South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-31
Russian Officials Intimate Con-
fIiCt VIII Sultan Might be
Ayerted Through Diplomatic
Negotiations.
NEITHER NATION HAS
MADE A DECLARATION
PetrOgrad Newspapers Blame
Bombardment to German
Commanders of Turkish War
Vessels to Force Sultan.

PETROGRAD. oct. 31.-Neither
Russia nor Turkey has yet declared
war and intimatiOns came from high
official circles today that conflict be-
tween these two nations might yet be
avoided. These were accepted at only
their face value, as sentiment here IS
overwhelmingly In favor Of war against
the pore unless IL furnishes a salts
factory explanation of attacks on Rus
sian ports and ships.
II is officially stated that the Rus
sian ambassador is still In CONSTANT
nopIe, that the Turkish charge d af-
faires here declared today that the
embassy in Petrograd would remain
until the attaches had been recalled
or had been handed their passports
by the Russian government.
Hint German Move.
Russian officials hint that the bonn
bardment Of Black sea ports was un-
dertaken by the German commanders
OF the cruisers Goeben and Breslau IN
order to force Turkey into the war.
They fatty deny allegations said TO
nave been made by the Turkish gov
ernment that the sultan's warshlps
undertook their campaign because the
Russian fleet opposed the passage or
-he Turkish ships through the BoS-
p..orus into the Black sea
No confirmation has been received
progress between the Turkish and
Russian fleets in the Black sea OF
odessa.
Popular demonstration in favor OF
war with Turkey still continue mere
and the guard placed over the turkish
embassy is maintained night and day.
shouts of Down with Turkey
mingled with cries of Down with
Germany. resOund every where the
crowds congregate. The newspapers
give tns situation at length, dwelling
especially on the possibility that war
might be avoided. In this connection
the Ncvoe Vreyma says;
.sRelIable reports say that the Ger
man officers of the Goeben turned the
oruiser's guns on the sultan's palace
and threatened TO shell It unless Tur-
key Joined Germany. Bewilderment
and CONSERVATION apparently prevail
AZ COnStantinople.
'sThe secretary OF the Turkish en-
bassy in PetrOgrad hopes that the
painful mistake viii be cleared up.
Turkey Ready for War.
The military experts of the same
newspaper say that Turkey has made
All preparations for war, having gain
cred six fully equipped corps between
-Thrace and the sea OF Marmoras 10
1ttack Greece, four corps farther east
TO prevent invasion from Russia or
kOnTn1nl1t anu ANU NVA 20 - <A-~-@-'
These corps" says the expert
give Turkey an available fighting
force Of 6OO,001 men. Those in Asia
will be used in invading Egypt
There are fully 1000 German OIL
cers now in the Turkish army and 1t
is no longer the disorganized, poorly
equipped army that was crushed by
the Balkan allies. Gen. Liman Won
Sanders, an able German leader, IS
in command Of the army. Col Dever,
another German. IS IN command OF
The Turkish straits"
The military expert of the Bourse
Gazette says that the military forces
II Turkey must not be despised. IL
says the sultan can put 5OO,OOO men
in the field at once and that the corps
IN SYRIA are the basis OF an eXpedl-
tionary force that viii invade and
strike at the Suez canal In an attempt
to- wrest control of that waterway
from England and thus prevent the
allies receiving reinfCrcements from
India without long delay.