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VOLUME XIX, No. 303.
Turkish Warships
Fire on Russians
Port of Odessa Entered and Vessels Sunk—Action Has Been
Anticipated—While Great Numbers of Ottoman Troops
Supposed Massed on Frontier, Warfare to Be Naval.
Think Turkey in Europe Now Doomed
Bordeaux, 1 P. M.---It was announced officially here
today that two Turkish torpedo boat destroyers entered
the port of Odessa, on the Black Sea, yesterday and sank
a Russian gunboat. They also inflicted damage on the
French liner Portugal.
YET UNCONFIRMED.
Washington.—Absence of con
firmation of reports that Turkey
had declared war on Russia occas
sioned the belief in official
circles here that the cruisers Goe
hen and Breslau may have bom
barded Odessa and other Russian
cities on their own initiative.
London, 3:11 p. m.—The view
lias been expressed ir» official cir
cles that tlie Turkish government
may conceivably try to dissociate
itself from the action of its war
ships in the Black Sea in bom
barding Russian ports, including
Odessa.
Ordered to Leave.
London, 1:27 p. m.—The Russian
ambassador at Constantinople has
been withdrawn, according to official
announcement mode here today and in
consequence of the Turkish attacks on
Russian ports, instructions have been
sent Russian consuls in Turkey to
leave the country.
English Ambassador Acts.
Constantinople, (via London, 3:32
«. m.) —In anticipation of the possible
Invasion of Egyptian territory, British
Ambassador Mallet, acting under in
structions from his government has
(plainly lrformed the grand vizier that
»f the, Turks cross the frontier It
pwt, Id mean war with the Entente,
(powers.
It is understood the embassies of
-the allied powers, fearing a rupture,
already have made the necessary ar
rangements for the departure of the
diplomatic rpresentatives.
Turk Officers Land.
London, 7:39 a. m.—A dispatch to
the Daily Mail from Petrograd de
clares that Odessa was also visited by
Turkish warships. It eays:
“Two Turkish destroyers fired
Shells at Odessa harbor, sinking a
merchant ship. The Turks also bom
barded Novorossysk, a seaport of
Caucasia.
“Two Turkish officers landed at
Theodosia on the sontheast coast of
Crimea to demand the surrender of
the port. The governor promptly im
prisoned them.
The Balkan States.
"There is keen interest here as to
the attitude of the Balkan States.
Bulgaria recently gave assurances
that she was bound by no treaty com
pelling joint action. It is believed she
would join the allies against the Turks
if assured of some reward at the end
of the conflict. Rumanian feeling is
more than ever favorable to the al
lies.
"Public opinion here while surpris
ed at Turkey’s action, welcomes the
opportunity presented to settle the
eastern question once for all.”
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TURKEY’S ACT
Excitement in Petrograd Great
When News of Ottoman Bom
bardment, Without Declara
tion of War, Came.
Petrograd, via. London, 6:50 a. m.—
In the highest official sources heie
it is stated that Russia views tne ac
tion of Turkey in bombarding two un
fortified Russians ports without a dec
laration of war as infinitely more im
portant to Kngland than to Russia, on
account of the English communica
tions with India and her position in
Egypt. Although Russia, it is stated,
now has a new war on her hands her
policy will not he one of general ag
gression against Turkey but merely
a defense of her own interests In tlio
Black sea. It is pointed out that the
allies previously had guaranteed the
integrity of Turkey only if she re
mained neutral.
Awaits Instructions.
Farahdine Bey, the Turkish ambas
sador here, said tonight:
"I have no had no instructions from
Constantinople, communication now
being cut, and have heard only from
the Russian newspapers about Turkey
beginning war. I am now In the hands
of the Russian government, whose in
structions I am awaiting. I am sorry
that my labor to improve the relations
of the two countries has had so dis
astrous an ending.
"What moved the sultan’s govern
ment to take this step is absolutely
unknown to me. I am sure I have
nothing to fear, personally."
Clamorous Throngs.
While giving this interview in the
Turkish embassy a clamorous throng
surrounded the building, manifesting
against Turkey. The people were re
strained from violence by mounted
gendarmes.
