Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-11-07
Summary Of News to Date.

A dispatch from Petrograd says the
project of police has issued an order
expelling from the country within
week all Turkish subjects.
A dispatch from Rome says: "A
message from Sofia declares that Bull
garia has ordered the mobilization OF
her second line of troops. The first
line troops already have been mooi-
lized."
Although Turkey seems to desire to
back down from her position as bel
ligerent against Russia, the powers
comprising the triple entente-Great
Britain. France and Russia-have not
yet accepted an apology offered by the
grand vizier for the attacks made on
Russian ships in the Black Sea by the
Turkish warships.
An official statement issued by the
French government indicates that the
allies are holding aloof from settling
the controversy until Turkey agrees
to their stipulations that the German
officers in Turkeys employ be dis
charged. The Turks have agreed to
withdraw their fleet from the Black
Sea, but as yet have failed to acqui-
esce in the demand for the dismissal
of the German officers.
If reports be true the sultan's forces
are not remaining quiescent while the
negotiations between the grand vizier
and the allied nations are in progress,
for an official communication from
Vienna says the Turks and Russians
are in battle near Trebizond, Turk
ish port on the Black Sea, while an
other declares that the Turks have
seized a Russian vessel at CONSTANT
nople.
The Servian minister, following the
example of the British, French and
Russian representatives, is leaving
Constantinople.
Meanwhile, fierce fighting continues
between the allies and the Germans
In France and Belgium and between
the Austrians and Russians In the
east. No decisive engagements have
occurred at any place, but according
to the reports of the various wal
chancelleries, progress is being made
or attacks repulsed by their respec
tive armies.
One of the most important new fea
lures in the war situation is the an
nouncement by the British admiralty
that the entire North Sea has been
declared a military area and that yes
sells plying its waters will be in grave
danger from mines which it has plant
ed unless they obey rules laid dowr
by the admiralty.
These mines were laid, according to
the admiralty, to offset similar actor
| of the Germans to the north of Ire
land.
A news agency dispatch says the
Germans have placed big guns OF
Borkum Island in the North Sea.
The German cruiser Karlsruhe ha!
captured three additional British
steamers in the South Atlantic.
The general attack by the japanese
and British at Using Tau continues.
Turkey, allied with the Teutons, Il
now at war with Great Britain, Francs
and Russia, and the world is watching
intently the Balkans, where the smok'
of their own warfare has scarcel.
been dissipated, in anticipation of tn
states there aligning themselves witt
one or the other of the contending fac
tons.
Turkey claims that Russia, by firing
on her ships while they were man
euvering in the Black Sea, opened tn
hostilities between the two countries
Russia, however denies this state
ment.
In the zone of warfare in Belgium
and France fierce encounters cor
tinue at various points. While tn
French say there is nothing to repor
on the north end of the line in Be
gium, except that all the fierce al
tacks of the Germans have been re
pulsed, the Germans report progress
toward their objective-Calais. The
also say they have taken a number Q
prisoners.
| The Belgians say they have defea
| ed the Germans on the railroad b
| tween Nisuport md Dixmude.