Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-11-03
IF TURKEY REFUSES
RUSSIA'S DEMANDS
WAR IS INEVITABLE
Russia Demands Dismissal Of
German Officers from
Turkish Ships
MUST PUT WARSHIPS
OUT OF COMMISSION
Sultan Up Against 1t As War
Party viii Never Consent
to RuSsia'S Terms

Petrograd Nov. a. Fareddin Bey,
the Turkish ambassador here, left
Petrograd with his staff today after he
had been assaulted by Russian en-
ployes Of his own embassy.
The allies had previously rejected
the sultan's partial apology for acts Of
hostility committed hy Ottoman war
ships against Russian ports and Black
Sea shipping. HOstilities apparently
being inevitable, the ambassador inn
mediately began preparations to leave.
The Russian help at the embassy there,
upon demanded four months arrears of
pay. Fareddin replied that it would be
Forthcoming when the Turks took
Odessa,
The attack on him followed One
clerk struck him on the jaw The police
were called but refused TO interfere,
Members Of his staff finally succeeded,
however, in protecting the departing
Turkish diplomat and the party left by
way Of Finland shortly afterward.
"Russia," proclaimed a manifesto
which the ear issued today, welcoming
war with the sultan, twill receive this
fresh aggression on the part Of the
ancient prosecutor Of the Christian peo
pies with tranquility. The Slavs will
meet the issue with confidence, realiz
ing that, with God Is help, their valiant
armies will triumph again over the
Turkish hordes and punish the insolent
foes Of the fatherland," "
II was expected that within week
an imperial decree would be issued OK
pelling all Turks from Russia,
What Russia Demands.
The sultan 5 apology took the form OF
an expression Of regret for the attach
on Russia in the Black sea and Of al
offer to withdraw his fleet from thOst
waters. The allies insisted, however
that the cruisers Goeben and Breslau bt
put out Of commission until the end Of
the war, that the German Officers II
the Ottoman service be dismissed, ant
according to some accounts that IN,
Turkish army be demobilized.
The Constantinople government
showed no signs Of acceding to thes,
terms and, indeed, It was doubtful i
the Turkish war party, led by Enye
Pashn, the war minister, highly In
fluential parsonage at the sultan 8 cap
ital would even acquiesco in tn
apology.
Reports were current that the Russial
Black Sea fleet was already concen
trated aud awaiting the Turkish squad
rons attack. Naval officers expresse
entire confidence that the czar's force
would win easily.
They asserted, too, that the fightin
effectiveness Of the former Gcrma
cruiser Goeben had been much oyel
rated During It's recent bombardmcn
Of Seyastopol, they stated, the vess,
was hit by shot from one Of the shor
forts which damaged the mechanism o
the turrcts, interfering with the mani
ulnaon Of the guns SO badly, in fac
was the ship disabled II was assorted
that Il was deemed the highly traino
German crew would be- wasted on boar
II and the men were accordingly Dbl
tributed among the sultan Is other flgh
ing crnftS
Unconfirmed accounts were receive
Of fighting between the Russians an
Turks In the Caucus.
Whether or not clash actually ha
occurred, II was definitely and o
ficially announced that the yiceroy
that territory had been ordered to Gro
into Turkey and attack the Ottoma
troops said TO be massing on the III
tan + side Of the frontier