Earlier the same mob paraded the
streets with bared heads, singing and
cheering. They called the orchestras
out of the holtels and demanded that
they assist by playing the national
an them. The excitement In Petro
grad is the greatest since the declara
tion of war against Germany.
BIGWONTIRE
AT MOULTRIE. GA.
Moultrie, Ga.—Four thousand bales
of cotton stored here In the warehouse
of J. W. Coleman and Brother were
destroyed by fire early today. The
ioss, Including a quantity of farm ma
chinery and grain. Is estimated at
from *150,000 to *200,000. More than
one-half of this loss is covered by In
surance. The fire Is said to have start
ed from an explosion.
10 NATIONS NOW IN;
GREECE, ITALY READY
London, 2:30 p. m.—The battle array as a result of the entry of the
Ottoman empire Into the international struggle now stretches in an almost
unbroken diagonal lino across Europe. As Turkey’s adherence to the Teu
tonic side of the quarrel can hardly be the last new factor in the war which
gradually is engufling the eastern hemisphere the conflict may reach from
the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean.
Greece, Roumania and Bulgaria are practically certain to be drawn
into the conflict which already is engaging ten nations and the ultimate
incluaion of Italy and Persia, with perhaps the Asiatic lands to the west
ward of the latter country, is today regarded in London as scarcely less
probable.
THOUSANDS OF UN BUR IED
BODIES ON BATTLEFIELD
London, 10 a. m.—ln a dispatch from Amsterdam a Central News
correspondent quotes the (jstend representative of the newspaper Tyd to
the effect that thousands of wounded Germans are returning from the
battles in Flanders. Loaded into all kinds of vehicles the procession of
wounded men Is moving nortward, those not seriously hurt are traveling
on foot.
Thousands of unburled bodies cover the battle ground, the corre
spondent says, and no one can form an adequate Idea of the number of
victims falling every moment in this mad fight.
Between Lepe nnd Middlekerke the German guns have ceased firing
because their shells would kill tlermarf'troops as well ns the soldiers of the
allies. Consequently only hand to hand fighting is taking place.
AUGUSTA. GEORGIA. FRIDAY AFTERNOON. OCTOBER 30, 1914.
German Prince, Head ol British Navy, Who
Resigned Yesterday
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BARON FISHER SUCCEEDS.
London, 1:55 p. m.—The appointment of Baron Fisher, admiral of the
fleet, to succeed Prince Louis of Buttenberg as first lord of the admiralty,
was announced officially by the press bureau today.
PRINCE LOUIS OF BATTENBERG.
London. —Considerable adverse? comment hail continued prior to Prince
Louts’ resignation yesterday over the fact that the important postton of First
Lord of the British Admiralty was occupied by a native German, I’rjce Louis
of Buttenberg. It has been repeatedly pointed out that no matter how Intense
his loyalty to the British government, Prince Louis could not possibly enjoy
participating In the destruction of the German navy.
DESTROY AMERICAN
PROPERTY, ODESSA
WIRELESS WARNS
OLYMPIC; MINES
London,, 3:45 p. m.—The steamer
Olympic, which left New York Oct. 21
for Glasgow, warned by wireless that
there were German mines off Tory
Island on the north coast, of Ireland,
put Into Lough Swilly. Here her pas
sengers were landed and sent by spe
cial train to Londonderry.
Loss Probably Through Bom
bardment By Turkish Ships.
Extent of Damage Not Yet
Known.
Washington.—Acting Secretary Lan
sing today announced receipt of a tele
gram from the American charge d’af
faires at Petrograd saying Odessa has
been bombarded and some American
property destroyed.
The dispatch from Charge Wilson
transmitted a message from the Amer
ican consul at Odessa who said he
would send a fuller report later on tie
extent of American property damaged.
He did not say by whom the bombard
merit wai done but It Is presumed here
that It was by the Turkish ships.
On Thursday.
Washington. Charge Wilson * dls
di spat eh was dated “Petrograd, Oct
21). 7 p. m„” and spoke of the bom
bardment as having taken place "last
night’ evidently meaning Wednesday.
Calls on U. 8. Embassy.
