The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-06
Hostile Acts of Turkey Under
German influence Given as
Cause
Germans Trapped
urks Into War
All Allied Nations Expected to
Join In Attack Upon Turks
at Once-Persia May Be-
come Involved

London. NOV. o.--esreat IbTIt1m
declared war on Turkey today and
formally annexed the Island OF
Cyprus. Declarations by Russia.
France. Scryta, Belgium. Japan
and Montenegro are looked for.
A state Of war has actually ex-
listed since the acts OF the Turkish
Black Sea feet aligned Turkey
with Germany and Austria. Rus
sia moved her troops to the
CancHsaus and invaded Armenia.
while the British and French fleet
la the Eastern Mediterranean be-
gan An attack upon the forts OF
tite Darienclles.
The British government delayed &C
ton. however. until II was seen that
the conservative statesmen In Con-
stantinople were poweriess TO keep the
peace and were wax in the hands OF
the Young Turks under Enver Pasha-
Yesterday 1t was decided at confer
snce CT the cabinet TO proclaim state
If war. ThiS morning the nr'vy ccun-
ell met at Buckingham Palace and
approved the course Of the cabinet.
The king thereupon signed the procIa-
nation. which was as follows:
Owing to hostile acts committed by
Turkish forces under German officers,
q stats OF war exists between Great
all oroclamations and orders In coun-
Gil. issued with reference to the state
OF war between Great Britain and
Germany and Austria, shall apply to
the state OF war between Great Britain
and Turkey"
The contention of the British and
Russian foreign offices that Turkey
was forced into the war by German
and against the wishes of tho
responsible government, Is borne out
by information received in Odessa
a fraud practiced on the government
at Constantincpie by the German Of
ficers Of the battle cruiser 9oeben.
The Goeben had been sent into the
Black Sea with other Turkish war
ships as precautionary measure.
After the Goeben attacked Russian
seacoast towns and ships her officers
sent a wireless message to Constantine
ople, which asserted that the Rus
slams had made a treacherous attack
on Turkish ships and that the Turkish
feet had been forced to take defensive
action.
Ministers Fall Into Trap.
The ministers fell into the trap.
After a council the defensive meas
ures' were approved, 1t was not unit.
tAe LUZ hisH suPS letufHeu " No'
that the fraud was ex-
posed. Meanwhile. the news had
Constantinople that Bedouins
had entered Egypt. The Porte fell
into confusion. The grand vizier.
Prince Said Hahn, fell Ill. On Fri
day morning the Russian amhassa dor,
unable to see the grand vixier on ac-
count Of the latter's illness. asked for
his passports.
On Friday evening the Grand VI
zier. alarmed over the turn affairs
were taking summoned another coun-
Gil and placed before 1t the request II
remove German officers and sen,nen
from Turkish ships and repatriate
these persons. He suggested also that
compensation be offered. The last
minute proposal was rejected and the
Grand vizier resigned. A dispatch to
the Times says that some members OF
the Turkish Government were igno-
rant OF the Turkish fleets attack on
Black Sea ports two hours after for
eigners in ConstaAtinople were aware
of 1t.
Now that lighting has been begun.
foreigners In many Turkish ports are
in some danger. Feeling against aliens
has been stirred up by Turkish and
German agents. A dispatch from Al
exandria states that the Turkish au-
tnorities at Beirut attempted to pre-
vent the departure OF British subjects
and citizens Of other countries. ex-
planning that there was no intention
Of holding these persons as hosta Ges,
but q desire to avoid the sembiance OF
a final rupture. The American con-
sui interviewed successfully in behalf
OF Rritish and other citizens detained.
The American aT1nOred Cruiser North
Carolina II ~ Beirut ard there n .
report that the warslaip landed ma
rines to insure the protection Of
American citizens and British and
French nationals NOW under the pro-
lection Of the United Statcs becausc
OF the withdrawal NJ their embassies
from Turkey.
Prospect OF Clash In Egypt.
There 10 prospect Of hghting on the
Egyptian frontier. but for the pres
ent interest II directed mostly to the
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