The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-11-03
TURK MINISTER'S
FEEL THEIR WAY
THROUGH NEUTRAL AMBAssA.
DOR ENDEAvOR TO SEE n
APOLOGY WILL BE
ACCEPTED.
Not Likely Such Action Alone Will
suniee. But Turkey viii Have
to Make Reparation.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 2.-Turkey'S
! apology for recent events in the
Black Sea" through the grand vizier.
announced at London, was a sequel 20
events which Ambassador Morgenthau
reported today in confidential cipher
messages TO the state department. 1t
was accepted here as indicating clear
~ purpose on the part of conserya-
i've members of the Ottoman cabinet
to avert war with the triple entente.
Mr.. Morgenthau cabled under date
OF p. m. Saturday that shortly after
the Russian ambassador demanded
his passports the Turkish minister of
agriculture called on a certain mem
trail diplomat and asked him to go to
the Russian envoy to ascertain IN An
apology by Turkey for the lombard
ment OF Russian ports in the Black sea
would be accepted and would pacify
Russia. The neutral diplomat saw the
RUSSIAN ambassador. who said that
MS instructions TO leave CONSTANT
nople were absolute. but that when ali
German sailors. soldiers and oYic.rs
were dismissed summarily from the
turkish army and navy and when he
had been advised of their departure
from Turkey. he would return and
resume diplomatic relations with the
ottoman empire.
Received Same Reply.
Later in the day the Turkish minis
ter OF agriculture called on sthe same
neutral diplomat TO learn II an apol-
losy would be accepted by the Rus
sian government The same reply
was made TO him. and the Russian
french and British ambassadors left
on special train at D. m. Saturday.
arranged through the Efforts on the
American ambassador.
Although details OF the Turkish
apology reported from London had not
reae hed here, officials and diplomats
hsIts,.- ~ WIN the situation did not
istled with the written apology uuless
was accompanied by the Dismissal
~, t ne German officers and sailors ana
sSiutefs ana perhaps by the dismantliuE
or the aoeben and Breslau. former Ger
man cruisers. now menacing Commerce
81 ne allies In the Black sea. The
never been explained 10 the satisgsc,ia,,
Of the entente ''V'
split In cabinst
Ihe efforts Of the minister In tae
turkish cabinet to avert a war was In
ottoman government was seriously spiit
on ne issue q war or neutrality. rhe
WlhlHters OF finance, Interior aud agri-
culture are endeavorlng to keen TURKEY
~ peace with the Entente. but the min
isters OF war and navy are said To- have
Germany
The American ambassador T. making
arrangements for panic stricken Amcri-
cans 10 leave Turkey by special train 10
Greece. The Italian ambassador j. active
trying 20 secure safe conduct for Rus
sian subjects who also are anxious to
leave the Ottoman empire.
From the reports dispatched by Nor
genthau before cable communication
with ConHtantinopie was severed late
saturday night. and from the Turkish
apology forwarded 20 London a ray OF
nope that Turkey would take into ar-
count her already demOraiized econo-
mic condition ana maintain her neu-
trality was apparent in official circles
The entry 81 Turkey into the war was
viewed here with some concern on ar-
count of the possibilities Of anfi-Chris-
tan uprisings and danger 10 American
missionaries.