The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-11-04
TURKEY IN VAR
RUSSIAN PORTS Are BOMBARD-
ED By TURKISH CRUISERS
BRITISH SEA LORD QUITS
Harping Critics Force Prince Louis Of
Battenburg, Ono Of AdmiraIty's
Noted Srategists, to Resign on Ac-
count Of His Austrian Birth and
Foreign Blood Relationship.

| count Of His Austrian Birth and
| Foreign Blood Relationship.
! The latest features of the y
pean war are the entrance Of TurA.y
into the struggle, as reported from
Petrograd and Tokyo, and Prince
Louis of Battenberg's retirement as
first sea lord of the British admiral
4 ty. Ever since the war began the at
titude of Turkey has been the subject
Of doubt. It has been reported a
/ number of times that Turkey was
/ ready to join forces with Germany,
and it was even said that Germany
had supplied the Ottoman govern
ment with large sums of money:
Great Britain warned Turkey to
keep off and recent advices from Som
stantinople indicated that Turkey in
tended to maintain her neutrality.
Now comes word that a Turkish
cruiser has bombarded the Russian
fort of Theodos;a in Crimea, and that
another Turkish cruiser has threat
ened the seaport Of Noyorossisk on
the Black Sea.
| Under stress of pursuit by British
warship the German cruisers Goeben
and Breslau early in the war took
trefuge at Conctantinople. They were
purchased by Turkey but the German
I officers and crews were retained.
Later they sailed forth and a warn
| ing was issued by Russia that should
the Russian warships meet these two
cruisers they would open fire., The
former German warships have proved
a cause of irritation throughout the
last few weeks to the Allies and
Great Britain asked the Ottoman gov
ernment to remove the Germans from
the vessels but Turkey replied that
it was domestic question.
Meanwhile Turkey has been under
surveillance by the Allies. Her ac-
ton in the present attack on Russian
seaports has not been explained but
it is possible for injection into wal
may bring to arms some of the Bal
kan states which up to the present
have remained quiescent.
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 Ger.
man connections. In his letter Of
fresignation Prince Louis says he has
Ebeen driven to the painful conclusion
that his birth and pareutage have I'M
paired his usefulness with the admir-
atty, and that he withdraws, hoping
to pr6mefe the administration OF the
admiralty.
4 4 dispatch from Theedosia, Crf-
mea, says from $50 to 1G:S6 o'clock
Thursday morning a Turkish cruiser
| with three tunnels bombarded the
station and city, damaging the catae-
dral, the Greek church. pier ana
some sheds. A branch Of the Rus
sian Bank of Foreign Commerce
lcaught fire. At the conclusion Of the
bombardment the cruiser left in
southwesterly direction.
a dispatch from Novogorossisk.
sCancaussia, says the Turkish cruiser
Handle, which arriver there Thurs
day, demanded the surrender Of the
city and the government properties,
threatening in case of refusal to bonn
bard the town. The Turkish consul
and officials we're arrested The
cruiser withdrew.
| Theedosia is Russian seaport eE
1.-The southeast coast Of Crimea, about
100 miles northeast of Sabastopot, by
(which it is connected by rail.
! Novorossisk is on the east coast OF
1.-The Black sea and is the capital OF
the territory of the Black Sea.
! Prince Louis of Battenberg, about
! whom there has been much gossip
because of his Austrian origin, has
lresigned his position as first lord OF
| the British admiralty. No open
charges have been made against him
but a newspaper campaign against
his holding such a high command Is
thought to be responsible for his
withdrawal. Announcement Of Prince
Louis resignation was made Thurs
day nightin the court circular, which
stated that the prince had been re-
ceiyed in audience by the king on re-
linQuishing his appointment.
i Although born in Austria, Prince
Louise came 10 England as boy and
. was naturalized in 1888 when he was
lonly IA years old Twenty-three
, wears later he was promoted to a
: captaincy, and after another 13 years
, became a rear admiral. He was ap-
pointed first sea lord in 1922 few
: years after his visit to America.
81 Besides the fact that he was born
! in Austria the chief argument his
opponents made against him was tnat
ihe is the brother-in-law OF prince
Henry Of Prussia, who holds some
what similar command in the Ger
man navy.
There were rumors some time ago
that Prince Louis had been confined
lin the Tower of London. These re-
tports gained little serious considera-
: ton. however, but the authorities
Il deemed it expedient that he should
d appear more in public instead OF con
S tinuing himself to the admiralty
T where since the outbreak of the wal
:. he had been working night and day
Y directing the strategy of the navy
eiHe was consi .ered one of the mosi
# noted strategists Of the admiralty.
Il Recently some OF the less infiuen
) tial newspapers took up the matter
i asking that some statement be mao'
=, ,lregarding the retention of an office
e Of German birth as the professlona
a ihead of the navy. The Globe, Whlt
j. expressing sympathy for the prince
'e whom it described as himself IN
soul of honor, but the subject OF ma
ilignant gossip and unfoundeo susp'
Clans" asked that for his own sax
leI mo less for that Of the nation owe
o. whose destinies he now exercises sue
n paramount influence" some author
as tatiye statement be issued "of ne
| ture so emphatic and SO unquahne
as to remove forever every cloud e
5o,,b+ ond to silence every breath {