The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-07
THREE BRITISH WAR YES.
Sells ATTACK FORTS ON
EUROPEAN SIDE
RUSSIANS ASSUME.
OFFENSIVE I'm EAST
Statement From German Genere
al Staff Reports Capture Of
. English Trench

Interest in the world war is divided
largely between the operations I'm the
eastern theatre, where fighting Of
more or less violent nature is pro-
ceeding through the territory from
northern Eassian Poland 10 the Car
pathians anu the bombardment OF the
Dardanelles strongholds by the allied
fleet, which has met with further
successes, according to the British
admiralty. Tie engagements. In
France and Belgium are characterized
by lively fighting. but no vital an
nouncement Is Forthcoming from that
section.
Reports from various sources In
dicate that the Russians have ASSUME
ed the offensive In most OF the opera
tions in the eastern territory. In
the extreme north they are still han1-
mering away with the idea OF driving
the Germans back to East Prussia
and the latest Petrograd official state
meh. claims that the Russians have
forced the Germans back somewhat
at Simno and In the district OF Lei
ppuny. They also claim to hare dis
lodged the Germans from q command
Ing height VEST of the road sront,
Stawiski to Lomza. A German ofIicia,
statement says the northeast tT
Przasnysz a Russian attack broke
down with heavy losses &c she latter
and that northwest OF Poland a Rlia-
sian attack also wac repulsed.
Further south In central Poland the
Russians are making another viEnr-
Gus attack on the center of the In
Yaders', forces.
The allied forces and English fleets
are making progress in their attack
on the Notifications OF the Dardapel-
les. according 10 the British admiralty
and unofficial reports. II Is ofIiciaiiy
announced that an attack on the prin-
cipal forts on the European side OF
the narrows was opened Friday by
three British war VESSELS, Two
or the forts were damaged and
the magazine OF a third was blown
up. These forts are characterized az
the strongest along the entire water
way. y. 4.
The British bettleshfps Queen Ely
abeth and Prince George and the hat
tie cruiser Inslexible. with sSo:r.
eight l5-inch and their dozen I2.iach
guns. yesterday attacked the principal
forts on the European side of the NOR
rows In the DardanelIes. Two OF the
forts were damaged and tine magazine
OF third was blown nm. Guarding
the narrowest part OF the straits froEi
the european side, they are believed
10 pe the strongest forts along the
entire waterway although those on
posite almost equal them
one fort indicated ON the admiralty
maps as a." has two l4-inch euns
that could scarcely reach the Queen
Elizabeth which fred 20 rounds frpin
her io-inch weapons by Indirect fire
ana nad the adyantase o. aeroplanes
10 aid her gunners. Tho other two
lorls nave three fI-inch guns and
some smaller cannons.
Cruisers continue attacks ON fhe
fortifcations along the cnaet !. Asi5
minor, from BesiIa, near the entranre6
10 the Dardanelles, to Smyrna. sstlubs-
less to prevent reinsorcsfnents belpr
sent 70 the straits where there ara
many Turkish troops with whom the
marines landed to complete tiesfrfin-
tfon TO the forts at the entrance Il, the
rtraits have been In contact II was
in the land lighting that the allies suf-
tered casualties. according TO the
British report, of 10 killed, 25 wound.
ed and three missing. The Turks.
however. place the British casualties
at q higher figure. ,.Sl S.
a Turkish Official statement, how
ever. refers TO Yesterdays tFfi1
day'sl. failure in reporting the situa-
tion and david Bey, Turkish minis
ter OF finance, who Is in BeElin. stat
ed thss up to Saturday the attack by
the allied feet had met with no suc-
cess. He added that Turkey had 250,-
coo troops oa the daIfipoii peninsula.
Cruisers from the allied aeet are con-
timing their attacks along the coast
sof Aisa Minor from Besika 10 Smyrna.
and Vice Admiral Sir Richard Peirse,
hss brought UP his East fhafan llesa
and undertaken the bofnbardnent 9f
the fortificAtion at Smyrna.
In the west, the French elaiEa 10
have: indicted q serious check upon
the GefmaHs north or Arraa, about
Notre Dame de horefte. In Nharn-s
payne, nofthwest OF Reausejour, a.
German eoEntey attack Hal been ye-
pulsed 4. The French war Ollle& ulaIms
that progress made t4 tie allies In
the y0sges Sat t1e Hsftfht exc