The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-28

the bombardment of the Dardanelles for tifications the battleship Agamemnon had been struck and that three men were killed The announcement says further that the Dardanelles operations are still proceeding.
 Turkish army headquarters in Constan- tinople announced yesterday that ship of the Agamemnon type and two other armored vessels were damaged by the fire from the forts on the Asastic side of the Dardanelles.
 The Agamemnon, a vessel of 1650O tons displacement. has a complement of S65 men. Her main battery Is four 12-inch guns.
 The admiralty announcement says land ing parties went ashore from the allied fleet. With their assistance three of the four forts at the entrance to the Darda nelles were completely demolished and the fourth was damaged badly.
 The new battleship Queen Elizabeth, one of the largest members of the Brit ish feet took part in the bombardment This is the first time. it is stated, in which 15-inch naval guns have been in action The Queen Elizabeth, a vessel of 27,50o tons, has eight 15-inch guns.
 The admiralty statement says:
 ''The entrance to the Dardanelles was guarded by four principal forts, namely Cape IIelles battery, Fort Sedd- FL Bahr Fort OrlSanieh Tabia and Fort Kun Ka- lossi Tabia, which will be described for convenience as A. B. c and D. These forts are armed as follows:
 "A, two 9.a-inch guns: B, six 102-inch guns; C, two 9.2-inch guns; D, four 10.2- inch and two 5.9-inch guns.
 Attack Resumed
 "The weather having improved, although the wind was still from the southwest, the attack on these forts was resumed Thursday morning, February 20, at 10 o'clock
 !, ''The Queen Elizabeth Agamemnon, IT, resistible and Gaulois began by deliberate. ly bombarding forts A, B, and D, re- spectively, at long range.
 Fort A replied. One shell at 1000 yards hit the Agamemnon. killing three men and seriously wounding five. The Ire sistible and Gaulois made excellent prac- tice on forts c and D. while the Queen Elizabeth concentrated with great accu- racy on fort A. putting both of it's guns out of action by about 11:3o a. m.
 1.-The Vengeance and Cornwallis then ran in under cover of long range fire and engaged fort A at close range The reduction of fort A was completed, while forts and D opened very slow and inaccurate fire.
 "The Suffern and the Charlemagne next delivered an attack on forts and D, advancing to within 200O yards of them It was then seen that they were in no condition to offer any effective resistance
 ''The Vengeance, Triumph and Albion were then ordered in to complete the re- duction of the forts All four were re- duced by 5:15 D. m.
 Sweeping operations. covered by a di- vision of battleships and destroyers, were immediately begun. The enemy set fire to village at the entrance as darkness fell.
 "A report also has been received of the operations of February 26 The straits had been swept up to four miles from the entrance. The Albion and Majestic. supported by the Vengeance proceeded to the limit of the swept area and began an attack on Fort DardAnus and some new batteries which had been erected on the Asiatic shore. The fire in reply was ineffective.
 After being shelled from inside the straits the enemy retired from the forts at the entrance and during the after noon demolishing parties were landed at Kum Kale and Sedd- Ell Bahr from the Vengeance and Irresistible. Forts A. B and c were then completely demolished and fort D was partially demolished.
 'srhe anemy encountered in Kun Kale were driven out oyer tho Hendsre bfidge.