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March 1915 Current Events student newspaper
THIS PAPER HAS A LARGER CIRCULATION THAN ANY OTHER SCHOOL PAPER IN THE WORLD-FOURTEENTH YEA
CURRENT EVENTS
A Condensed Newspaper, Weekly, for Use in Public and Private Schools.
Registered E .
VOL. XIV
Springheld,
Massachusetts
FRIDAY, MARCH 12. 1915
Chicago, Illinois
Atlanta, Georgia
N
FLEETS STORM
in the war sank several British
warships. The British war office
DARDANELLES
reports two German submarines
sunk.
so
Principal Event of Week's War-
One of War's Horrors
fare-Crisls in Greece Over War
The Russians report that
Prospect - Britain Slow
in
retaking Przasnysz they found
Answering American Note
city of wounded and dying." A1
most every house was filled with
-
36
wounded soldiers who had berr
The dramatic event in the war,
unable to get away. Hundred
this week, is the continued ham
had died from lack of surgic
attention.
mering of the Dardanelles forts
31
by the allied British and French
Fear Massacre of Christians
fleets.
ConstantInople is reported to la
The warships are moving call-
in a panic because of the succe
tiously up the narrow strait, their
of the French and English crula
big guns pointed ahead and
ers in forcing an entrance into th
slightly towards the sides. The
Dardanelles, There are gra
fears of a massacre of Christian
purpose is to reduce the fortifica-
throughout Turkey If the Turk
tions ahead of them. so that the
lose,
fleet will be safe from attack when
it reaches a position opposite the
Shelling Coast Cities of Turkey
Medium Photo Service
forts. By this plan the forts have
While waiting for the Dards
little chance to hit the battle hips.
nelles to be cleared for the et:
THE BOSPORUS, NEAR CONSTANTINOPLE
trance of the whole fleet, the re
The picture shows a bit of the Bosporus, about 25 miles I
Another reason for the slow
warshins mainder of the British and Frenel feeling their way. A Russian fleet appreach from - fleets
Constantinople Toward this point the French and British
more
shelled the
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March 1915 Current Events student newspaper
Friday, March 12, 1915 Current Events student newspaper "Fleets storm Dardanelles" Printed Springfield MA, Chicago, IL, Atlanta, GA
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MDIHS: Sound School House Row 1 Unit 1 Shelf 3, Folder 9, Archival Box #57