The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-10-30
WAR SUM MARY

the great war are the entrance of
Turkey into the struggle. as re-
ported from Petrograd and the
retirement as first sea lord of the
British admiralty Of Prince Louis
OF Battenberg.
Ever since the war began the
attitude of Turkey has been the
subject of doubt 1t has been re-
ported number of times that
Turkey was on the verge of join
ing forces with Germany; it was
even said that Germany had sup
piled the ottoman government
with large sums of money. Great
Britain warned Turkey to keep
off. and recent advices from Con
stantinople indicated that Tur-
key intended to maintain her neu-
trality.
Now comes word that a Turk
ish cruiser has bOmbarded the
Russian seaport of Theodosia in
the Crimea, and that another
Turkish cruiser has threatened
the seaport of Noyorossysk, on
the Black sea.
Under stress OF pursuit by
british warships, the German
cruisers Goeben and Breslau
early in the war took refuge at
Constantinople. They were pur-
chased 10y Turkey, but the Ger
man officers and crews were re-
tained. Later they sailed forth,
and warning was issued by Rus
STA that should the Russian war
ships meet these two cruisers
they would open fire.
The former German warships
have proved a cause OF irritation
throughout the last few weeks to
the allies, and Great Britain has
asked the Ottoman government to
remove the Germans from the
vessels, but Turkey replied that
this was domestic question.
Meanwhile Turkey has been UNI
der surveillance by the allies.
Her action in the present attack
on Russian seaports has not been
explained, but it is possible that
her injection into the war may
bring to arms some OF the Balkan
states which have mp to the pres
ent remained quiescent.
The retirement of Prince Louis
of Battenberg from the British
admiralty will be learned with no
surprise, for the British admiral.
VINO held the post of forst sea
lord has been the subject OF
newspaper campaign because of
his Austrian birth and his Ger
man connection. In his letter of
resignation Prince Louis says he
has been driven to the painful
conclusion that his birth and par
entage has had the ERECT OF i'm
pairing his usefulness on the
board ,of the admiralty. and that
he would withdraw hcpiag there
by TO facilitate the tas Z of admin
istration to which he had devoted
his life.
Along the battle fronts, both in
Belgium and the north of France
and in the eastern arena. the
same story is being told of indie
terminate actions. The British
admiralty continues to call atten-
ton to the effective service rem
dered by the warships off the
North sea coast; the French tell
OF German repulses and French
progress; the Germans, speaking
of the battles in France and Bel
sium, declare that their progress
is entirely satisfactory.
The Russian hosts are, accord
ing to adyices, pushing the Ger
mans and Austrians back. This,
TO a certain extent, Germany has
admitted but the Austrians aver
they are virtually holding their
own.
The report that Greece has
taken possession of Southern ALI
bahia is causing a profound i'm
preston in Rome, but in Italian
political circles it is believed that
Greece will not be supported by
Great Britain and France.
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