The Sentinel=record., 1914-10-31
BALKAN STATES
 NEXT PROBLEM
ACTION OF GREECE AND BUL. CARA WILL BE WATCHED
 WITH INTEREST BY WORLD
Believed That Bulgaria Wi Espouse and Italy.

, t tack on Russia reports of which were confirmed in official dispatches to the American government and the Russian embassy here was viewed by
 officials and diplomats generally here
 today as likely to produce the grayest complications throughout the Balkan states, Northern Africa and Asia Minor
 The announcement Of a stale ot war between Russia and Turkey was eX- pected eventually to bring into the list of belligereats Greece and Italy followed by Roumania and Bulgaria.
 Ambassador Morgenthau at Con
 stantinople in cablegram late today made no mention of a declaration of war by Turkey on Russia but said the British ambassador had informed hm of the bombardment of Odessa by three Turkish torpedo boat destroyers and the sinking of Russian gunboat. Previously Charge dAffaires Wi son
 at the American embassy al Petr3- grad relayed a message from the American consul at Odessa stating
 that in the bombardmcnt of the town some American property was de. stroyed
 With these dispatches and previous indications from the leyant officials feared the long expected co4flaera- ton in Turkey was at aand. They prepared to use the American ciuis- CTS North Carolina and Tennes ee and to set in motion measures of re. lief for Americans.
 While it was suggested in some quarters that the Ottoman govern meat mieht repudiate the raid of the Turkisl destroyers and .he former German cruisers Gochcp and Rresa1, attributing the acts to the initiative of the German officers and crew manning them, the belief prevailed
 that Russia would not passiycly ac- cept this view but would cons de- herself in a state of war with Turkey.
 The complications in Albania where Greece has sent troops to occupy I1pirus, supposedly mourning the dis pleasure of Italy, which country feels a special interest in that terri tory. is believed to alter somewhat the alignment which would have re- suited a month ago from Turkeys entrance into the field of operations.
 Striking differences of opinion de yeloped today among th cdiplomatc representatives here as to the prob- able future course of events in Fur key and the Balkan countries. fin some quarters it was suggested that Turkey must have had some assur. ance from Greece that the latter would remain neutral before she would dare to attack Russia. One of the military attaches only recently in held that Bulgaria would line up against Turkey for the reason that the government of t1e former country was proTurl,lsh, the people were strongly Russian in their sympathies.
 Some of the British officials pointed out that eve1 if war actually broke ont between Russia and Turkey. Eng land would not necessarily be in yolyed It was recalled that England did not declare war upon Austria until it was established that Austrian troops were fighting in France, there. by enabling the latter country to in. yoke the aid of it's ally because she was being attacked. II was admitted as possible in the event of an actual invasion of Russia by Turkish forces the British government might have to respond Co Russia's call for help.