Washington.—Secretary Lansing nt
once called on the American embassy
at Petrograd to report the exact nature
of the damage to American property.
If the usual twenty-four hours' no
tice of bombardment was not. given,
Americans will have Just cause for
damage to all property which could
have been removed. Distribution ot
houses of buildings owned by foreign
ers, however, are not regarded as tho
•übjeet of claim, being classed as in
cidents of war to which aliens sub
ject themselves to In buying property
in a foreign country.
The subject of claims resulting from
bombardment has been much discuss
ed In American International law. Mr.
lamslng declined to comment on the
merit* of the question.
WATER AND OXYGEN IN MAR 3.
Flagstaff, Ariz.- The results of the
measurements by Prof. K. W. Very, of
Hpectagrams of Mars ami the moon,
obtained by Dr. V. M„ Hllpher at the
Lowell Observatory on the night of
February •. t 914, have just been pub
lished. They entirely confirm Dr.
Hllpher's previous spectoroscoplc
proof In 1903 of water vapor and of
oxygen In the Martian atmosphere.
U. S, WARSHIPS
ARE RUll TO
HAITI TODJT
Washington Administration
Acts Promptly to Protect
Americans in Republic to the
South in Revolution
Washington.—President Zamor of
Haiti has been obliged to quit his
capital. Port An Prince, and seek ref
uge on a Dutch vessel, according to a
report to the state department today
from the American legation in Haiti.
Officials interpret this to mean that
no rebels are in complete control ol
Port Au Prince.
Speeding South.
Washington, D. C. The oat tie ship
Kansas and the transport Hancock with
a full regiment of marines aboard, to
day were proceeding through Southern
seas for Haitian waters as an adminis
tration step for the protection of Am
erican citizens and other foreigners in
that turbulent republic. Port Au Prince,
capital of Haiti, now held by the rebels
was tiie destination of both vessels, the
Kansas having been ordered from \
Cruz and the Hancock from Dominican
waters.
On Port Au Prince.
Orders for the two vessels to proceed
with all possible speed for the Haitian
capital had hen sent out by the navy
department following the receipt of un
official advices stating that Davilmar
Theodore, having proclaimed himself
president, was marching against Port
Au Prince. The action was taken at
the request of the state department.
The Hancock was expected to reach
Port Au Prince during the day while
the Kansas probably will arrive there
tomorrow.
With Some Anxiety.
Administration officials today awaited
with some anxiety official advices con
cerning the latest revolutionary uprising
in the Haitian capital. Pending the re
ceipt of such Information. It was be
lieved further steps, if necessary for the
1-votedion of the lives and property of
Americans and other foreigners would
he left to naval officers on the scene.
CURT ‘I NEWS’
HUSSEIN BET’S
ONEY ANSWER
Turkish Charge Refuses to Be
Disturbed on War Situation.
Greek Minister Equally Mum.
Strength Ottoman Army,
Navy.
V/ashington,—Hussein Bey, the
Turkish charge here, dismissed tbo
situation with a curt statement of "no
news” and a refusal to he disturbed.
The Greek minister declined to dla
cuss any future action of hi* gov
ernment until he had received oftt
clal Instructions from Athens.
The policy of Greece, as previous!;)
announced by Minister Hchllemarin
here, would cause Greece to enter the
war In case any of the peaceful Bal
kan states should take up arms. No
official dispatches had reached ttyi
Greek legation early today. Minister
Bchllemann suggested It was possible
the reported action of the Turkish
warships might have been prompted
by a mutiny of the crew,
Fuli War Strength.
The full war strength of Turkey's
army Is 300,000 trained men, accord
ing to statistics here but In addition
it Is believed that there are about
100,000 regulars, some of whom actu
ally have joined the army while the
rest are ready to do so.
The regular army Is composed of
thirteen army corps..
Teh Infantry is said now to he the
strongest branch. The artillery lost
many of Its guns during the recent
Balkan war.
The Navy.
Turkey's naval strength consists o*
three battleships, four cruisers, three
torpedo gun boats, ten destroyers, ten
torpedo boats, 28 small boats, a eou:it
defense Hhtp and some auxiliary craft.
The battleships are old and none has
guns larger than 11-Inch.
