Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-01
RUSSIAN WARSH|PS
ENGAGE THE TURKS
NEAR SEBAST0PO[
Official ConstantinopIe Dis
patches Report Battle and
Successes in Black Sea.
GREAT BRITAIN AND CAR
SEND FORMAL DEMANDS
Dismissal Of German Officers in 0t-
tuman Navy Is Requested
by Governments.
MUST DISMANTLE CRUISERS
Unless Satisfactory Action Is Taken
Two Great Allies Threaten to
Sever Relations With
Porte.
GREAT BRITAIN AND CAR
SEND FORMAL DEMANDS
MUST D1sMANTLE CRUISERS

LONDON. October 31.-An
official message has been received
at Rome from Constantinople, ac-
cording to a dispatch to the Cen
trail News Agency, announcing
that the Russian fleet had at
tackled the Turkish feet near Sc
bastopol, in the Black sea. Details
OF the battle are lacking.
Turkey has formally annexed
Egypt, according to a German Of
fetal statement which has been
received from Berlin by the Mar
conf Wireless Telegraph Com
pany.
The following Official telegram
from Constantinople is published
by the Frankfurter Zeitung:
"A small part of the Turkish
feet in the Black sea Thursday
sank the Russian mine layer Prut,
q vessel of 5000 tons, which had
aboard 700 mines, damaged a
Russian torpedo boat and seized a
coal steamer.
"A torpedo fired from the tor
pedo boat Hairet-I-Millet sank
the Russian destroyer Kubanets.
The Mauvenet-I-Millet torpedoed
a Russian coast guard ship, which
was severely damaged. Three
Russian officers were saved by us
and imprisoned. The Turkish
fleet suffered no loss and the bat
tie was successfully continued"
A dispatch from Berlin. an
nounces that kilograms from Tur-
kew say that the Turkish feet, in
battle with the Russian Black
sea fleet, sank not two, but four
torpedo boats and one gunboat.
Turks Driven OFF, He Says.
Telling of various naval engagements,
the Petrograd correspondent of Reuters
Telegram Company says:
..'rhe Russian gunboat Kubanets put up
a fight against two Turkish torpedo boats
tackled merchant ships. The Kubane,s
finally drove the Turkish boats off.
THE torpedo boats entered the harbor
and fired all their guns. Shells struck the
kuhanets tearing away her wooden
superstructure. while steamers in the
Larbor and warehouses on shore were
damaged The Turks strove to torpedo
the Kubanets. but failed.
'The passengers and crew of the
steamer Yalta, which was sunk. were
saved. and most of the crew Of the Kas-
beck. which also sunk. got away on
RATS
A Turkish cruiser has bombarded Sc
haStopol, according to q dispatch from
Constantinople to the Frankfurter Zei-
tunG.
Nations Make Demands.
Both Great Britain and Russia have
presented the following demands to the
sublime porte:
An explanation Of Turkeys naval ac-
tion In the Black sea. the dismissal of
German officers from Turkish ships and
the dismantling of the cruisers Goeben
and Breslau. said to have been pur-
chased by Turkey of Germany.
Failing to receive satisfaction of
these demands. diplomatic relations
with Turkey will be severed by Great
Britain and Russia
The reply of the porte to the ultima
tum has not yet been received. but hope
is still expressed officially that it may
be Of a character to prevent the further
extension of hostilitiss.
Shuts OF Communication.
1t is oficially announced that the
Turkish government summarily' shut off
communication with the British en-
bassy at Constantinople Friday last, and
that the British government must take
whatever action Is required to protect
British interests and territory and
Egypt from attacks made or threatened.
semi-oficial Russian news agency
says that because Of the attack by the
German-Turkish warships against the
Russian coast on the Black sea. the Rus
sian government enjoined tho same day
tho Russian ambassador at Constan-
dnople to announce to the sublime porte
Sne rupture OF o1plomatlc relat1onS with
Turkey, and his departure with all the
members of his embassy and the con-
euiates.
The protection of the interests Of Rus
sian subjects has been confided to the
italian government. 1t Is reported.
Says Russian Envoy Has Left.
A Dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
Company from Athens says that the
Russian Ambassador and his STAFF have
left Coustantinopie.
u - believed In ofacial circles In Ath-
en9 that tie question Of peace In the