The midland journal., 1915-03-12
8 DARDANELLES
FORTS S|LENCED.
Anglo -FrenChArmada Continues
B0mbardmeni.
SHIPS LITTLE DAMAGED
SHIPS LITTLE DAMAGED

ne queen sEtixapetns ano 01sSrss TIT
Repeatedly BY the Turkish
Shells, Able TO Continue
In Action.
London. THE British and French
fleets have battered their way a step
nearer to Constantinople, not, how
ever, without damage 10 the ships en-
gagged, and the battle royal for the
DardanelIes continues. Turkish forts
on the Asiatic side have been silenceds
according to statement by the Brit
ish Adnainaty but the Turks are
making terrific resistance and the
shells from their German-made guns
have found more than one mark on the
besiegihg craft.
Forts Rumili Medjidieh Tabia and
Hamidieh-I-Tabia, fringing the Asiatic
shore line. which previously had with-
stood the bombardment, were silenced
Sunday, as was the Mount Dardanus
battery further south The Turkish
casualties are unknown.
London. According to the latest
advices received here says d Reuter-
dispatch from Sofia, the Sultan and
the Government are still In CONSTANT
nople. The Government Is prepared
to cross to Asia Minor at any moment,
but the Sultan is in favor of remaining
in the capital ~
It is understood that it has been
P<,,n N<,sns
stantinople exclusively to the Germans
under command OF General Eiman Won
Sanders, the instructor Of the Turkish
Army, while Bedri Bey, the Prefect Of
Police, will be invested with the gem
eral control Of the city with the powers
equivalent to those of a yiceroy
Troops Sent TO City.
Measures OF precaution already
have been adopted to- prevent the cap
ture Of the city. 1T is reported that
ali the troops at Adrianople and De-
motica have been hurriedly dispatched
to the Galipoli Peninsula 2
Having damaged two of the forts on
the European side of TIE Narrows pre-
viously. the British battleship Queen
Elizabetl. and others OF the allied war
ships Saturday started bombardment
by Indirect fire on the forts on the
Asiatic side Of the Narrows AS had
been expected, these forts are proving
hard nuts to crack. In addition, the
Turkish army, with modern German
guns, Is concentrating on the 1Gailipoli
Peninsula to oppose any landing. and
until it is disposed of. naval experts
declare the ships viii not be safe in
the straits.
Bulgaria is said to have been aroused
by this attack on the Dardanelles, and
is looking to the future, SIS stated
that King Ferdinand is considering the
formation Of coalition government to
direct the affairs of the country
through the crisis which is expected
London Except In the central
Beskid Pass of the Carpathians. where
the fierce. Austrian attacks have mod
Grated somewhat, the Russians are
now on the offensive along the whole
length of their extremely long line
from the Baltic Sea to the Ronmauian
border. ~
Apparently they have definitely dis
posed sof the aefrsan and Austrian at
tempts to 0uttfank their two extreme
wings and having turned are making
slow but steady progress westward.
cxernoMitx Reported Taken.
After retiring to the Dneister river
the Russians again have crossed into
Bukowina and are unofficialiy reported
to be back In Czernowitz. which mill
3 tary men Say is extremely probable, al
they already had captured Sadagora
q few miles to the northeast OF the
capital. Farther to the west they are
again in possession OF Stanslans an6
have crossed the Lukwa river. for
ward step which. Id the opinion 81
military experts, probably viii cCmpe
the Austrians to ewacuate Bukowina.
In the Beskid: TukhoIka and Uzol
Posses, the Austro4G Germans are in pos
session OF strong positions whence
they are continually attacking the Rus
SLAMS, while in the western passes
especially the Dukla. the Russians arr
on the Hungarian slopes. where ths
nghting has degenerated into trenci
warfare The Russians are sending
large reinforcements to this southern
line.
Russians Advance IN North.
In Northern Poland the Russians arr
advancing slowly westward from thl
INSANE MAN KILLS FIVE.