Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-11-21
Demand Their Passports in
England, France, Russia
and Servia.
NO CHANGE IN LAND BATTLE
Germans Give Up Positions Along
User, But Continue Attacks at
Ypres-Gernan Cruiser Sinks
Fleet in Baltic
--latest Dispatches.

London.-Turkey has definitely
broken off diplomatic relations with
Great Britain, France, Russia and
Servia Her diplomatic representa-
tives in the capitals of these coun-
tries, acting on orders from the
Porte, have demanded and received
their passports. Some of them al
ready have left their posts, while the
others will leave at once
What Will Balkans Do?
Now that Turkey has aligned her
self among the nations at war, specu-
lation is rife as to what the other
Balkan powers will do. Greece is said
to be preparing to take s-des with the
Allies, while Bulgaria rs given assur-
ances of her neutr- lily. Bulgaria,
however, is modifying for, as Bull
garian diplomat said, with Turkey
as the area of the war, Bulgaria must
be prepared for any eventualities-
Little Doing on Land.
The official reports of the fighting
on land, record only advances at vari-
Gus points and repulses of enemy at
tacks at others. There is, in fact, no
great change in the situation, accord
ing to these reports. 1t is definitely
announced that the Germans have
given up their positions along the
User, having been driven out there by
the flooded country and the gunfire of
the allied troops and warships.
Plan Big Attack.
The Germans, however, have kept
up their attacks on the Allies lines
around Ypres, where the British
troops are fighting. Although there is
evidence that the new main effort of
Emperor Williams forces to break
through at this point has not yet
really commenced, the Germans con-
tinue to bring up re-enforcements and,
under the eyes of the emperor, are
preparing to make another big at
tempt to get through to the coast.
Military men here say that the AL
lies have just as good means for
bringing re-enforcements to their lines
as have the Germans and express con-
fidence that a new attack will prove
as fruitless as previous ones
German Cruiser Sunk.
The German cruiser Yorck has
struck a mine in Jade bay and sunk.
The Yorck was an armored cruiser
403 feet long and had complement
of 557 men. She was built in 1904
and displaced $3.50 tons. Jade bay,
where the vessel was sunk, is an inlet
of the North Sea on the German coast
west of the mouth of the River Weser.
German Fleet in Baltic.
A fleet of German warships has
gathered off the Aland islands in the
Baltic sea, northeast of Stockholm
and opposite the entrance to the Gulf
of Finland. They evidently were pro-
ceeding north and stopped to await
orders.
Say Germans Will Leave.
The official reports from Belgian
headquarters are becoming more posi-
tive in their assertions that the enemy
is preparing to withdraw from his
hard won position on the southwest
coast of Belgium. Newport has been
evacuated. but not before the city had
become an untenable ruin The bat
tie of the sand dunes may now be
said to be history, as in London it
is considered as hardly likely that
the Germans again will attempt to
move in that direction, the flood
ing of the country has made it prac-
tically worthless as battle ground
BeIgians May Use CONSUMPTION
Renewed threats of CONSUMPTION I'M
less able bodied Belgians rally to the
flag are contained in an official proc
1amation which the Belgian govern
ment has issued in London. Speak
ing of the thousands of Belgians who
have been driven from their own coun-
try, this proclamation says: Among
those many Belgian families there
are still many men capable of bear
ing arms A large number voluntar-
lily has come forward to join the
army. but it is necessary that all do
so without delay"
Persian Wants No Russians
Berlin.-A dispatch received here
from Copenhagen, according to in
formation given out in Berlin official
IL, says that the Persian minister to
Petrograd has demanded the imme-
date recall of the Russian forces of
occupation in Persia
A Train Lost in a River
Messina SiciIy-A fast train run