REMARKABLE.

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 2701, 21 April 1915, Page 2

REMARKABLE.

HEROISM IN THE DARDANELLES. MASSING OF THE TURKS. Amsterdam, April 21). A Turkish account of the sinking of El sis that the vessel left Teuedos at midnight. She dived after entering the Straits in order to avoid searchlights, and grounded at 6.30, the conning tower showing. The first shell from the Turkish batteries struck the tower, killing the captain. The second shell wrecked the machinery. The crew left the vessel after three had been killed and seven wounded. The enemy's aeroplanes bombed the vessel to provent iits i'allinginto Turkish hands. The Turks rescued the crew. (Received April 21, 9 a.m.) London, April 20. The Admiralty reports that as the Turks were making great efforts to secure the submarine Elo, which is still aground at Fort Kepes, in the Dardanelles, in serviceable condition, battleships endeavoured to destroy it by long-range fire, but failed. Two picket boats, on the night of the" 18th, under Lieut. Eric Robertson, with volunteer crews, attacked the submarine, under very heavy fire from the fort (which is only a few hundred yards distant) and from many smaller guns, and torpedoed the submarine and rendered it useless. The Majestic's picket boat was sunk by gunfire, but the Triumph's picket boat rescued the crew. One man died of wounds. This was the only casualty. Lieut, ltobinson was promoted to the rank of Commander. j The High Commissioner, in reporting this incident, adds that Eric Robinson, commanding the expedition, was assisted by Lieut. Arthur BrookeWebb, midshipman, John "Woolley, of ' H.M.S. Triumph, and Lieut. Claude Godwin, of H.M.S. Majestic. ViceAdmiral De Robeck speaks in highest terms of all concerned in the • gallant enterprise. Twice Lieut.-CoMr ' mander Robinson has been promoted I to Commander by the Admiralty. A heport has been called for on the'individual services of the other officers and men, with a view to a recognition of their gallantry. Odessa, April 20. An aeroplane reports that the Turks have 'concentrated great streftgth on the coasts northward of Gallipoli and to the north-east, whither- tre Turks have brought a great quantity of heavy artillery. It is estimated that there are 700 mines between Marmora Island and the mainland.