Two f the four cruisers are the
Ooeben and Breslau, recently secur'd
from Germany. .
Officer* and Men.
i’he ten torpedo boats range from
12! to 167 tons and are of 26 and 27
knots In speed. The oldest was In I I
In 1901, The 28 small gunboats rang*
from 185 to 602 tons. The personnel
of the navy, according to the latest
Information available here, consists of
six vice and eleven rear admirals, 208
captains, 289 commanders, 228 Iteuten
anta, 187 ensigns, thirty thousand sail
ors and 9,000 marines.
FABRICATION OF
GERMANS PROVED
London, 2:48 p. m Officio! denial
was given In I,ondon today to the re
port sent out from Berlin Oct. 27, that
there had been sanguinary encounters
between the British garrison and In
dian troops at Alexandria, Egypt, and
that a court martial held In Alexan
dria had sentenced thirty men to
deal h.
This German report, It Mas said was
from official sources It mbs declared
today to tie an entire fabrication, the
ties! proof of which wan found In the
tact that no Indian troops are station
ed at Alexandria.
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Flanders Fight
Still Deadlocked
HOSPITAL SHIP
OE ENGLAND IS
IN THE ROCKS
Bound to Belgium to Bring
Back Wounded- -Women All
Saved-- No Hope For 58 seen
Clinging in Rigging.
London, 1:30 p. m.—Signals of dis
tress have been sent up since last
night off Whitby, on the Yorkshire
coast, from a steamship believed to
bo the Rohilla, a British vessel of
7,000 tone being used us a hospital
ship. The gale {blowing, however, hue
caused such heavy seas that the
launching of life bouts lias been Im
possible.
Among tlie Wreckage.
Early this morning four seamen
were found among some wreckage
thrown up on the coast. Evidently
they tried to swim ashore. Among
the wreckage also Mas a plank on
which appeared the name "Rohilla, of
Glasgow.” One of the seamen, still Is
living. Tremendous seas are breaking
over the vessel and the members of
the crew can be seen In the rigging.
Tho Rohilla was bound from yueons
Ferry to Belgium to bring back
wounded from France. She ran on the
rocks half a mile south of Whitby, 17
miles northwest of Scarborough at 4
o'clock this morning during a violent
southeast gale and rainstorm. The
vessel carried four nurses and several
doctors and full hospital equipment.
All Women Saved.
All the women were saved.
All of tho boats except the last one
launched was smashed by the seas
and washed ashore. The remaining
boat was swamped near shore and tlie
people In it waded to safety.
Lifeboats with extreme difficulty
brought ashore two loads of the ves
sel’s passengers after which further
attempts at rescue with the boats
were abandoned. With 68 persons
| still clinging to the vessel which had
her after end broken nearly off, little
hope is entertained for rescuing these.
Efforts are being mads to get assist
ance from other ports.
CARRANZA ASKS
DATE WHEN U. S.
TROOPS WILLGD
Washington.—Governor Mnylorena'*
forces at Nogales, Sonora, have been
reinforced by the arrival of about three
hundred men and four three-inch
mountain gun# from Oananaea, ac
cording to a report to the war depart
ment today from Brigadier General
Bliss. This brings Maytorerui’s force#
at Nogales up to about one thousand
men.
Officials here were not surprised at
a report from Mexico City that Car
ranza's minister of foreign affairs had
sent the state department a note ex
pressing Mllllngness to discuss condi
tions of the evacuation of Vera Crus,
providing the United mates would set
the date of the withdrawal of General
Funston'a forces.
German Air Bomb Kills Nineteen
French Market Women; Injures Forty
London, 3:20 a. m# —Two German a*roplan*s on Wednesday dropped
two bomb® at Bethuna, France, according to tho correspondent of tho
Dally Hail In northern France. The fir«t failed to explode but the *ec
ond which fell among market wo- men killed 19 of them and Injured
40 others.
Tw o bom he were aleo dropped at JXunkirk on the eame day from a
Taube machine 9,000 feet up In the air. A woman and child were killed
and all the windows in the neighborhood were tirnauhed. The women on
the town are terrified.
