Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-11-07
AN APOLOGY FROM TURKEY;
ALLIES ARE HOLDING AL00F
Fierce Fighting Continues Between the
Allies and the Germans In France
and Belgium and the Austrians and
the Russians In the East.

A telegram from Salonika by way OF
Berlin states that the French and
British ambassadors to Turkey ar
rived with their staffs on special
trains at Salonika They are pro-
ceeding to Italy on British warship.
An order has been issued prohibit
ing the cultivation of cotton In the
upper Egyptian basin in 1918, accord
ing to Reuters Cairo correspondent.
A battle is raging in the forest of
Argonne and engagements continue
near the eastern end Of the line
around the fortresses of Verdun and
Toul.
The Russians claim victories on the
East Prussian front and along the en-
tire line beyond the Vistula- The Aus
TRANS, however, say they have gained
a complete victory over the Russians
in Galicia.
The Petrograd correspondent of the
Reuter- Telegram Company says that
an ukase issued in the Russian capital
orders the flotation of an internal loan
of $3.50. 100000 at per cent.
Great Britain has ordered that all
enemy resevists on neutral ships
shall be made prisoners of war.
The storming of the German strong
hold at Using Tau continues.
There is a ministerial crisis at
Rome, where one of the ministers,
Signor Rubini, has resigned, and Pre-
mier Salandra is faced with the pos
sibility of having to form a new min
istry. The crisis has been brought
about by the question which has
arisen over what part Italy is to take
in the European war.
Berlin says thus far 4,700,000,000
marks (s1,175, O0O,O00) Of the war
loan have been paid up. This is rs
per cent of the total amount of the
loan and 70O,000,0O0 more than was
necessary for the first two terms of
payment.
1t is officially announced at Bor-
deaux that the French, British and
Russian ambassadors to Turkey asked
for their passports and left Constan-
tinople. The American ambassador,
Henry Morgenthau, has taken charge
of the French interests in Turkey.
A report from Constantinople says
the ambassadors of Russia, Great
Britain and France have received
their passports. The Russian and
British ambassadors left Sunday night
and the French ambassador Monday.
Because of the attack on her coast
towns on the Black Sea by Turkish
warships, Russia has instructed her
ambassador at Constantinople to an
nounce to the sublime porte the sever
ance of diplomatic relations and his
prospective departure from CONSTANT
Dople. According to messages reach
ing Washington from the Turkish cap
ital, war has been officially declared
between Turkey and Russia, but this
is hardly to be considered likely, as
both Russia and Great Britain have
demanded an explanation from the
porte Of Turkeys action and are
awaiting reply.
The German and Austrian troops in
Russian Poland are falling back before
. the Russians, but the Germans are
pushing their attacks in Northern Bel
GUM. Thus the German government
summarizes in official statements the
situation of its forces In the two wal
zones on which the interest of the
world is centered.
OF the situation along the User
river, the Belgian government said the
German artillery fire had slackened
having been "subdued" by the guns OF
the fleet, and that the position of the
allies had been improved.
The retirement of Prince Louis Of
Battenberg from the British admiral
ty will be learned with no surprise
for the British admiral, who held the
post of first sea lord, has been the
subject of a newspaper campaign be
cause of his Austrian birth and his
German connection. In his letter o.
resignation Prince Louis says he ha.
been driven to the painful conclusion
, that his birth and parentage has hat
the effect of impairing his usefulness!
on the board of admiralty and tina
he withdrew, hoping thereby to facili
; tate the task of administration II
which he had devoted his life.