Evening star., 1914-11-10
Russia on Land Has the Help
of England and France
at Sea.
UNITE IN DECLARATION
OF. WAR ON OTT0MANS
France Announces Purpose Of Treat.
ing Turks Within Her Borders
as "True Friends"

LONDON. November 10.-Russians
are pressing their campaign against
Turkish forces on land. and the fleets
Of the czar. Ottoman empire. England
and France have been active in bonn
harding ports This epitomizes most
recent events in the warfare which
started when the porte cast its lot with
Germany. Constantinople reports that
the English troops which were landed
at Akabah, on the Red sea, have been
destroyed by Turkish gendarmes be-
longing to the tribes, but this has not
been confirmed.
A formal declaration of war. signed
against Turkey.
The French declaration is remarkable.
After mentioning the Black sea epi-
sode as the direct cause of war. 1t says
that since Turkish>warships, command
ed by German officers, without due
cause had bombarded Russian ports, a
state of war existed between Turkey
| on the one hand and the five allies on
the other. 1t then continues:
Not Counted as Enemies.
sit is not the French republics in
tention ever to forget the cordial
friendship which for many centuries
empire. In view Of this fact 1t will not
consider the many Turkish subjects at
present residing within the French bor-
ders as hostile enemies. but in the light
of true friends"
An official communication from the
Russian Caucasian army staff at Tihic
dated November s, says:
"At daybreak near Koprukeui the
combat was resumed with renewed
force, when the enemy launched
against US troops concentrated In
the region of Erzerum, which in
| their turn were reinforced from the
| garrison Of that stronghold.
! TO Judge from the character Of
| the action and such information as
could be gathered, German officers
| commanded the Turks.
I'm the afternoon the fighting
assumed particularly tenacious
! character. when the Turks support
| ed their advance guards by fresh di-
! visions. However. their attempted
! development of one Of our tanks
failed.
/ Thanks to the valor Of our
troops. we were able toward even
ing, when the battle moderated, to
! hold all we had previously con-
quered.. One of our columns took
| possession of positions at Karakiline
| (karakilissee) and Alaschkertska."
Poti Is Bombarded.
| A Berlin dispatch received by wire.
less to the Marconi company, gives the
following from the main army head
quarters at Constantinople:
THE Turkish feet has bombarded
Pot. one Of the most important
harbors In the Caucasus, causing
| much damage
Turkish gandarnies. belonging to
| the tribes fighting on the side Of
| the Turks, have destroyed the Eng
| lish troops landed at Akabah (on
the Red seal. Four British armored
cruisers Withdrew, only one remain
ing"
| An official dispatch received here
! from Constantinople says that th<
| Turkish fleet shelled, near Kosloe, a
portion of the Russian fleet. which
however, managed to escape. with the
Turkish ships in pursuit Available
gaxetteers give no such town as Kosloe
| but 1t probably Is located somewhere
on the Black sea coast.
| The protected cruisers kagul ane
Pamiat Merkooria of the Russian
Black sea fleet bombarded the Strait.
of Bosporus and the coal depots of,
Eregli Saturday. according to an an
nouncement made at Constantfnoplt
and forwarded by the correspondent =,
Athens of the Paris Temps.
Soon Returned to Port.
| The Turkish fleet, it is added. wen,
out to meet the Russian warships, but
soon returned. A number of vessel.
at the port of Eregli, which is 12s
miles northeast of Constantinople
were destroyed during the lombard.
ment by the Russians.
| The governor general of the province
of Algiers is in receipt of communica-
tion from native Mussulman chiefs ex.
pressing loyalty to France. says a
Havas dispatch. One of the communi.
| cations says:
| "Our devotion to the French cause
Is absolute. We are prepared to march
! a ainSt all the enemies of Franco whC