Arizona republican., 1915-03-21
Announcement of Plans to Prevent a Repetition of Thursdays Disaster from Floating Turkish Mines in the Dardanelles
EXPERTS, HOWEVER,
 ARE NOT SANGUINE
The Germans Claim Gains Against Both British and French on West Front Allies Neither Confirm Nor Deny
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH

ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPArcH1
 LONDON, March 20-Undaunted by the loss of the battleships Bouvet, ocean and Irresistible, the allies are going ahead with an attempt to force the Dardanelles, confident that success will attend their efforts. On their part the Turks, express confi- dence that the forts and mines in the straits will be able to keep out the ships of the allies. The French battleship, Henry ", the British bat tleships Queen and Implacable are already on the way to replace the ships sunk by mines and those ships damaged are undergoing repairs On the spot. Thus within few days at the latest, the fleet will be as formidable as ever. while the Russion Black Sea squadron is believed to be ready to cooperate.
 Except in the case of the Bouvet of whose crew only siXty-four were saved, the casualties suffered in the bombardment of Thursday are said to be light. A part of the fleet re entered the straits yesterday but ow- ing to unfavcrable weather the bom- bardment of the day before was not repeated and probably the only ob iect of the warships was to prevent the Turks from repairing the damage already done.
 Intentions as to landing force are closely guarded but it is known that an army of considerable size IS ready to attack the Turkish forces along the Dardanelles when the ad- mirals advise that the moment has arrived.
 Although there is fighting of more or less intensity always in progress along the eastern and western front. there have been few important operations in the last few days.
 The British admiralty tonight pub lished the losses among the officer S on the Irresistible. Although the ship was sunk and the crew had to be transferred under a hot fire: the list contains the names of only four officers killed and one severely wounded.
 The admiralty states that steps are to be taken to deal with the mines, but experts warn the public that so long as the Turks have mines to set free in the strong current which rushes through the straits the ships will be exposed to this danger The direction of the current, known of course. but with the big fleet operat- ing. some ships must enter this area thus mined and laying across the straits to the fire broadsides, they offer large target to the floating explosives.
 On the land the Germans in the west claim small successes against the British near St. Eloi, against the French at Notre Dame de Lorette north of Arras. They claim to have repulsed several French attacks ir Champagne. the Argonne forest and the Nosges. But French communication issued today says that nothing of suf7 ficient importance to report, happened
 In North Poland there were severa affairs of outposts, but neither army is apparently attempting any large opera tons while the ground remains soft unless the Russian movement turns oui to be more important than at present 1t appears to be. namely acavalry raid
 The Austrians are said to have beer reinforced in Bukowina and they repor that they repulsed Russian attack. there and in the Carpathians, although in the latter regions it is generally un- derstood that it is the Austrians an( Germans who are acting on the often. sive.
 Neutral ships in European waters ar, having d rather uncomfortable time
 The British have seized or are hold ing several, including the Maracas which are suspected having contrabant goods for Germany. The Germans, be sides seizing two Scandinavian oi steamers in the Baltic. have just takel the Dutch steamer Zaanstroom, iadel with eggs for England, to Zeebrugge.
 Holland has formally protested t,
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