Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-30

The outstanding features Of the great war are the entrance of Turkey Petrograd, and the retirement as first sea lord of the British admiralty of Prince Louis of Battenberg.
 Ever since the war began the atti- tude of Turkey has been the subject of doubt. It has been reported a num- Der of times that Turkey was on the verge of joining forces with Germany; 1t was even said that Germany had supplied the Ottoman government with large sums of money Great Britain warned Turkey to keep off. Recent ad- vices from Constantinople indicst ted that Turkey intended to maintain her aeutrality.
 Crinean Port Bombarded.
 Now comes word that 8 Turkish cruiser has bombarded the Russian seaport of Theodosia, in the Crimea, and that another Turkish cruiser has threatened the seaport of Nov ,ros- syak on the Black Sea.
 Under stress of pursuit by British warships the German cruisers Goeben and Breslau early in the war took refuge at Constantinople. They were purchased by Turkey, but the Ger- man officers and crews were retained Later they sallied forth and a warnr ing was issued by Russia that should the Russian warships meet these two cruiserE they would open fire.
 The former German warsb :ps have pru, ed a cause of irritation through out the last few weeks to the allies and Great Britain asked the Otto- man government to remove the Ger mans From the vessels, but Turkey re- piled that this was a donnstic ques-, ton.
 esikan states May Take Up Arms.
 Meanwhile, Turkey has been under surveillance by the allies Her action in the present attack on Russian sea- is possible that her injection into the war may bring to arms some of the Balkan states which have up to the present remained quiescent. --.=~
 The retirement of Prince Louis of Battenberg from the British admiralty will be learned with no surprise, for the British admiral. who held the post of first sea lord. has been the sub 5ect Of Q newspaper campaign because of his Austrian birth and his German connections. In hin letter, of resigna- ton, Prince Louis says he has been driven to the painful conclusion that his birth and parentage has had the efect of inpairing his usefulness on the board of the admiralty and that he withdrew, h. ping thereby to facil- itate the task of the administration, to which he had devoted his life.
 Nothing Decisive in Belgium or France
 Along the battle fronts. both in Bell gtMm and the north of France, and in the eastern arena, the same story is being told of indeterminate actions The Britirh admiralty continues to call attention to the effective services ren- dered by the warships off the. North Sea coast: the French tell of Ger man repulses and French progress; the Germans. speaking of the battles ia rance and Belgium. declare that their progress Is entirely satisfactory.
 The Russian hosts are, according to advfces. pushing the Germans and Auftriaf.s hack. This to a certain ex- tsnt Germany has admitted, but the AnstrlAns claim they are virtually hnlding their own
 Tho report that Greece has taken pcssession of southern Albania is ceus.rS Q profound impression in Remc bat in Italian political circles it is bellsvea that Greece will not be supported by Great Britain and France.
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