The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-10-31
BULGARIA'S PECULIAR CASE
Friend of Russia and England but Bit
ter Enemy Of Greece-War Compli-
Its Scope Widened.

London, Oct. 30.-11p. m.-Tle com
plications of the European war have
been increased by the entrance of the
Turkish empire into the conf let on
the side of Germany. Following the
Breslau's exploit in bombarding Theo-
dosia, Russia, Turkish destroyeIs
have sunk the Russian guboat Doneez
in Odessa harbor, and damaged three
Russian and one French merchant
man.
No official declaration of war las
yet been made, but Turkeys action
seems to make it probable that the
area Of conflict may be greatly wids
ened and the issues complicated. Tie
| Balkans, whence sprung the present
/ European conflict, present such net
work of hostile interests that Greece
and the other Balkan nations may
easily be drawn into the vortex.
Greece, it is beliyed, will likely be
the first state now neutral to throw
her weight against the Ottoman army.
Bulgaria holds a remarkable position.
She is bound to Russia by radical ties
and to Great Britain by obligations
for diplomatic support in the last war
but her interests and sentiments are
INioiently hostile to Greece.
An attempt to invade the Caucas-
las on one side and Egypt on the 9th
er is a program, military men think,
the Turkish army is likely to ende4v-
or to carry out. Turkish forces have
been gathering recently in Syria and
/ Palestine, but march across the
Sinai peninsula will be a hard one,
! because the country is virtually a
desert. The English papers are con
! fident that the protection of the Suez
canal against raids and of Egypt
against invasion, are well provided
for They recognize that the addition
Of Turkey to thebeligerent forces
probably will prolong the war and in.
crease its horrors. They said that
this means that Great Britain must
raise moe men. How long Italy can
remain aloof is a question that is be-
ing asked by the ewspapers.
The Portuguese government d.
scribes the German invasion of An
COLA as a small affair but it is thought
here that it may result in bringing
Portugal definitely into the war u
the side of the triple entente.
The news received from the We st.
ern battle lines tonight indicates that
the Germans desperate attempt to
gain Calias and command the English
channel has failed for the present. The
flooding of the valley of the User
canal, together with the work of the
British warships and of the Belgian
army along the coast, are r ported to
have compelled the Germans to with
draw somewhat while the British and
French are said to have been able 20
advance against the line further into
the interior
The British naval force near Niea
port consists OF three monitors, three
cruisers and a battleship with Pinch
guns. These destroyers are protect
ing ships from attacks by German
submarines which have been haverins
about the coast.
The German official report says
Dunbrk is preparing for siege aud
that the populace is prepared to flood
the Locality in case of German IN
yasion.
! No important development has
been reviewed from Poland or Galac,a
. today. With the announcement taat
, Baron Fisher will succeed Prilce
, I.ouis of Battenbrg as first sea lord OF
the admiralty the newspapers believe