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GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY For the moment the combined land and naval attack on the Dardanelles fortifications is the most important feature of the great war It is reported from Mytilejie says an Athens correspondent under date of Thursday that the Frencli on the Asiatic side of tho Dardanelles where there have been sanguinary battles at various points have captured 5000 Turks and continue their advance successfully From credible informants who have arrived from Tenedos nnd LemnoH and who also are to a certain extent eyewitnesses the follow ing details have been learned of the terrific fighting that lias been going on In the Dardanelles almost incessantly since 4 a m last Sunday Forces al ¬ ready have been landed on both shores of the straits and additional troops are to follow where and when they may be required The British have attacked the European side while the French have effected a landing on the Asiatic side Several lines of trenches between Cape Holies and Kalid Bahr ou the European side have been carried by as ¬ sault and about 1200 prisoners have been taken On the Asiatic coast the French have Captured sotne 1800 men around Kiim Kale Today the lighting in the straits had progressed as far as the line of intrenchmeiits along the ridge that runs from Cal vert Arm at Thymbra to the hill of Hisarlik From the summit of Tenedos which was crowded with sightseers shells could be seen exploding all along this line on which the French were advancing at alwut noon In side the straits the warships had not yet penetrated beyond Kephcz point but the Ger ¬ man garrisons between Kalid Bahr and Cape Helles are now said to be cut off by a strong force of Britisli troops that has established itself J across the narrowest part of the Gallix Ii penniiisula Xo loss of warships is known to have occurred so far farThe The German attack on the Yser lias ceased says a correspondent in northern France writing under late of Thursday The enemy bar fallen back on the defensive says the correspondent and is st niggling to defend Hie small territory gained Foiled in the attempt to cross the canal the intmr1 made an equally vain atteirpt to force a passage of the Yser at Dixmude Belgian shells and Itombs destroyed pontoon bridges as soon is they were in position and the gallant Belgian army still holds its lines intact intactThe The Rueter Telegram company has received a dispatch from its correspondent at Rotterdam say ¬ ing that the American steamer dishing from Phil ¬ adelphia arrived at Rotterdam yesterday and re l orts having been attacked by Gorman airmen in the North Sea last Wednesday The airman dropped two bombs but no damage was done The dishing was Hying the American flag Jit the time of this attack and its name was displayed on its sides in huge letters lettersYesterday Yesterday a German air raider presumably a Zeppelin dropped bombs in several cities In Suffolk county England Five were dropped on Ipswich damaging several houses Whitton nnd ISnrv St Edmunds were also bombarded from the air but no great damage was done it is reported The in ¬ vader disappeared Hying eastward eastwardAn An Athens correspondent says that tho real dif ¬ ficulties for the allied troops will only commence as they advance further into the interior where the Turks have strong defenses and heavy guns The correspondent adds that the military authorities in Athens believe that the campaign will be a long one oneFrom From Petrograd comes the report that a general German offensive movement once more is under way along the entire Prussian border from Tilsit to the Vistula river Tin German advance this time evidently Is aimed at the Baltic provinces which are rich in crops and other food supplies suppliesThe The French armored cruiser Leon Camhcttn which was torpedoed and suiil b an ustrian submarine had an equipment of 714 officers and men of which 102 were rescued by vessels from nearby Italian ports the total of lives lost thus lieing 552 552The The British collier Mobile was torpedoed off Lewis Island and the English trawler Lillydaie was sunk by a submarine in the Xorth Sea olT the Tynt April 29 The Llllydaes crew was rescued rescuedKing King Gnstav who was operated on in 1914 for a stomach trouble lias had a recurrence of the malady Ills condition is reported to be somewhat serious seriousGerman German warships have bombarded the Frencli port of Dunkirk killing twenty and wounding twentv tive
