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Show TURKISH FORTS ARE BOMBARDED Petrograd, via London. March 29. 6:22 a m An official statement issued is-sued last night by the general staff says: "The Black sea fleet on Sunday bombarded the outside forts and batteries bat-teries on the Bosphorus on both sides of the straits 'The Bosphorus, called also the strait of Constantinople, is a narrow nar-row passage which connects the Black sea with tbe Sea of Marmora. Constantinople Con-stantinople stands on its west side 'at its outlet and partly on the Sea of Marmora The strait is eighteen miles I long. "According to observations made from ships and hydro-aeroplanes, our ; shells fell with exactitude Russian aviators flying above the Bosphorus batteries carried out reconnaissances and dropped bombs with success. A heavy artillery fire was directed at the aviators without success. "The enemy's torpedo boats, which tried to come out. were driven back Into the strait by the lire of our guns A large hostile ship which was trying try-ing to get Into the Bosphoru? from seaward was bombarded h us. She final! heeled over and blew up." London. March 29, 12:19 a m 'Trawlers continued their mlne-sweevln'g mlne-sweevln'g operations In the straits or the Dardanelles yesterday, protected l battleships." says Renter's Tene-dos Tene-dos correspondent, telegraphing Sunday Sun-day "The Turks at Klhd Bahr opened fire on them, but were bombarded and prompth silenced Between 8 and 12 o'clock this morning heavy firing was heard from the direction of the Gulf of Saros. The result of the fire is not known "Allied aeroplanes were sconting again toda " |
