Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-04
MAKE MOST OF WEATHER
At THE DARDANELLES
Allies Hope That Strait May Be
Forced Before Middle Of
October.
CONDITIONS THEN CHAN
No Dminution in Effort After That
limo. but There Is Full Realiza-
ton That Now Things Are More
Favorable,

| LONDON. October 3.-The hope that
the forcing of the Dardanelles might
be accomplished by the middle of oc-
tober. whom the weather and the tides
are likely to become moro formidable,
has been often discussed wherever Brit
ish officers meet Not that there will
be any diminution of effort after that
time. but there is Il full realization that
conditions will then become far less
favorable
An observer who has been in the
Marmora vicinity for thirty years. maxi
ing close meteorological records, while
admitting that the winter is not so
agreeable for military achievements,
be expected and gives these general
observations. in the Westminster Ca
zette:
TO those who have relatives or
send good. strong warm stockings for
! the men, besides the usual waistcoats
and mumers; and as for creature COM
! forts. sweets, chocolate and tobacco,
especially cigarettes. 1t is the Turks
who will suffer from the cold: they
cannot stand 1t long and being fed
generally mainly on bread. they have
no stamina to meet cold weather. Most
OF their troops come from warm Chimes"
November. according TO this scientist.
has a cold snap two generally in
the last week. but many people call It
| the ClnriniS 81 ho
! The battle OF Lule Roursas was fought
three years ago on the NTH. sixth and
| seventh Of that month. in n storm OF
raging rain and sleet, succeeded by
several nights OF hard frost which
caused the death of many a wounded
and neglected soldier. Another wear
| there was a heavy snowstorm on No
vember 1911; yet after such setbacks
the weather usually RECEIVERS and grows
warmer.
NO REAL WINTER UNTIL
| MIDDLE OF JANUARY
No real winter need be looked for
he says. till the middle OF January
! when there are heavy SHOWS which
have been known to lie six weeks, and
with them come the gales which may
make the supply from the sea a difficult
| no great cold has visited the Marmora,
though in 1893 the Golden Horn from
the inner bridge OF Constantinople was
frozen so people walked about on the
ice, and foes were about for several
weeks. this being an exceptional sea-
son. Winter is said to have finished
always by the middle OF April
; That this naturalist has confined his
observations to land and not to sea
conditions may make him more opt!-
mistic about the climate which the
British seem to regard as likely to In
crease their difficulties materially. One
writer with the expedition has COM
mented on the general expectation that
| there VIII be very arduous work for
the destroyers, trawlers and picket
boats. we'll for the larger ships
when the gales begin 10 come up out
Of the southwest and that undoubtedly
! is perfectly understood by all in charge
f, of the operations.
! On the other hand. the defenders
OF tho strait are making the most OF
the weather proba bilities to encourage
! their supporters. For example, the
! Berlin Lokal Anzeigcr reports that the
| Turks are expecting another furious
| attack before the equinoctial storms
| arrive to prevent absolutely the con-
| tinuance OF the campaign till spring"
The same paper says the equinoctial
storms in this region, particularly in
the Saros Bay, are very severe. adding
the allies appreciate that even one
south storm, which is inevitable. will
! be sufficient to prevent the landing OF
supplies and ammunition. the transfer
| of wounded to the ships and the carry
ing Of water to the troops. for only the
most powerful ships by the use OF their
! power can withstand such a storm as
| every winter brings in Saros Bay. while
the use OF lighters and small boats is
! out of the question for DAYS or weeks