The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-04-13
ATTEMPT TO FORCE TIE
pARDANELLES VERY DIFFICULTY

Chanak Knlessi. (Dardmnelies1.
March a. --fCorrespondenee ~ tas
Associated Prese3 First efforts ~ the
nFHss nna F'reneh 40 sarce the Oar
aarenea demonstrated that this task
g ar faere diHeult than - FIRST sup
roaed aeeofdinn 20 Turkish opinion
Heavy commandments on March and
- the defense works near this town
und EHNa ar and futile attempts
- clear she channel ~ mines ere night
- Marca io-il show that the water
umN Is better defended than British
ana trtueh butterflies may have
fhutHl8 rar ths last SIX DAYS the
y Ts eaarglng entrance 20 the inner
Darda ueiies have not been lombard
81 ara durias ths last two nights ~
~ rua attempt at mine clearing has
beer made
9hls g 4 true the allies rave a.
ierce.i the FORTS a. Kunakale and sidd-
ellis hF and two minor positions near
iuefe &c Wouid be fallaeioua 20 as
sume that thls leaaened materially the
rrHloaians 81 the allies task Kun
iale and siad~el- hahr were reduced
easily because Ga was possible To take
them au6ee enniadc IRE. but the allies
GAINED little hg thin To-day Turkish
uianirs holds the ground about the
aHeneed batteries. An attempt on
&area 4 90 occupy Kumkale and Sidd
el gahr ended rs the rout Of LANDING
party - whom seventy or eighty were
Killed smd others drowned The losses
&c the TURKS were AZ siddsel Bahr
fauT Killed fourteen wounded. 81 Kun
kale tWe killed twenty zone wounded
The tandlng party was supported IS
beary Gre from the British ships
Which ventured - close 10 the shore
tAat even their machine guns conld
- brought into play.
Two other attempts q land troops
met with ne greateF success
The expenditure ~ ammunition b
the French and British has been pro.
dlElous. The Associated Press CORE.
suundenF has aacertained that IL has
led to small results On March 81 ths
allies threw into the works about KiIid
Bahr 3a8 shells. most 81 them ~ the
largest calibre without doing airy Sc
rioas damage Only one man Wa
sINhuy hurt bv a flying cloa 81 earth
Shells thrown en- tire direction ~ Fsori
Hgmidieh or ere Asiatlc shore neai
fhis town. prnved equally harmless
A. the result ~ about s09 heavy shell,
and ever zee lighter protectilss tsrowr
intH Fort pardsnus during the las
tw weeks. enc mar has been kiIiet
ard enc severely wounded The darn.
Hee Is TIRE fortihcations consists IN tn
bending - a small arnor plate which
for : time inSsrfercd with nanipula.
tinn 81 the piece whose crew 4 pro,
ferts
The Associated Press correspondent.
estimates that during his stay IN IN,
Ere zone the allies have hrea owe
1880 shells on the whole. ths Brftisl
ere has heen wei directed. taking ~
artiilsrymau's point OF view.
whatever success the alice have ~
talned - attributed here 20 the lonxe
range - their heavy wuns They hav
been able literally e cause = rain o
shells. The shlra never anchored bu
Kept eirciinw shout and when IN.
Turkish shells feli st Ell near. lost n
time settiug out - range. III spit
~ thls the Turkish summers durini
ere hst fourteen DAYS have ohllge,
four 81 the allied vessels % underE
extensive repairs
iu fhe main nre ~ the allies ha
been rather scattered ard unnaethoai
fCrnffst5eH an F.ae4 Fnaat