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Show ALLIES BOMBARD TURKISH FORTS BRITISH AND FRENCH FLAGS NOW ADORN TURKISH FORTS IN THE DARDANELLES. All Business at a Standstill in Constantinople Con-stantinople and the People are on the Verge of a Revolution. London. The allies have turned their attention to the Turks, and British and French flags are now flying fly-ing from six forts in the Dardanelles. The forts razed in the terrific bombardment bom-bardment of Thursday and Friday have all been infested with landing parties and formally taken over. The fleet continued a bombardment of the inner forts Saturday. A powder pow-der magazine was blown up. There were numerous victims. The fleet had reached as far as the lighthouse near Fort Kilid Iiahr. The forts on the European side have been silenced. silenc-ed. Mine sweeping operations continue. con-tinue. There are f.0.000 Turks on the Euroean side and 15,000 on the Asiatic Asia-tic side. Knver Pasha, Marshal von der Goltz and a number of German officers who visited some of the forts not yet captured, were appalled by the extent of the damage. The forts constructed by General von Llman Sanders were so battered it is doubtful doubt-ful if It will be possible to repair them. Their heavy guns have beeu completely destroyed. The Turks are preparing their last defense on the Itosphorus and the cirt nf hrnuir-. Vi- h:i t T ri hnve been manned and the approaches trewD with mines. They are also making preparations to blow up the 'anions Mos'iue of Omar. Conditions in Constantinople grow steadily worse. Neither bread nor grain can be had in the city. All business is at a standstill and the Deople are on the edge of a revolu-iion. |