, 1915-03-03

of the bombardment of Seddulbahr the mu-
nitions' depots blew up killing many of the
defenders, among whom were numerous Ger
mans.
The warships had 154 guns against the
forts Is, and IL vessels mentioned in the
Admiralty report had combined main bate
ries of As guns, the smallest being ten inch
ers, it was the greatest modern fleet that has
ever been in action, and for the first time Is
inch guns were used. Over 1000 shells
were fired from the fleet on Friday.
Wheat has fallen two shilIings per quarter.
A French official communique states:
''Three French bnttleships, the "Suffren",
"Gaulois'' and "~Cbarlemngne" took active
part in the destruction of the Dardanelles'
forts, While the English ships opened fire in
a slow methodical manner on three Of the
forts, namely, Cape Halles, Seddulbahr and
Orkhanieh. The "Gaulois'' attacked the big
Fort Kun Kaleh with remal kable precision,
and when The slow methodical Smelling of
the four battleships had Produced the ex-
pected results, the other vessels closed in for
the complete destruction of the enemy. Tue
"~Charlemange" approached to within 1000
yards Of the Seddulbahr and Kun Kaleh
forts, which could only fle q few shots with
out effect, and by SIS III the afternoon all
the forts were completely reduced. The
three French battleships were un2amaged."
Paris went wild on Saturday night, the
French being convinced that Constautinople
is doomed, and that after nearly 500 years
of The Christian Era Islam's capital will pass
forever frt m Europe. Military prohibitions
against the issuance of newspaper extras
were wasted when the British Admiralty re-
port was cabled there, and in the restaurants,
the theatres, on the streets and eyerywhere
the battle to force the Daldanelles WAS on
every ones lips. A report reached Paris
last night that the Sultan was preparing to
flee across the Arabian desert, if he had not
already secretly lett the capital. Government
officials have declared that it has been agreed
TO continue pounding way at the Dardanelles,
regardless of the cost until the A~nglo-Freuch
feet appears off ConstantiDople and demands
its surrender.
A French official communique issued yes
terdav afternoon states: "Near Dixmude
the Belgian artillery demolished two of the
enemy's works and the Belgian Infantry
occupied q farm on the right bank of the
User. A Belgian aviator dropped bombs on
the enemy's harbour station at Ostend, The
Germans have again bombarded Rheims, 60
shells being fred, half of which were dt-
rected against the Cathedral. In the Cham
payne district important progress was made
ulAA uUO Oh WAN' w S0A - NNA man
works near Beausejour and gained some
ground. Northwest of Perthes we made
200 prisoners. The total number of Ger
mans who have surrendered in the last 10
days is over one thousand
A German official despatch announces;
"In The Champagne region on Saturday the
enemy continued his attacks, which were
completely repulsed. South of Malancourt
and north of Verdun the Germans storned
several positions of the enemy and a weak
French counter-attack failed. We made phi
soners 6 officers and $50 men besides cap
turing 4 machine guns and l mine-thrower
On the western side of the Vosges, after
violent fighting, the Germans dislodged the
French from positions near BlamOnt and BIZ
omyille. An entrenched line. at Verdinal
and Bremepil, east of BarinyilleT, was attack
ed, pushing back the enemy 20 kilometres,
while his attempt to win back the conquered
ground failed. Attempts by the enemy to
advance in the southern Vosges were Gepuls-
ed with heavy losses. On the Eastern front,
Northwest of Grodno, new Russian forces
advanced on Saturday, but were thrown
back by the German ounter-attack and we
took eighteen hundred prisoners. The Ger.
mans retreated before superior forces of the
enemy who advanced on Przasnysz from the
south and east into the region north and
west of that town..
Lloyds correspondent at La Conception,
Chile, sends the following "the steamer
"Skerries" reports that the British balque
oxidation and the French barque Jean"
were sunk by the German converted cruiser
"Prinz Eitel friedrich" in December last,
and that their crews are at Easter Island,
but refuse to be taken off,.
Lord Cheylesmore, Chairman of the Ma
tional Rife Associations has announced that
because of the war the regular meeting of
the Association at Bisley has been abandoned
ILL .nar hainn the first time since the