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Horowhenua Chronicle, 25 November 1915, Page 3

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Uie.:eivcd 'ihie Day '0.10 a.m.} .UMi.uLAi) ANAL^k> i.uliduU, -Nov. -1. Alt A.shniead JJaitlett, iu tile I'liiU'.Sj lias a biiing lour-coiumn aualysiis oi liie iti. J-luii. Wuiatoa Liuirciiiir.s anaci: /on Lufii iM.siiL'i , , and his stateineiit. regarding tne naval opi-rauyiii in tJK , Daraanelici. liv i 3 a.\> lac Adniiraiiy cuiiiiiii'Ui'ed -Hteiatuiii.-s in tne Danialiei- ,. . . . I k- ■ .'. itiiout letiaule nuounation .'.o the e>.s«.'Utial lads regai'Uing ilk> Lurkibii defences. It nieivly trusfedi to the yueen liiizabeth's 10-inch guua. inLii the ro*uit that the operations u, the llh March proved that altiin :,!, ivinioiced earciiworKs coitid u<. , oiuouiei\.d i.y and tlie gunneie drivc-! from tlie bomb-pioof tijo actual damage was uuiinportaiil unless there nero direct bite, upon the ginw. Jit.viiiW iiilf ibe minesweepers nuule In tic hi liu progress, anil it was iinpo,s-.->i 'it: ior the dt'estroyers and trawlers L j ai'pioach. the lnineiiekl.'j in iia,.. •.i.iiiy; to tiie lire ol the torts and concealed baUci'k'.s along the coast. \Jn tin.; nights of the llthj and L'.ltJi. llie dciperate expennieiib was tried oi allowing the tiestruyeivi and trawlers to go above the niinelioid and sweep ciowii with tho current. They weru exposed to a terrihe lire and secured but little lesiilus. The enemy on the l!3th actually- allowed! the tlestroyers air* tiawjers to get righ^'lnto the centre ol the minefield before they turned Uien , searchlights on them, and opened up such an iiwfui_Ui'e that a general .sauvo qui pent eiiaued. it was obviow that clearing tho liiineheld waa the lust essential, ab no admiral could taise a fleet through three lines oi mines under the tire of a hundred guns. mv lit. H'on. Winston Churchill apparently succocued in changing the opinion of the L'xpous, prudence was thrown oveiooartl, and the decision arrived ut to rush the Dardanelles. .Lord .Kisher, however, became sceptical oi tho whole entcrpiiiie, and directly realized the inability oi the Hoot to clear the ininoliekL and locate, other underwater defeiices. also its inability to knock out the mobile batteries on both skies oi the f>traits. These obstacles, nowever, had a reverse effect on the Ut. Hon. Winston Churchill; and he nowed himself to greater determination to rush the affair through. This le<. to the attack «n the 18th Maru. The public were led to believe this w-.:; u deliberate attempt to.force the Marrow.' ami reach Constantinople. This wa? initrue. The fleet only was aiming it silencing, thu forte in the NarroH.s to enable tho destroyers and! trawlers 'o sweep the minefields. It also was untrue to say that but for the disasters to the Bouvof, Ocean and Irresistible. the Straits would) have been forced when darkness came. -The enemy's main niine-liekls we're untouched, ■nul the operation only resulted in Ihe knocking out of two guns on Chanak and .the killing of 35 Turks. . "We attempted the moat difficult operation* us usual, by under-estimating our opponents and without adequate information on csdontial points. " We poisisted in the effort and received a fair and square beating. liy pieventing a renewal of the attack Lord Fishor saved Great Britain from a disaster which would have transcended any other in our naval history. The Tukish forts were pra-oticjitly intact «nd the minelield untouched. Wo minus tivu of our capital ships and the Turks fathomed our plan;" AVej'ealized,, however that while a terrible and concentrated lire seems to have. material re- j

