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Show oo DARDANELLES NOT EASY TO CONQUER ixmdon, July 1, 2:35 a. m. After a trip under Turkish auspices along the whole line of forts guarding tho Dardanelles, tho Constantinople correspondent cor-respondent of the Daily Telegraph declares de-clares that it is impossible to expect a speedy forcing of tho straits by tho allies. "Tho Turks have taken advantage of the past three months to increase Immensely their defensive resources, until the whole path which the Franco-Britons must travel is one great fortress, bristling with artillery, crowded with troops excellently trained, train-ed, well equipped and undeniably brave," says tho correspondent. "The presence of numerous German officers offi-cers and men is a guarantee that all the preparations are being made with Teutonic thoroughness. "The forts are all built along the same lines, the walls being raised about thirty feet above the foundations founda-tions and constructed about sixty feet deep of revetted earth, with usually eight embrasures with a six-inch gun in each. Those guns are of tho old type and lack the rapid-fire features of the most modern artillery, but this is no great handicap in operating against ships la the narrow passage The ships shells have no appreciable effect on the fortresses unless they make a direct hit on tho gun cm-erasures, cm-erasures, which is difficult marksmanship. marks-manship. "The Turkish troops outnumber the allies in Gallipoli two to ono and have the advantage of salient positions." |
