Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-08
BRITISH CAPTURE
FAC, TURKISH PORT
Ottoman Guns SiIenced and
Military Force From
India Lands.
RUSSIAN FLEET SHELLS
ZUNGULDIAK AND KUZLU
Cars Fleet Considers Itself Master
of Black Sea-Armenians
in Battle.


occupation of Fac. port of Asiatie
Turkey. at the mouth of the River Shat
el-Arab, in the Persian gulf
A military force from India, covered
by the sloop Odin, landed with a naval
detachment after the Turkish guns had
been sllenced, according to the an.
nouncement. There were no British
| casualties Fac is the terminus Of the
submarine telegraph to India.
Turkish Transports Sunk.
The bombardment of the ports ri
Zunguldiak and Kuzlu on the Asia MI.
nor coast of Turkey by a Russian flee,
and the sinking of several Turkish
transports were reported today,
According to a telegram from Odessa
the Russians consider themselves abso.
lutte masters of the Black sea, The
Turkish feet, 1t is declared, has retired
behind the Bosporus and does not
seem disposed to come out.
1t Is said also that the Russians have
| occupied the entire region to the
northeast of Erzerum in Asia Minor
Russia is said to be finding useful
allies In the Armenians. who at last
see hope OF being rid Of Turkish rule.
Armenians in Fighting.
A dispatch received in Petrosrad
from Tifis says Armenian refugees
reaching there report that volunteer
bands of Armenians have had several
sharp engagements with the Turkish
garrison at Van on Lake Van in Ar
| mepia and about 145 miles southeast
. of Erzerum.
These bands of Armenians have come
together in the interior of Turkey for
self-defense.
There is no change in the political
situation in the Balkans. none of the
at present neutral states having made
any move. 1t is said, however, that
agitation has been renewed in Rou-
mania for the participation Of that
country in the war on the side Of the
allies.
Constantinople Report.
The following official report from the
Turkish army headquarters in Con-
stantinople was received here from
Berlin by the Marconi Wireless Tele-
graph Company:
On the eastern frontier oar trocpesi
are in touch with the enemy along the
entire front.
'In the roads Of Smyrna, three large
English ships and several English and
French steamers have been seized"
Diplomats Made Prisoners.
TeIegraphing from Amsterdam the
correspondent of Reuters Telegraph
Company says a message received
there from Vienna sets forth that the
Austro-H Hungarian consul general and
the Turkish diplomatic representive at
Tabriz, Persia. have been taken prison
ers by the Russians and transported
to Tifiis.
American minister at Teheran. John
L. Caldwell, have protested to Russia.
according to the correspondent, against
this alleged infraction Of international
law.
Persians Urged to Act.
The entire northern part of Persia is
being flooded with placards. printed on
Turkish presses, urging the Persians to
unite with the Turks in the present
warfare against Russia, according te
dispatches reaching Petrograd from
Teheran, the capital of Persia These
| placards refer to the Persians as
brethren in the faith and make use
of the term, the holy war on Russia -
| The Persian government, however, is
| strongly opposed to any action at the
present time on the part of Persia
whose object is to safeguard Persian
territory against permanent occupation
|
view is shared in parliamentary cir
cles.
Greets German Crown Prince.
| a Rome dispatch to the Exchange
I Telegraph says:
1T is officially stated from Con.
stantinople that Enver Pasha, minister
of war, replying to recent congratula
| tions from the German crown prince
Friday. sent the following message:
THE imperial Turkish army thank:
| your imperial highness and the 5tf
Army Corps for your fraternal goot
I wishes. 1t hopes. with the aid of tn.
German army, under the supreme com
mand of Emperor William, to crust
and annihilate all our enemies.'"