The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-11-05
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 Poland-Russ
Reinforcements.
ny International News Service.

By Intcrnationai News Service.
London Nov. 3.-The ambassadors
of Russia, Great Britain and France
have received their passports and have
quit Constantinople, and Italy is re-
ported now to be aflame with the war
fever, demonstrations in favor OF en-
tering the great conflict becoming SO
violent in a number Of cities that
troops had to be called out to suppress
the riotous scenes.
Uneasiness in Balkans.
These, together with the growing
uneasiness and speculation as to the
probable action of the Balkan states
Bulgaria, Roumania and Groece-are
the most startling developments of the
newest phase of the international
struggle which now threatens not only
to involve practically all Europe but
also to drag in Asia, Indian and Egypt.
Negatively there are two features of
the situation which are important.
These are the continued failure of any
power officially to declare wal as the
next step after the official
ment that diplomatic relations have
been ruptured between Russia and
Turkey and the absence of a reply
from Turkey in response to the de.
mand for an explanation of her naval
activity in the Black Sea, made by the
Triple Entente powers.
Peace Still Possible.
These are significant in that they
still hold out hope for peaceful solu.
ton of the Turko- Russian questions,
thus avoiding further extension of hos.
~tilities.
Dispatches from Rome declare that
the Italian people are almost unani-
mously with the war PARTY and are
clamoring for the immediate entry of
Italy into the war to protect the ma.
tons interests.
The resignation of the entire cabinet
In a body after a stormy session. in
which the ministers failed 10 agree up
on a military program because of the
strong representation of the peace
party, has brought the situation to an
acute stage.
mliiiOU ttdlIdnS mODitiZcQ.
The army is now modified to a
strength of 1000. 900 men and the feet
is ready fer action. 1t is only left for
the war cabinet, which Is considered
certain to be appointed. to decide that
Italy cannot longer remain neutral, in
face of the situation in Albania. Italy
would be seriously threatened il Aus
tria or Turkey were to attempt to
seize Albania, and If Italy were caught
~unprepared. the war advocates urge,
the damage that would be inflicted be-
fore she could recover from the shock
tensive than could be Unidentified by
the amount of the var appropriations
sought.
Egypt Being Invaded.
Activity Of Turkey on land is re-
ported from Cairo. Large bodies of
troops bent on invading Egypt for the
purpose of re-establishing the control
of the Ottoman Government are re-
ported to be moving. Bedouins have
crossed the Sinai frontier In great
numbers from Akabah and GAIA to
mobilize with several armp corps at
Mosus and Damascus.
A dispatch from Rome to the Ex-
press says a report has reached there
that 400, 900 Turks are massed on the
Caucasian border and that 300, 900 are
waiting at Beyreut. Jaffa and other
ports for transhipment to the Sinai
peninsula. The ports. it is said. are
we'll guarded by the British and
French fleets.
Giving Sultan Time.
Although Turkeys preparations are
generally accepted as an act OF war,
Britain is willing to give the sultan
time to reflect before beginning ac-
tive hostilities herself.
Meanwhile, the British are fortified
in impregnable positions along the
Suez and IL the Moslem hordes do at
tempt an invasion they will be met
with effective resistance
Russia and Britain Prepared.
London, Nov. 2.--Turkey has def.
nitely thrown in her lot with Austria
and Germany, and IL Portugal is count.
ed there now are IL powers at war,
with prospects of three more--Greece,
Bulgaria and Roumania-being drawn
in.
No OFFICIAL Declaration.
London Nov. 1.-The complica-
tions of the European war have been
increased by the entrance of the