Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-10-31
ACTION Of TURKEY
MPLICATES THINGS
MAY INVOLVE GREECE, IL.
Ally AND OTHER BAL
KAN STATES.
STATE OF WAR EXISTS
Some Believe Turkey Will Re
pudiate Action of Their
Warships.

W ASHINGTON, oct 3O.-Tur-
w Keys attack on Russia re-
ports Of which were confirmed in Of
ticial dispatches TO the American
government and the Russian embassy
here, was viewed by officials and
diplomats generally here today as
likcly TO produce the grayest com
pHcatlons throughout the Balkan
states, northern Africa and Asa
Minor
The announcement Of IA state Of
war between Russia and Turkey was
expected eventually to bring into tho
llsl OF belllgercnts Greece and Italy.
IolioWed by RumanH and Bulgaria.
Ambassador MOrgcnthau at Con
stantinoplc in "a cablegram late TODAY
made no mention Of declaration OF
war by Turkey ON Russia. but said
inc BRUSH ambassador had informed
him or the bomDardmont Of odessa
by three Turkish torpedo boat de
SJroyerS and the sinking Of a Russian
EunDodt Previously Charge d'Af-
fares Wilson at the American en-
lassy at Hctrograd rclaycd "A message
from the American consul at Odessa
stating that in the bombardmcut of
the town some American property
Was destroyed
To Relieve Americans.
With these dispatches and pre-
vlous indications from the Leyant. Of
f.cials feared the long expected con-
liasratlon in Turkey was at hand.
Ihey prepared to use the American
cruisers North Carolina and Tennes-
see and set in motion measures Of
relief for Americans.
While it was suggested in some
quarters that the ottoman govern
mcnt might repudiate the raid of tn
Turkish dcstroyers and the former
German cruisers Gocben and Rreslau.
attrabuting the acts to the initiative
Of the German officers and crew
manning them. the belief prevailed
that Russia would not passvely ac-
cept this view, but would consider
herself in state Of war with Turkey
Greece Butts In.
The complications in Albania,
where Greece has sent troops to oc-
cupy Epirus, supposedly incurring
the displeasure Of Italy, which coun.
ty feels a special interest in that ter.
rltOry, is believed to alter somewhat
the alignment which would have re
suited month ago from Turkeys
entrance into the field of operations.
Striking differences Of opinion de.
Velopcd today among the diplomatic
representatives, here as to the prob
able future course of events in Tur-
key and the Balkan countries. In
some qual ters it was suggested that
Turkey must have had some assur-
ance from Greece that the latter
would remain neutral, before she
would dare to attack Russia. one Of
the military attaches only recently in
COnstantinOple held that Bulgaria
would line up against Turkey for the
reason that while the government OF
the former country was prO-Turkish.
the people were strongly Russian in
their sympathies.
Some Of the British officials
pointed out that even if war actually
broke out between Russia and Tur-
key. England would not necessarily
be involved 1t was recalled that
England did not declare war upon
Austria until it was established that
Austrian troops were fighting in
France, thereby enabling the latter
country to invoke the aid of its ally
because she was being attacked. II
was admitted as possible i'm the event
Of an actual invasion of Russia by
Turkish forces that the British gov
ernment might have to respond to
Russia's call for help. Persons fa-
miliar with the geographical cOndi-
tions of the country scout the idea OF
a Turkish invasion OF Egypt