The Dardanelles
RUNNING THE GAUNTLET. BRITISH CRUISERS UXDER FIRE. TURKISH BATERY SILENCED. Received April 14, 10.85 p.m. Tenedos, April 14. The destroyer Regard, on a scouting mission, ran up the Dardanelles at high speed, penetrating a record distance under heavy fire, but was unhit. The battleship London followed, and drew the fire of the howitzers from £he Asiatic batteries.
Apparently the Turks have withdrawn part of the artillery from the European side, in order to mass quickly at any spot the Allies choose for a landing party. The Triumph on Saturday bombarded and put a battery out of action. The rain and misty weather are hindering aerial rcconnaisances.
ENCAMPMENT BOMBARDED. Paris, April 13. Official.—The French battleship St. Louis, co-operating with seaplanes, bombarded an important Turkish encampment near Gaza. (The St. Louis, built in 1000, is a vessel of 11,090 tons and carries four 12in. and ten 5.5 in. guns.)
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 262, 15 April 1915, Page 5
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149The Dardanelles Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 262, 15 April 1915, Page 5
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