The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-30
CRUISERS FIRE
ON UNDEFENDED
SEAPORT TOWNS
Theodosia and Novorossysk
|, BOmbarded Simultaneous
ly, According to Report.
NOTHING TO INDICATE
F0REWARNlNG TO PEOPLE
Long-Sustained Neutrality of OF
tornan Empire Finally
Breaks.
YIELDS TO GERMAN PRESSURE
Marks Entry of Ninth Nation
Into Great European
Struggle.
Yields TO GERMAN PRESSURE
Attitude Of urkey
Long Subject ofDoubt

HE outsfnndinE features of the
great war arc entrance of
Turkey Into the struggle, ms re-
ported from PctroErnd anil ToiSyo.
and Prince Louis OF BnttenbcrE's re-
tirement ns the First Sen Lord OF
the british Admiralty.
Ever sencc the war bcSnn the at
.tltudc offTirkey has been the sub
jcct of doubt. 1t hns bccn reported
number of times TINT Turkey wns
rendS to Join forces with Germany
nnd II ,yns even said that Germany
Ind suppIicd the Ottoman govern
nent with large sums of money.
Great Britain warned Turkey to
keep on, and recent ndvices from
Constantinoplc Indicated that Tur-
key intended to maintain her neu-
trnlity.
Now comes word TINT n Turkish
cruiser has bombnrdetI the Russian
seaport Of Theoilosin, In Crime n. nnd
that another Turkish cruiser has
4 Mthrcntened the seaport OF NOy-,
J lorossSsk,s ON the Riac * Sea.
Under stress OF pursuit by British
NSRrships, the German cruiscrs Goe-
ben and Brcsipu curly In tho yrnr
took refuge fut ConstnntinopIe.s
1'hcy were purchased by Turkey
hut the German officers and crews
were retained. Lnter they sailed
forth, and n warming WINS issacd by
Russia TINT should the Russian
Hnrsl.ips meet these two cruisers
they would open fire. The former.
German warships have pruvcdy.ia
cause OF Irritation throughout the
last few weeks to the nllies, md
Great Britain asked the Ottoman
government to remove the Germans
from the vessels, hat Turkey replied
TINT II was n domestic question. t
Meanwhile, Turkey Inns bccn under
surveillance hy the nliica. Her nc-
tion In the present attack on Rus
slim senports hns not been explained,
hut IL Is possible her Injection into
the wnr mny bring to arms some of
the balkan states, which up to the
present hnve remnincd Huiesccnt lli
The retirement OF Prince Louis of
Bntteuberg from the british nd
nfrnIty will he learned with no sur
prise, for the british admiral, who
held the post of First Sen Lord, has
hcen tho subject of n newspapers
campaign because of his Austrian.
birth md HIS German connections.
In his letter OF designations, Prince
the pninful conclusion that HIS
birth and pnrcntage hnve impaired
his usefulness on the Board OF the
Admiralty. and TINT he withdrew,
hoping to facilitate the task of nd-S
ministrntion to which he Inns de-
voted his life.
Along the battle fronts, both In
Belgium md the north of France
md In the eastern nrenn, the snme
story in being told of indctcrmInnte
actions. The British admiralty
continues to call attention to tiss
effective service rendered by the
wnrships of the North Sea const;
the French tell of German repuises
nnd French progress; the s;crmnns.
speaking of the battles IA France
mud RclEinm. declare their progress
is entirely sntisfactory. -.
The Russian hosts, according ~
ndyicrS, arc pushing the Gerry
and Au.tEtaps back. This. to
tnin extent, Germany has ntysS ed
but the tustrinns aver tIs5 s,H
holding their own. kS3gF s&tl