The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-13
TURKS RUSH MEN To
BATTLE IN EGYPT,
SINK 8 RUSS SHIPS
England Is Ready for MussuIman
Invasion.
ITALIAN CABINET is OUT
Italy and Greece Are Expected to
Enter War Next-Mohammedans
May Declare "HoIy War"
on the Christians.

lowed it's initial hostile acts in bonn
ing Russian and French ships without
loss of time. Following is a summary
of events which have succeeded each
other rapidly as a result of the de-
cision of the porte to enter the war:
Turkish gunboats raided the port of
Odessa. bombarded the suburbs of the
town. sank the Russian gunboat DON
cts. killing all her crew, and damaged
the Russian steamers Lazareff, WitiaZ
and Whampoa and the French liner
Portugal.
Cruiser Goeben torpedoed and sank
the Russian steamers Yalta and Kaz-
bek in the Black sea, drowning rs pas
sengers and crew. The Russian am
bassador at Constantinople has been
withdrawn. The British envoy. AM
bassador Mallet, has informed the
grand vizier on behalf of his govern
ment that If the Turks cross the from
tier Of Egypt it will mean war with
the powers. Russian troops have been
modified on the Turkish frontier.
Turkey is modelling cavalry divisions
on the Red sea.
Turks Blame Russia.
1t was Russian naval aggression
that brought Turkey into the war. ac-
cording to what purports to be an Of
fetal statement from the sublime
porte in Constantinople.
According to this statement, Rus
sian torpedo boats, guarding the exit
from the Bosporus into the Black
sea, attempted to prevent the Turk
and entering the Black sea, and a
naval engagement followed in which
two Russian war vessels were sunk.
England Will Suffer.
While Russia thus far has been
made to suffer alone from the agrees
sion of Turkey it appears likely from
all indications that it will be England
and not Russia upon whose shoulders
will rest the responsibility for resist
ing the continued attacks OF the new
allies of Germany.
Strong Turkish cavalry divisions
were reported to have arrived In the
neighborhood of Ababah on the Red
sea, about two hundred miles south OF
the Suez canal. threatening the Brit
ish in Egypt.
This hostile activity is proceeding
in spite OF the note delivered to the
porte at Constantinople by the British
ambassador.
Greece is also likely to enter the
war at once. She will, of course. op-
pose her ancient enemy, the Turks.
The menace Of Turkeys action lies
in the possibility of holy war" by
Mohammedans against Christians She
undoubtedly will attempt to incite to
revolt the great mass of Mohammedan
subjects of Great Britain in Asia and
Africa.
ENJOYS Are Given Passports.
London, Nov. 1.-The ambassadors
of Great Britain, Russia and France
have received their passports and
quit COnStantlGOple.
Italy is afeme with the war fever
and demonstrations in favor of en-
tering the European conflict have be
come so violent in a number of cities
that troops were called TO suppress
the riotous scenes. The cabinet has
resigned.
The army is now modified to c
strength of 100000 men, and the
feet is ready for action. 1t is only
left for the war cabinet which is Ger
tain to be appointed to decide thai
Italy cannot longer remain neutral il
face of the situation in Albania
War has been officially declared be
tween Turkey and Russia, according
to q private message transmitted t
the United States through the chan
nels of the American government.
Britain at War With Turkey.
Turkeys raid on Russian ports il
the Black sea has forced Great Britain
into war with the Ottoman govern
ment, the foreign office announced.
The Turkish government summar
lily shut off communications with tn,
British embassy at Constantinople OIL
Friday, and it Is now up TO Great Brit
ain TO take whatever action is require,
to protect British interests and terri
tory and Egypt from attacks made o
threatened.
Send UItimatum to Turkey.
France, Russia and Great Britai:
are acting in concert in this ney
crisis and in the ultimatum which sc
a time limit. believed TO be "a hours
demanded:
An explanation OF Turkeys nava
action in the Black sea-
The dismissal OF German officer
| from Turkish ships.
The dismantlling OF the cruisers Goe
ben and Breslau. said to have bee
purchased by Turkey from Germany.
The reported Gisavowal of the Blac
! sea incidents and the bombardment @
Russian ports and Russian shippin
By q Turkish lee, has not been rs
. ceived here.