The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-01

and it is again reported that the in
vaders have evacuated Ostend. These
rumors, however, are not confirmed
from Berlin, which claims some a1-
vance along the Ypres line.
The city OF Lille is declared, in spe-
cial dispatches again to be free of
German troops, and its hopeful cfti-
zens are SO confident that the Ger
mans never will return that plans
are being made to resume the usual
civic functions.
That Germany has by no means
given up its determination to take Ca
lais is indicated by the significant re-
port from Berlin, by way Of Copen-
hagen, that the German general staff
has decided that the army in Poland
shall fall back to the frontier Of 81
lesia and remain there on the defen-
sive until the battle in Flanders ends
with the capture Of Calais. Such a
movement would release three or four
army corps TO be transferred from 81
lesia to Belgium.
The Russian tactics of bending back
the line Of invaders in Russian Po-
land, one section at a. time, the re-
treat OF each section endangering the
position Of the section next to It on
the south, appears to London observ-
ers to have been successful every
where. except on the extreme Russian
left, where the Austrfans still main
tain the positions they succeeded in
retaking from the Russians. Along the
frontier of East Prussia the Germans
are fighting stubbornly to prevent an
other invasion of their territory at a
point further south. 1t is argued hero
that the Russians cannot expect to
assume a full offensive movement IN
til the Austrians are driven back from
the river San. But even this would
not mean any immediate invasion OF
Germany as it is known that the Ger
mans in preparation for possible re-
tirement have established heavily en-
trenched positions along the river
Wharf.-The.
Speculation as to the effects of the
position taken by Turkey varies wide
ly. In some quarters # is argued even
that the acts of the former German
cruisers Goeben and Breslau will be
disavowed by the Porte, but the we'll
news of the departure Of
the Russian ambassador from Con-
seems to commit Turkey
beyond recall. Delayed kilograms from |
Constantinople indicated as late as |
ast Wednesday that the British am
bassador there had received assur-
ances that Turkey was determined to |
preserve her neutrality.
The action of the Balkan states in |
his phase Of the crisis is awaited |
here with keen interest. Greece is |
expected Immediately to throw in her |
OF with the entente powers, Great |
Britain, Russia, and France, and it |
s felt here lat Rumania probably |
viii follow the same course. But Bull |
yaria which recently regained much of /
he prestige lost In the second Balkan
var, preserves a stubborn silence Re-
7enge would impel her to an alliance
With the Turks but Sofia seems de-
ernined TO maintain neutrality I'M
ess the borders OF Bulgaria are
,rossed.
Roman newspapers aver that with
Turkey In the arena, the conflict is
10 longer European, but Mediterranean
n scope It therefore threatens Itaiy's
in North Africa and raises
he century-oId question Of the con-
roI of the Mediterranean, which must
compel the italian government to in
ervene on the side Of the Entente
covers. Italy, as first step in her
.vident determination to be factor
n the control of the Adriatic, has
anded an expedition on the Island OF
sazno, which commands the entrance
o the harbor Of Avlona,, in Albania.