Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-21
Pounding at Both Gates of Constan-
tinOple Resumed Despite the
Sinking Of Three Large
Battleships.
SAY THEY ARE UNAFRAID
American Ambassador, However, is
Said to Have Been Asked to
Act as Intermediary.
SIEGE WARFARE IN BOTH AREAS
The Days War NesOs


ATTACK ON DARDANELLEs was
resumed yesterday, nOtvvithstand-
tina the heavy losses of the allied
fleet on the precedinR day. unof-
,ficial advtces are 60 the effect that
littIe was accomplished ON ac-
count of unfRvOrRbIe weather COM
dittOns.
TURKISH POSITIONS ON the nAa1n-
land and near Smyrna are betnE
strengthened and large reinforce
ments have been sent to shs as-
sistRnce of the defenders.
NEW NAVAL POLICY OF the allies
T. now In operation against Aus-.
trta, according TO word which has
reached Rome. The commanders.
OF the AnEIO-F'rench Adriatic fleet
have been nottfied TO prevent
transportation of Ru goods. 60 or
from Austrian ports.
THE NETHERLANDS has aent n
formal protest 90 France snd
Great BritaiR against their naval
policy.
A GERMAN AEROPLANE crossed 20
the EnEIish side today and dropped
several bombs off Deal. No dam
~ WE NOmG AMn Nut aBE0nLmmG
was driven off by patrol boat.
LONDON. March 20.-With the
Russian Black sea fleet reported
knocking at the door of the Bos-
.phorus aud six allied battleships re-
newing the. bombardment Of the
Turkish positions on the Dard danelles.
the fate Of the straits is today hang
Ing In the balance. according to opin-
ions freely expressed In London. New
ertheless, reports from Turkish
sources still profess supreme conf
dence'in the impregnability OF the de-
Tending forts. which It is claimed
have successfully sustained a bonn
bardment extending over twenty-one
days.
The. report Of the British admiralty
giving news OF the sinking Of three bat
tleships two British and one French, IN
rother hazy as TO the results achieved by
this sacrifice, and it gives weight to the
growing belief that the straits win not be
won until tho naval operations are sup
ported by effective land forces. The
bombardment Of Friday was interrupted
by bad weather. but II is anticipated that
tho operations will be pushed as rapidly
as possible.
second French ship Damaged.
The French admiralty. while expressing
the hope that some members OF the crew
of the battleship Bouvet have been, saved,
confirms reports from neutral sources
that the French battieship Gauiois also
suffered severely In the battle March IS.
Although Turkish official reports mini
mize tho effect of the bombardment and
declare that Constantinopie is not afraid.
information received from other near
eastern points set forth that negotiations
already have begun with the American
embassy to act as an intermediary to
save the Ottoman capital from the guns
OF the allied wRrships.
Rumors of the destruction Of the Ger
man sea raider Karlsruhe have received
some confirmation by the guarded state
ment OF the British admiralty. There
is every reason TO believe that this cruiser
was sunk in the West indies last No
vember.
LuII in Land Operations.
Relative inaction prevails along both
battle fronts in Europe, which again seenl
TO have relapsed into tho condition OF
siege warfare which prevailed during the
winter. Austrian reports by way OF Ber-
lin claim that the Russian offensive
movement in the carpathians through tho
LupiSow pass has resulted in failure, but
direct reports from both Vienna and
Pterograd agree that. Austrians a. well
as Russians are making attacks and
counter attacks in the Carpathians With
out any decisive results.
The Germans are still bombarding os-
sowetz without success. according to the
Russians. who claim to have destroyed
the advanced trenches Of their antago-
nists.
Neither side reports any important ac-
ions on the western front during the
last week.