Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-11-04
7eutonic Crews of Goeben and
Breslau Blamed For Start
inc Trouble BY Attack
ing Russians.
ALLIES PREPARE FOR WAR
Diplomatic Agents Are Ordered
to Leave Constantinople
Morgenthau Informs
United States.

Washington, Nov. 2. - The
Turkish minister of finance in
formed the French ambassador at
Ccnstantinople yesterday that the
raid of Turkish warships on Rus
sian seaports took place without
the knowledge of the Ottoman
government and presumably UNI
der the influence of German Of
ficers and crew. This information
was conveyed in a dispatch today
from Ambassador Morgenthau to
the American government.
Mr.. Morganthau added that the
Russian ambassador received in
structions at 3 a. m. yesterday to
demand his passports and made an
effort to see the grand vizier, who
pleaded illness and did not receive
him.
The Russian, French and British
ambassadors, according to The same
dispatch, are preparing to cave Con-
stantinople together tonight.
On receiving instructions to leave
Constantinople the Russian ambassa-
dor placed the interests of Russia in
the hands of the Italian ambassador.
Ambassador Morgenthau's dispatch
made no mention of any declaration OF
war, nor of internal conditions in Tur-
key. He probably will take over the
French and British embassies.
Ambassador ~Morgenthau's dispatch
was filed at noon Yesterday in cipher.
The fact that no mention was made
concerning missionaries led officials to
believe that Morgenthau felt confident
that Americans throughout the Otto
man empire would be safe.
On the authority of a prominent
diplomat. it was said today that A.
Rustem Bey. the Turkish ambassador
here, when leaving Washington three
weeks ago, told a friend that Turkey
would enter the war on the side OF
Germany within q month.
The German point of view of the
Russo-Turkish war is presented for
the first time in a dispatch from Ber-
lin. Earlier advices telling of Tur-
keys attack on Russian ports and
vessels apparently placed the respon-
sibility for hostiliticS on the Porte, but
in Berlin it is stated that it was in
reality Russia which started the war.
TurkG1's action is said in the German
capital to have been a natural Sc
quence to the Russian attack on
Turkish integrity.'
The Berlin newspaper, Zeitung am
Mittag, publishes today what purports
to be an official communication from
Constantinople. 1t states:
Russian torpedo boats attempted
to prevent the Turkish fleet leaving
the B~osphorous and steaming into the
Black sea. The Turkish ships opened
fire and sank two of the Russian YES
sells. More than 30 Russian sailors
saved by the Turks We're made pris-
cners. The Turkish fleet sustained nc
losses"
Italy is being urged by the new ma
tiona party to plunge into the conflict
in view of Turkeys action touching
so closely upon the disposition of ter
ritory along the Mediterranean, In
which Italy is vitality Interested.
A Stefani agency dispatch from Rome
says:
"a %serniofficia note has been ISSUED
stating that the island of Saseno was
occupied yesterday by Admiral PATHS
of the italian navy. who disemharile(
one battery and a company of infantry
The ownership of this island. which
commands the entrance to the harbo.
of Avlona. Albania. long has been :
matter OF dispute between GREECE ant
AJbania.'