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Show THI HISTORIC DARDANELLES. S.F t "I Wr Jifeh 1 ."i- aVU.... X...-''T:.-.,.ui..J under a treaty with aevoral foreign for-eign powers Turkey Is obliged to prevent pre-vent the passage of warships through the Dardanelles. This historic, strait, once known as the Hellespont, Is fcrty-flve miles long and varies In width from 1,000 yards to two miles and connects the Black sea with the sea of Mnrmora. The reported pass-ago pass-ago of ItuHslau warships from the Black sea squadron under the guise nf merchantmen has aroused Great Ilrlfuln to protest against the treaty violation. The Dardanelles Is strongly strong-ly fortified with sixty-seven Krupp guns on ono side and forty-five on the other. It Is also protected at the narrows with heavy cables and mines. The United States are not a party to the treaty respecting warships war-ships In tho Dardanelles. |