The Washington times., 1915-07-01

bigh explosive shell In vast quantities
mat the Germans themselves, even after
thcir greatest victories over the Rus
slams. once they have driven the Cars
FORCES a short distance from their won
oefful railway system, can do no more.
away from the rail they cannot bring
up IN time the vast supplies of shells
ne ne cessary to follow up their advantage.
The fighting again becomes man to
nen. The Russians are numerous,
their courage is proverbiai. and they
can malt upon the advance.
Dardanelles Opinion.
Inc Dardanelles Is another question
SUI very much discussed and still with
out any real facts made public on which
10 oase judgment. Quite well inform
eo opinion Is divided into two camps
both. however. are agreed on this: The
bardanelles campaign was undertaken
on the strength Of a definite agreement
made with M. Venizelos that Greece
would join in at once This of course
meant Greek army on the spot. the
dreek islands acting as basis and a
taPluly VICTORIOUS forcing of the straits
ready. "e'o
The allied fleet started In at once. but
M: Venizelos could not make good. One
pI Two points of which the ailied fleet
had actually already begun TO make use
they had to abandon Churchill. Fisher
ana Kitchener are all believed by many
TO have been disappointed in common on
this point '0'' 0i'
or course there then came the oues-
tioh OF holding up this campaign or
going on with II. as has been done. It
was proceeded with. ana now comes
the point of divergence in oplnion.
men who have come back from the
Dardanelles since the loss of the Tri-
umph say that the allied troops in Gal
lipoli are simply marooned They are
unoer nre from the landing edge to
tne most advanced of their somewhat
shghtiy advanced trenches II would
oe Impossible. they say. to withdraw
ridiculous slaughter. To 20 on must
De matter OF re-enforcements ma lie
az great cost and pushing their way
ihch by inch at far greater cost
King Stabbed, Is Report.
II is widely believed in London tho,
the reported illness OF the King Of
Greece Is due to an ATTEMPT on ,is
life-a stab wound.
mere nave been more Zeppelin
raios In the vicinity of London than
nave oeen reported in the United
states. The visitation nearest London
was at Finchley. where the daughters
OF friend Of mine. who are in school
mere, hearu and saw Zeppelin The
raid on the east coast was chiefly ~
markabie for the bombardment NJ
Hull where four lives and forty IN.
2ured were the casualties mentioned
In the official reports, no place beine
mentioned. icing
1t is not believed in London that n.
Zepreiins have stopped raidinR' II ~
thohsht rather that the FIRST Big s.rs
les or general reconnaissance worl,
has oeen completed, and that in tbeir
own good time, with the knowledea
accumulated thereby. the Germe1s
will start another series
1t Is generally believed in I.opdo,
that there Is no great desire. or rath-
er no great belief. in the policy Of
shooting at Zeppelin when II is
oyer thickly populated district. Tho
shrapnel or other shells fred have
little chance Of finding their mark at
the great height the Zeppelin keers
on these occasions, and may cause
loss OF life when they return to earth
One of the few persons killed In one
raid. woman. was a victim Of a fall
ing English shell. A man living in n
suburb of London, on the night OF tho
chief raid. May 81. saw that the ton
OF the wall running round his garden
was damaged and searched about to
nnc some relic of tho German bomb
Being himself in the service he recor-
nizcd that what he did lind was part
of a she'll fred from Shoeburyness.