The Elbert County tribune., 1915-04-30
GERMANS SINK
NORWAY SHIPS
TEUToN REPORT DECLARES BRIT
isH ARE AGAIN BEATEN IN
CLASH NEAR YPRES.
GERMAN RUSH HALTED
REPORTED THAT BRITISH ARE
ADVANCING ON coNsTANTl-
NOPLE BY LAND AND SEA.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
London, April 2S.-On the narrow,
rocky Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey.
and on a restricted front stretching
northward from Ypres to Belgium, two
of the most vital struggles of the war
are now in progress. Neither struggle
has yet reached a stage which would
permit of prediction of the ultimate
result In the Gallipoli peninsula
fighting, picturesque assortment OF
allied troops landed Sunday, supported
by the fire of the warships. and are
trying to batter their way through
thousands of German differed Turks
in an effort to force the Dardanelles-
the main gateway of the Ottoman en-
pire-and reach Constantinople.
According to the British. the ad-
vance on Constantinople has begun by
land and sea. The British claim the
attack is progressing, but Turkish
communication declares that, although
the allies landed forces at four points
these forces are being beaten back to
the coast, while the Moslems' in the
French ranks are deserting the tri-
color and casting their lot with their
co-fe1glOnlStS.
Equally contradictory are the Off
cial statements concerning the fight
ing in the vicinity of Ypres. 1t would
appear that the German offensive
north of that city which resulted in
their recent gain of nearly three miles,
has reached its limit.
London.-The tremendous battle be-
gun by the German attack on the al
lied archlike front around Ypres in
the plains of Flanders continues with
undiminished fury. and England, like
the rest of Europe. is awaiting the
outcome with undisguised anxiety.
There is no likelihood that the bat
tie will be over for some days to
come. as the Germans have made i'm
mense preparations in men and mate
rial for their offensive. which has
forestalled that of the allies.
ITO the north of Ypres, on the left
of the battle front. we have made
sensible progress and have driven
back the enemy. inflicting on him
heavy losses says the French re-
port.
THE Germans have employed new
asphyxiating gas, but a means of pro-
lection has been put into service
which has given the best of results
among our Belgian allies and our
selves"
London, April 26.-The crews of the
Norwegian barks Oscar and Eva were
landed at Bury Island. Scotland. by the
steamship Anna flying the Danish
flag. German submarine over
hauled the barks about 17O miles
northeast of Longstone and allowed
their crews ten minutes to board life
boats The submarine then shelled
the vessels
Subsequently the German submarine
stopped the Danish steamer Anna, and
ordered her to take aboard the crews
of the Oscar and Eva. The barks were
bound for Scottish ports
The Norwegian steamship Capriv!,
which sailed from Baltimore April
for Christiania by way of Ardressan.
Scotland. struck n mine at a point fiji.
teen miles northeast of Tory Island,
and sank, according to dispatch re-
ceivde here by Lloyds Agency from
lnishtrahull, Ireland. The crew OF the
Caprivi7 was landed at Inishtrahull
The Danish steamer Nidaros. 63l
tons net, has been captured by a Ger.
man warship in the North Sea, and
taken into port at the Island of Sylt,
one of the North Frisian islands The
Nidaros sailed from Aarhus, Denmark
with a cargo of agricultural products
The freightcr Ruth was sunk by
German submarine when about 100
miles east of May Island in the North
Sea. The crew was rescued and
landed at Leith, Scotland. The Ruth
left Leith with a cargo of coal for
Gothenburg. Captain Andersen. her
skipper, who is a Swede, reports that
the first torpedo discharged by the
submarine missed its mark The sec
ond torpedo struck the Ruth amid
ships, wrecking the vessel The six.
teen members of the crew were all
Swedes. They drifted about in small
boats for twelve hours before being
picked up. t
Christakis Zographoe, foreign min.
lister of Greece. is quoted by the pa
per Information, in Paris. as declaring
That Greece was reaoy to unite with
the allies in the operations at the Oar.
danelles if invited to do so.
Wilhelm to Intern in u 6 Wat.rs