suite, they relatively are small. No British ship was.nearer than 9000 yards to the Narrows. LiTTLK ACTIVITV i'aris, Nov. '2L Major Churchill has been attached to tho Urenadiors and has haTl his Hist spell in tlie trenches. There is littlo activity' on the British front and tlio woatner is very wintry. (lioceived This Day tt.3C> a.m.) LOSS 01'' OIWICMtS. London, Nov. 21. Since the beginning or the war tho total casualties ol Uritish officers aro: ll'.Gb'S, including U033 killed and die'! oi wounds, lljOols wounded and lb'Sli missing. The killed include Generals "Wing and Wormand, tiio missing, General Bruce, and wounded live JLJrig-adiior-Gcnorals -THE LOST UUIWIAN DJLIEADNOUGHT. . Copenhagen, .Nov. 2-1. Keports name the jicw Uermaii I Dreadnought, reported to have tstruoK ! a mine and sunk in the Baltic on I'Vi- j day, the Markgraf. J SITUATION IN G.REECE. Salonika, Nov. I?!. . Reports state that M. Skouloudis is expected to resign owing to the difficulties with Great Britain. (Received This Day. 11.5 a.m.) SPEECH BY LOUD DERBY,. London, Nov. 2i. Lord Derby, in addressing members oi the Stock Exchange said he disliked t<> think that the House ol Lor.ds neodo I a censor, but he thought two speeches ought to have been censored. He could, give the lie direct to Lord Sfc David's accusation. To,, sum up the speech in' a few words,—ho gentleman would haYe said it ami no gentleman would believe it. Referring to Lord Itibbiosdalo's speech Lord Derby said that the man who gave information to .the enemy went by an ugly name, and the name applied as in if eh to a speech delivered: in the House oi'Lords as to a man risking his .life to get information for the enemy. Wo have a right to ask Lord itibbJosdalo ■ -wlioro he /,ot his information which lie .said was- common Knowledge. The War Office did not know it ami "fie d:d not think they would; iiud people who did. -SPECIAL GUARDS AT WASHi>. TON. Washington, Nov. 2-1. .Special guards of dOteetive-s are ")i- ---! gaged at \\ ashingtoii in coiiisvojieiiee loi luiaour.s in thieateiu.; outran , ,-. meludiug rhe destruction o. tin , Capitol. The recent explosion Jias made the authorities nervous OU'LSIDE THE LAW. Air it. Landing hohU iliaL Captain Buyd is not amenable to American t Jaw because lie used German money u an American or German , steamer, which aided Gorman warship.-, j to iaid Allied commerce on t. .■ - i aoa. M'r Lansing points out thai no- A proofs ate t'orlhcoining that J3oyd conspired with anybody. lib connection t witn the case was merely incidental. AIDING I.IIE GEIL\IAN l-'LEET. \ Now iorii., Nov. 21. .I.' urther evidence against the director uf the Hamburg-American Steamship Uompany, sliowed that the whole fleet of steamers wa« engaged in helping German warships at many pores oi the United States", uotii on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Coal and food were supplied on a lavish scale. t RIOTS AT CLEVELAND. I lMirlher riots have occurred at Clcvo- I haul, Ohio. -Many people were lnjur- i ed. The riotw originated becauso th:. , a factory was used in tlio production oi t motor cars, for tho Allies. c AT THE DARDANELLES. Wellington, this Day. t Air Malcolm ltc*s, the New Zealand s war correspondent eau7es that' there a has been comparative quiet along the t whole ii'out tor several weokts, and i iu: fight nig oi importance is taKnig a place beyond the usual throwing oi c bo'nibs from the trenches, sniping, auci t e.\Ciiango oi artillery lire. The troops i are settling down lor thjj, winter cam- ; paign, l>lll the present indications fi point that the main scene of action is v .changing to the Balkans. The enemy 1 recently have trained their gtinlire t largely upon our perimeter, and appar- i ently because of the promised Germanie 1 assistance have been slightly more pro- 1 digal in the expenditure oi heavy am- <- munition. They also have "brought some heavier j£iins to bear on the Anzac aono. including one battery oi 8-inch howitzers. They recently bombarded one of our positions for time quarters of un hour with ten guns, including one 8-inch gun, firing sal- 1] voe.s with common shell. There also 1 wais a G'-iuch battery, firing "shrapnel, ;i and two smaller guns of nigh velocity. fi Considering the expcn<liturc of amuiii- ] nitiou the casualties' were surprisingly i few. Our battleships, cruisers, destroyers and land batteries replied whenever a target was discovered. Considering that they dominate the situ- * ation the' Turks show no enterprise ut- i tacking only occasionally. Deserte-s ' wander into our lines and surrender, ,'■ and others in the trenches hold up i their 'hands above the parapets with = n > view to'being wounded by our .snip- ■'. oii, rather than continue in jJie tiring • lino." This, however, must not he 1 considoredi as an indication that the Turkish army as a whole will'not con- ~ tintie a stubborn resistance. ■•• ...