TURKEY AT WAR

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144665, 27 April 1915, Page 3

TURKEY AT WAR

THE DARDANELLES. PROBLEM OF THE NARROWS LAND FORCES NEEDED. LONDON, April 26. Mr. Ash mead- Bartlett is repiesenting the London Press at the Dardanelles. The trial made on March IS convinced the navy that the Narrows can be forced. Gut that it was essential that a powerful army should bo ready to occupy the Gallipoli Peninsula, otherwise the navy would be again obliged to clear the minefields and force a way out. Naval men are surprised at the small damage done Co Clio forts. Though the hre completely sjlonced tiicm, landing parties found many guns intact. The warships' lire drove the gunners m the forts at the Narrows from their guns to bombproof shelters, hut it is improbable that many guns were knocked nut. The science of the German gunners is greatly helping the Turks, otherwise the iU i ev would already be before Constantinople. The "hirf obstacles in the future are the mines that are carried by the iour-knot current, and the torj pedo lulk'-s that have been placed on both shores in concealed positions. Battcrie., of heavy howitzers, and batteries of !: Id. guns, which are able to move along ihV hills, attack the warships from unexpected places. They also indict serious damage to the trawlers a rovers while, mine-clearing. A battleship has to score a direct flit on a gun before the gun is put out of action if protected by wcll-constructcd emplacements. O The expeditionary force required many held howitzers in order to occupy Gallipoli, which, fortunately, commands the lower Asiatic shore. THE BOMBARDMENT RESUMED. (Received April 27. 8.30 a.m.) ATHENS, April 26. The bombardment in the Dardanelles was vigorously resumed on Sunday, the large battleships partieipnt- | iug. The forts replied.• - -

AERIAL ACTIVITY. (Received April 27_. S.oO a.m.) ATHENS,. April 28. Two Turkish aeroplanes were brought, down at Tenodos. Several french aeroplanes threw bombs on the magazine at M aides (.Thrace), where there are iiunurtaut ions.