INCREASINGLY FAVORABLE
FOR RUSSIANS IN POLAND
Petrograd, via. London, 5:25 a. m.—Genera Maalof, military critic us
The Novoe Vrernyu, In summing up the war situation in the east, says:
"Although, generally speaking, 'lie trend of the Ruasiun military oper
ations Is becoming Increasingly favorable, battles rage on all fronts with
unprecedented tenacity and stubbornness. Not only the Germans but the
Austrians, despite tln-lr recent defeat, sre fighting with Intense energy and
It would not lie surprising If the Germans should reinforce their fighting
lines and again attempt to assume the offensive. At present, however, the
Russians largely retain the Initiative."
U. S. AMBASSADOR NOTIFIED THAT IF
GERMAN CIVILIANS IN ENGLAND NOT
FREED, ARRESTS IN GERMANY FOLLOW
Berlin, (By Wlreleet). German y has notified Great Britain through
■fumes W Gerard, the American ambassador 'n Berlin, thut If German
civilians In Knglaml, excepting those against whom there are grounds of
simpleton, are not liberated by November sth all British subjei ts In Ger*
many will be similarly arrested.
The feeling on this subject In Berlin la hlglu
HOME
EDITION
Parisßegards Situation
In Great Battle Raging
As Favorable. Expect Re
newal of German Effort
to Take Channel Ports.
Heavy Snow in the Vos
ges—Reinforcements for
Both Sides
Paris, 2:56 p. French offi
cial announcement given out In Paris
Ibis afternoon says that the forces of
the enemy which had passed tho River
l'ser have been compelled to withdraw
by reason of inundations of the low
country brought about by the Belgian
army.
The Rrltlsh troops, assailed at seve
ral points to the north of La Basse
by superior forces, resumed tho of
fensive witli energy and reconquered
to a considerable extent the terrain
yielded to the enemy.
Bad for Germans
London, 3 p, m.—Gen lderthaul, a
French military critic, summing up the
situation todp ’ uolares the outlook for
the Germans .u bad all along the line.
B« predicts another effort against the
allies’ left wide.i will bo a serious one.
The Idea Is advanced by soma ob
servers that the Gormans will abandon
their effort to get through to Calais
and try instead to reach Boulogne, but
It Is not believed this slight change of
route will Increase the chances of suo
cess.
Still is Dsdlooksdi
London, 7:10 a. m—Paris regards the
situation this morning In FUtndors as
highly favorable. In official circles
there prevails an air of satisfaction
surpassing the Impression created by
the official communication. The sec
ond vlHit of President Poincare to the
battle front Is regarded as a good
sign and is taken to presage Important
develomenta Military critics regard
the prolonged assaults of the Germans
along tho Yser as having failed and
(hey expect that the enemy, following
their custom, will now make another
effort elsewhere. The great activity In
upper Alsace during the last few day*
suggests an attack from that quarter
Wounded Aoroes Rhine,
ft Is declared hero tnat all the Ger
man wounded at Saint Louis have
been taken across the Rhine and that
all applications for safe conducts In
upper Alsace have been refused.
In spite of the general hopefulness
prevailing In tho French capital tho
deadlock In the extended battle line In
France and Belgium continues today
according to all available Information
here regarding the great battle rag
ing between the Germane and the al
lies. The latest French offfldal com
munication, briefer than ever, de
clares simply that there Is no Impor
unt news to report.
Not 8o Fierce.
While the fighting appears to be
somewhat more general. It Is not so
fierce or continued as It was for two
weeks after the battle line In the
northeast extended Into Belgium, along
the Yser and the ooasL Evidently both
sides are recuperating from the strain
of these tremendous efforts and are
strengthening their lines with fresh
troops brought up by reinforcements.
No one here doubte that the Ger
mans shortly will renew their efforts
to take the channel ports but there is
every confidence that the allies, as
heretofore, will check them lit thla ob
jective.
Winter Arrives.
Winter has made Its presence frtt all
along the battle line. The last few
nights have been cold and In the Voo
ges a heavy snow has fallen, stopping
the German operations there. On the
rest of the line the cold has not tn
terferred with the fighting which
however, as [irevlously noted le of a
desultory character because of the ex
haustion of the troops.