The Dardanelles
A LULL IN OPERATIONS. TURKS MUSTER 180,000 MEN. Received March 19, 9.35 pjn. Athens, March 19. There is a lull in the operations at Smyrna. The Turks are repairing the forts and batteries. There are 40,000 Turks on the GallipoH Peninsula, 30,000 in European Turkey, and 110,00# south of the Dardanelles.
THE MOST DIFFICULT STAGE.] i FORCING THE NARROWS. , •Received March 19, 8.5 p.m. London, March 19. The Daily Hail's correspondent says that the most dangerous stage of forcing the Dardanelles is commencing. The fleet must now come witliin range of the short latteries, and possibly of concealed guns and torpedo tubes, which •ould be used when the vessels get to the narrow passage. • TUBES CONCENTRATING NEAR SMYRNA. eighty thousand men. (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) Recenred March 19, 5.55 p.m. London, March 19. Berlin states that eighty thousand ■lurks are concentrated at Smyrna or in the neighborhood. tROOPS LANDED NEAR SMYYRNA. London, March 18. Berlin says that the allied troops landed at various points near Smyrna.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 241, 20 March 1915, Page 5
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169The Dardanelles Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 241, 20 March 1915, Page 5
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