The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-07-02
IMPORTANT and
TAKEN BY IS
Victories of General Hamilton Prt
That Fall of Constantinople is Now
Military Possibility.
MAY COME WITHIN SHORT TIME
Entire Strength of Anglo French Of.
Tense is now Concentrated at South
ern Tip of Gallipoli Peninsula.
BY J. w. II. MASON.


New York, July 2.-For the first
time since the beginning of the AL
lies campaign on Gellipoli peninsula
it is now possible to say that de-
cisive victory for General Sir Ian
Hamilton, opening the way to Con
stantinople, may not be indefinitely
delayed.
One-half of the distance separating
the base of the Anglo-French army
on the peninsula from the nearest
Notifications guarding the Dardanel-
les narrows has been won by the Al
lies, Concentration of effort has
been substituted for the initial mis-
take of scattering the attacks against
the Turks. The result of this course
is revealing Sir Ian Hamilton as the
possessor of great creative strategic
ability.
Divided in Four Parts.
When the original land offensive
against the Turks began it was di-
vided into four parts, which were
planned to move forward simultan-
eously. The French put ashore a
large force on the Asiatic side of the
Dardanelles near the site of ancient
Troy, and at the same time the Eng
lish made three landings on the west
ern coast of Gallipoli peninsula. The
first of the Gallipoli landings was at
the southern extremity of the pen
insula, directly opposite the French
Decentralization near Troy. The Sec
ond was 20 miles north, almost mid
way along the peninsula's coast, and
the third was about rs miles still far
Their north on the Gulf Of Saris.
Abandoned Asiatic Shore. ::
The French later were compelled to
abandon the Asiatic shore. Whether
the British have been forced back to
their ships from the central and
northern Gallipoli positions is not
positively known, but If they still
hold these shore positions they do so
precariously::
~ The entire offensive strength of the
Allies is now concentrated at the
southern tip of the Gallipoli PENN
sula, where the French Joined the
English after being expelled from the
Asiatic coast. The Allies are moving
forward on a front of four miles,
stretching across the peninsula from
the Dardanelles to the Aegean sea.
Their base, at the southern tip Of the
Gallipoli, is IL miles from Kilid
Bahr. This is the first of the de-
fensive positions guarding the mar
rows.
On to Constantinople.
After Selling the southern CALI
poll shore on April rs the British
gained two miles of terrain in two
days, but then were halted by the
Turks. BY the middle of May the
change in the Allies plan Of cam
paign was in progress and the Turk
ish resistance began gradually to give
way. Beside minor attacks, three
major offensives since then have been
directed against the Ottomans. The
first was made May 10, the second
lasted throughout June 4 and S, and
the third has been concluded this
week. All were successful. Four
more miles of terrain have been ad-
ded to the original two.
In less than ten weeks, therefore,
six miles of territory have been won
from the Turks. This is the best
progress the Anglo-French forces
have made since the battle of the
Marine. Constantinople's fall is now
within the bounds of the military
possibilities of the not remote future.