taken a |
most conciliatory position. 1t is will
ing to abandon the submarine block
ade and even to restrict greatly the
mine fields in the North Sea, if the
United States can persuade England
to abandon the blockade on food |
stuffs and to announce that neutral
flags will no longer be used on Brit
ish ships as a disguise. In taking
this attitude the Germans at once
created a tense situation between
Great Britain and the United States. |
We find ourselves again making some
of the demands which we made upon
Great Britain in 1872 at the time Ma
poleon succeeded in drawing us into
a war with that country. 1t is pos
sible that the Germans think that
history can be made to repeat itself
in this respect. and there is no doubt
that sentiment will grow much more
bitter against ENGLAND than If iS at /