New-York tribune., 1914-11-01
TURKEY ACTED AS
RUSSIA LAID MINES
SO Says Berlin, bu: Makes
No Forecast as to
Effect on War.

Berlin, Oct. 81 (By wireless to Say
Vile, Long Island) d).-Informati given
cut for the press in official quarters to-
day is as follows:
"The morning papers of Berlin give
much space TO Turkeys effective start
IN the campaign, but they refrain from
commenting on the probable effect OF
her action on the outcome Of the war
or on the possibilities of developments
in the Balkans.
"Thc Ottoman government says that
when the Russian navy laid mines in
the waters of the Bosporus tho Turk
Igh navy opened fire.
"The temperature at Archangel now
registers degrees. As result Of this
cold the White Sea soon will be frozen.
THE correspondent at Dunkirk OF the
'Tribuna,' Of Rome, reports that the
French soldiers have completely broken
down. Frances colonial troops, espe--
cially those from Africa, are benumbed
ty the cold.
Several official English statements
have endeavored to explain the success
Of the German war loan by saying that
the subscription of one-quarter OF the
deposits in all savings banks was com,
pulsory. This IS proved 70 be stupid
lie by the fact hat the deposits IN an
German savings banks amount TO 90
0OO. 900 900 marks $4,000. .000 .000), while
the savings banks subscribed only ooi,-
900 900 marks 10 the loan.
MILITARY experts of the Berlin news
rapers consider that yesterdays de-
velopments around Nerdun were OF the
greatest importance, and say there is
promise OF their resumption with re
newed strength. In the fighting south
Of Verdun the French are straning
every effort to crush and drive out the
army which in the end Of September
penetrated as far as St. Mihiel and
which for a month has been lighting
hard TO hold the ground gained.
"The Germans have now captured the
main position, and their forces are
operating from the direction of Toul.
"The French attack from Pont-a-
Mousson also was without results. At
tentiou can now again be directed to
the original object of this campaign.
"The opening Of naval hostilities by
Turkey promises TO divert the attention
of the Russian forces which have been
campaigning in Poland, where they
were able 20 concentrate superior force
against the armies of Germany and
Austria Nothing new has been report
ed from Poland.
austria announces officially tina. the
Russian advance against the Austrian
positions in the region OF Turka has
been repulsed. tlurka is In Galicis,
twenty-ejght miles south-southeast o.
Sam bor)
"SpeciM dispatches 20 newspapers
from the Seryiau front report that an
entire Seryian regiment, under Colonel
Iyanoff, walked into a trap az Nishegrad.
They had been informed previously that
the Servians still occupied this place.
This was not so, and the regiment was
quickly surrounded, and surrendered
without resistance.
German military authorities deny as
fables almost all the statements re-
garding the German l6-inch howitzers
which are being circulated III Germany
and abroad. The tests Of these guns
began six years ago, and German artii-
lerymen have been trained in the use Of
them FOR several years. The secret Of
these guns was preserved with remark
able success.
"A special correspondent Of the
'Frankfurter Zeitung' in East Prussia
reports tnat there are 10000 civilians
OF East Prussia who are missing as a
result OF the Russian atrocities IN this
district.
"The Italians are much incensed at
the seizure and detention = Gibraltar
Of four Italian steamers from the
United States. The Idea Nszionale'
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