Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-08
DROP BOMBS INTO
CONSTANTTNOPLE
Russian AerOplanes Make First Di-
rect Attack of the War Upon
Capital Of Turkey.
BosPHORUs FORTS BoMBARDED


PARIS. May THE first attack
Of the war on Constantinople is re-
ported in an official dispatch from
Athens. II is said three Russian
aviators flew over the city. dropping
several bombs, which are believed TO
have caused extensive damage.
The message says, also. that the
Russinsn Black Sea fleet bombarded
the Turkish forts on the left bank OF
the Bosphorus on Wednesday. Sew
eral Russian shells fell within ten
miles Of Constantinople.
shells set Fire 20 MaIdos.
DARDANELLES. May 6.-(Via
London, May 1.-THE artillery ex-
changes between the warships of the
allies and the shore positions Of the
Turks continue. Some vessels are
firing from the gulf OF saros, making
use of inflammatory shells. The
town OF Maidos was set on fire yes
terday.
ANhHHaHMN AMHNuNN ANNHVANhNs
TIFLIs. Trnnscausasia,. Wednesday.
May 6.--Cvia Petrograd and London. May
I)--It has been established IN Tiflis that
Turkish forces which recently. under the
command OF rhali Bey, occupied Dilman.
numbered 1890 men. This shows that
their numerical strength was greater than
that OF The Russians and even IN the
final battle the Turks outnumbered their
80. a. A.
Russians were a complete hospital outfit
and enormous quantities Of stores II IL
not yet known how many prisoners were
taken.
The Turkish commander and the mem.
bers OF his staff all had narrow escapes
from capture.
Reports received by Armenians residing
In Tifiis relate the murder OF a member
OF a member OF the Turkish Parliament
from Van. an Armenian named wraman.
celebrated political worker named
Ishgan. together with folur companions
alec lost his life with wraman. The six
men. az tho time thay were killed. wera
on their way 10 shattuk 70 lead In the
defense OF that place against the Kurds
lshkan also was a resident OF Van.
This Armenian city In Aeiatlc Turkey
was hotnbarded BY 900 Turkish regular
troops. who had with them three pieces
OF artillery. Armanians. numbering $50.
assembled IN the village ~ saragunis 20
oppose the murderous banda Of Kurds
threatening that place. but the Khrds
were aided by Turkish regulars and
after Ions struggle tho detachment OF |
Armenians were all wiped out with the /
exception OF eight men. who ultimately |
found shelter In the monastery OF ~
Tsfivas.
Refugees Are Returning.
An agent Of the Armenian aid COM
mittee after Q horseback trip from
Alashkirt TO Deyset han reported that
THE region IL fully occupied by Russians !
and that s.eoo out OF 5000 refugees have
returned 70 their homes The agent re-
ports that many villages have been de-
stroyed and that without exception every
village has been moro or less damaged
The aid committee IA buying back cattle
and buffalo looted by the Kurds. The !
agent reports that he has been successful
~ bringing about general return Of
Christians to the district east OF Lake
Urumiah. lie Rays that 81 Armenian
women have been sold into SLAVERY BY the
t<urds. but that this number Il generally
believed to BE- much greater. II IL re-
ported that a total OF 5000 Christions
have been killed. Some estimates, how
ever. place the total a. high AZ io,ooo.