The Sentinel=record., 1914-11-05
GERMANS IN
 NAVAL STUNT
ENGLISH ADMIRALTY SEES IN NORTH SEA ACTIVITY A RUSE SHIPS INTO THE MINE STREWN REGION OFF ENGLISH COAST.

London, Nov. 4-9:30 pm Turkey has definitely broken off diplomatic relations with Great Britain, France, Russia and Servia. Her diplomatic representatives in the capitals of these countries, acting on orders from the porte, today demanded and received their passports. Some of them already have left their posts while the others will depart tomor- row.
 lt is understood that Turkeys apol ogy for the actions of her fleet in bombarding Russian Black sea ports and Russian ships proved maccept able to the powers of the triple en- tente in that Turkey was not pre- pared to accede to the demand that the German officers in her service be dismissed and the ships purchased from Germany be dsmantled. The powers which the Ottoman government thus defed are already taking warike action against Fur key. The British have destroyed
 Fort Akabah, in Arabia the Russians have invaded Asia Minor and an An gloFrench fleet is bombarding the forts Of the Dardanelles. Speculation 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, as a Bulgarian diplomat said. with Turkey as the area of war Bulgaria must be prepared for any eyentuali- ties"
 Next to the Turkish situation, the appearance of German warships off the coast of England is causing most ot 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 10 induce British war ships to follow them and. by laying mines as they retreated, to catch some of the bigger ships as they did the submarine D5. The fact that the Germans did lay mines seems to in- diCate to the naval experts here that the ships engaged in this work were old ones. These experts argue that Germany would not take such risks with new vessels.
 The official report of the fighting on land as issued today record only advances at various points and re- pulses of enemy attacks at others. There is, in fact, no great change in the situation, according to these re ports. It is definitely announced that the Germans have given up their po- sitions along the Yser, having been driven ont there by the flooded coun- try and the gun fire of the allied troops and warships.
 The Germans, however, have kept mp their attack on the allies lines around Tyres. where the British troops are fighting. The Germans continue to bring up endorsements at this point and, under the eyes of the emperor are preparing to make another big attempt to get through to the coast
 Military men here say that the al- lies have just as good means for bringing endorsements to their lines as have the Germans.
 The Indian troops and the pick of the English territorial forces have distinguished themse. yes in the fight. ing and come in for compliments from General French.
 For events on the East Prussian frontier, reliance has to be placed entirely in the Russian report as the German headquarters say nothing about 1t. The Russians claim to have successfully met German offensive movement from East Prussia and the Germans now are retreating across their own frontier leaving large quan- titles of arms and ammunition behind them.
 In Poland, according to the Rus sians, the Germans are continuing to fall back while further to the south the Russians at last have the Austro- German forces, forming their right wing on the move and have occupied the towns of Kielce and Sandomir, and taken 200 officers and 5000 men and several dozens of guns and ma chine guns.
 Swiss Seek Armistice.