The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-11-06
TRIPLE ENTENTE TAKE
ACTION AGAINST TURKS

severed relations with Great Britain,
France. Russia and Servia. Her dip
lomatic representatives in the Capt.
tails of these countries, acting on or
ders from the Porte, today demanded
and received their passports. Some
already have left, while the others
will depart tomorrow.
Although no statement to this ef-
feet has been given out, it Is under
stood Turkeys apology for the ac-
tions of her fleet in bombarding Rus
sian Black Sea ports and Russian
ships was unacceptable to the Triple
Entente Powers in that Turkey was
not prepared to accede to a demand
that German officers in her service
be dismissed and the ships purchased
from Germany dismatled.
The Powers which the Ottoman
Government thus defied are Already
taking war-like action agairstTuk-
key. The British have DESTROYED
Fort Akabah in Arabic, the Rus
SLAMS have invaded Aisa-Minor and
an Anglo-French deet is lombard
ing the forts of the Dardenelles.
Now that Turkey has aligned her
self among the Nations at war.
specudations is rife as to what the
other Balkan Powers will do. Greece
is said to be preparing to take sides
with the Allies, while Bulgaria has
given assurances of her neutrality.
Bulgaria, however, is mobilizing for
a Bulgarian diplomat said with
Turkey in the area of the war, Bull
garia must be prepared for any
eventaualities."
Next to the Turkish situation the
appearance of German warships off
the English coast is causing most
of the discussion in this country to-
day. There is disposition among
naval men to believe that no serious
raid was intended but that the Ger
mans hoped to induce British war
ships to follow them and by laying
mines as they retired, to catch some
of the bigger-ships as they did the
submarine DIS.
The fact that the Germans did lay
mines seems to indicate to the ma
val experts here that the ships en-
gagged in this work were old ones.
These experts argue that Germany
would not take such risks with new
vessels
AS if to prove their contention,
the experts say that the firing at the
British cruiser Halcyon, which re-
suited in slight damage to that ves-
sci, showed that the Germans we're
OF armed with modern guns.
Officials reports OF the fighting on
land as issued TO-DAY recorded only
points and repulses of the enemy's
attacks g hers. There is, in
fact. nc great change in the stu
atior, according - these reports.
1t is definitely announced that the
Germans have given up their posi-
uon along the User, having been
driven back out there by the flooded
country and the gun fire OF the allied
troops and war shi-s
The Germans, however. have kept
up the attacks on the allies lines
around Ypres. where the British
troops are fighting. Although there
is eVedience that the new main eff
tort OF Emperor Williams forces TO
break through at this point has not
really commenced. the Germans con-
tlnue to bring up reonforcements
and, under the eyes of the Emperor
are preparing To make another big
attempt to get through to the coast.
Military men here say the allies
nave just as good means for bring
ing up reinforcements to their lines
as have the Germans and express
confidence that new attack will
prove as fruitless as previous ones
The Indian troops and the mic
OF the English territorial forces[
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distinguished themselves
lighting and come in for CO. I'LL
from General French. }6
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