Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-11-06
Greece, Portugal and
Italy on Verge of
Declaration.
GERMANS LIKELY TO RENEW
ATTEMPT TO REACH DUNKIRK
Next Effort Will Be Directed Farther
Inland to Avoid Ships Guns
Teutons Admit Being Forced to
Withdraw in Poiand-Russ
achievements.

London Nov. 4.-The grand vizie1
Of Turkey has apologized on behalf OF
his government for the Warlike oper
atoms of the Turkish fleet under Ger
man commanders in the Black Sea
but it is stated authoritatively that
the Porte will have to go very much
further than this before the powers OF
the triple entente will agree to re-
sumo friendly relations with the Otto
man government.
Refuses Part of Demands.
1t was disclosed in a statement is
sued by the French government that
Turkey, i'm reply to a note presented
by Russia, France and England Fri
day last, agreed to recall her feet
from the Black Sea, but refused to
dismiss the German officers from her
ships and that, as it was believed she
could not maintain a passive attitude
without doing this, the ambassadors
of the entente powers demanded their
passports and left Turkey.
There is every reason to believe
that despite the apology of the grand
vizier, which it is understood comes
from the peace party in the Turkish
cabinet and may not be adhered to
by Enver Pasha, the minister Of war
and his young Turk followers, France,
Russia and Great Britain not only will
demand reparation for the warlike OPP
erations of the Turkish fleet in the
Black Sea, but will insist that Tur-
keys entire fleet, or at any rate the
cruisers Goeben, Breslau and Hami-
dich be put out of commission until
after the war, Turkeys security be-
ing guaranteed in the meantime.
Would Insure Russian Control.
This would give Russia such SUI
periority on the Black Sea that there
would be no danger Of Turkish raids.
1t is suggested also that demobiliza-
ton Of the Turkish army would be de-
manded, which would mean that those
troops which have crossed the Egypt
ian frontier must be withdrawn.
However, as the terms of Turkeys
apology which apparently was made
In London, have not been published
and must be considered by the en-
tente powers before the apology is
accepted or refused, there seems to
be long way to go before diplomatic
relations between the Ottoman gov
eminent and the allies can be re-
sumed. An added difficulty to the
situation is that the ambassadors of
the powers have left Constantinople,
which will make it troublesome to
ascertain whether the whole Turkish
cabinet concurs in any agreement
reached.
Another Russ Steamer Seized
Meanwhile a report comes from
Constantinople of the seizure Of an
other Russian steamer and also that
Bulgaria, which had been asked to
choose the side on which she would
fight, had commenced to mobilize her
second line troops.
The Germans continue to strike
hard blows on the allies lines in their
endeavor to get through to the coast.
Thus far they have found every road
blocked, but apparently disregarding
losses, they continue to attack. The
floods, the Belgian army and the Brit
tsh fleet have barred their way.
Southwestward along the coast the
Germans are now striking on a line
stretching from Ypres in Belgium to
La Bassee, further south in France,
but seemingly with no more success.
Town Retaken Four Times.
The stubbornness Of the fighting
along this line may be gathered from
the fact that the town of Messines,
which the Germans now occupy, has
been taken and retaken no less than
four times since last Saturday, each
time with enormous losses in killed
and wounded.
Attacks have also been made along
the entire battle front as far east
as the Vosges region, but, according
to the French report, with the Ger .
mans having no more success than in
the northwest.
May Be Last Effort.
Fhe belief is growing here and it
also has been expressed by those re-
turning from Belgium that the Ger.
mans are making a last effort to get
through to the coast and that if it
fails they will fall back in positions
which have been prepared in central
Belgium.
Although the fighting is continuous
on the east Prussian frontier in Pol
Another Tsing-Teu Fort Falls.