Evening star., 1914-11-14
Bucharest So Reports Attempt
to SIay Enver Bey, Otto
man War Minister.
TROOPS ARE IN REVOLT
IT ALSO is DECLARED
Contradictory Reports as. to Sue
cesses Continue to Come From the
Russo-Turkish Battlefront.

LONDON, November 14.-The usual
absolutely contradictory reports come
from the scene of the RussoTurkish
battlefront. The Russians report steady
progress over the old battle grounds OF
1876, while the Turks claim that the
Russian armies have been pushed back
across the border with heavy losses.
A message from Bucharest states that
that there has been a revolt among the
Constantinople and Adrianople garrt-
sons.
Five German officers were killed by
the exploding of 8. bomb at the. palace
of Enver Bey, the Turkish war minister
and leader of the young Turk party.
Enver Bey was not injured. A letter
found nearby said the bomb was in
tended for the man who sold Turkey
to Germany
Destroy Railway Line.
Turks have destroyed the railway line
from Smyrna to Cassaba, according to
advices reaching Athens, and 1t is re-
ported Turkey intends to close the rail-
way from Constantinople to Dedea-
CATCH a seaport on the Aegean sea.
Dedeag catch is the terminus of the rail-
road line from Adrianople and Salonika,
The Turks, in an official communica-
tion. given out at chief headquarters
at Constantinople. under date of No
vember 13, claim to have invaded the
Russian territory of Caucasia.
The Turkish official communication,
contained in an Amsterdam dispatch
to Reuters Telegram Company. says:
Last night our troops. after sur
prise attack, occupied all the Rus
sian blockhouses on the border of
the vilayet of Trebizond, pene-
trated for three hours into Russian
territory in the direction of Batum
and occupied the Russian barracks
of Kurdaghln.
Claims Heavy Losses for Foe.
In the battle of Koprukeui (thirty
miles east of Erzerum), on the 11th
and 18th, the Russians were defeat
ed. losing 1000 dead, 1000 wounded
and 500 prisoners. Our troops cap
tured 10000 rifles and very much
ammunition.
The Russians retired, in bad con-
dition, in the direction of Kutch.
The steepness of the ground, to-
gether with fog and snow, handi-
capped our outf1anking movement
and consequently the Russians
could not be completely cut off. The
pursuit continues.
report reaching Berlin from Constan-
tinople, translated literally, reads as fol-
lows:
with Gods help the enemy has been
forced to evacuate his positions and Is
retreating along the entire front, pursued
by us on all sides"
Russian Armies Advance.
The correspondent o. the Morning Post
OF patro hn fac hot
Russia, although occupied in operations
against Austria and Germany, was SO
well prepared to fight Turkey that an
army of invasion was set Immediately in
motion and that Russian columns al
ready are advancing upon the key Of the
position. Erzerum, from three different
quarters. He continues:
Successful attacks have brought them
upon practically open read to Erzerum.
but they have to meet still a most formi-
dable obstacle. namely, the DeVe-
Boyun range of heights which were
the scene of some of Russias hardest
and most thankless fighting in the war
of 1876. Every inch of the difficult coun-
try, however is well known to the Rus
sian commanders.
Forced to Sanction Reprisals.
A dispatch to the Times from Cairo.
Egypt. dated Friday. says:
The British and French consuls from
Damascus and Aleppo. who reached
Cairo with American assistance, assert
that before being allowed to leave
they were obliged to sign a document
agreeing. in the event of an attack
by the allies on the Syrian ports, to the
shooting of their British. French or
Russian residents for every Turk
killed.
The Daily Telegraph's Athens corre-
spondent says:
THE American and italian ambassa-
doris at Constantinople have vigorously
protested against the action of the
Turkish authorities who broke into and
searched the British, French and Rus-
sian embassies.