New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-07
Turkish Subjects Fight the
Sultan'S Forces at
Two Points.
100000 TURKS
MARCH ON EGYPT
Berlin Reports Army in Sinai
Peninsula Is Advancing
British Vessels Sunk.


eeiyed by "The Daily Telegraph from
Tlflis. capital of the Lieutenancy OF
Caucasia. by way of Moscow. says:
"The Turkish town Of Van GAO miles
southeast Of Erzerum, Turkish Ar
menla) is being besieged by detach-
ment Of Armenians who are aiding the
Russians. The town has a large ar
senal. Another Armenian detachment
is operating in the rear of the Turkish
army"
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Liverpool correspondent says
the Turks have seized the British
steamers Assiout and City Of Khios at
Smyrna.
The British steamer City OF
khlos, 1888 tons, was last reported
at Alexandria. October 10. The
! Assiout, 1894 tons. was at Alex
andria October 4.
Berlin, Nov. 6. An advance of Turk
ish troops IN the Sinai Peninsula, in
the direction Of Egypt. is reported in
Berlin from Switzerland
The Turkish army operating against
/ Egypt is said 20 number quarter OF
million men. This news was given
out officially to-day.
The "Frankfurter Zeitung" publishes
dispatch from its Constantinople cor
respondent, who transmits an inter
view with the Khedive of Egypt. The
khcdive expressed himself as undis-
turbed By the reported British annex
alton of Egypt
The people Of Egypt soon will recog-
nize, the khedive declared. that the
situation created by the British can
not continue, ard the Britons soon will
see that the annexation OF the historic
and holy territory of Egypt can only
he of "A temporary character.
Constantinople )via Sofia and Lon
dom, Nov 6.-According TO Turkish
official announcement. one of the
British warships bombarding the Oar
danelles was struck by a shot from one
of the forts and an explosion on board
resulted.
A British steamer, it is also stated,
has been sunk Off Avail, Asia Minor,
after the crew and cargo had been put
ashore.
Amsterdam Nov. 6.-The "Vossische
Zeitung" has published dispatch from
Sofia. Bulgaria. saying that Turkish
cruisers have successfully bombarded
the Russian fortified seaport of Batum,
on the east shore of the Black Sea.
Petrograd. Nov. G.-The Russian
Consul General at Constantinople, ar
irving at Odessa, said that the Turkish
officials were as surprised as Russia
by the sudden offensive taken by the
/ Turkish fleet in the Black Sea. The
/ consul general said:
"The news of the Turkish lombard
ment became known in Constantinople
some time after the occurrence. Ad-
hitting that Turkey was fully prepared
for war, nevertheless German action
rrecipitated the crisis. | regard the
/ extreme courtesy shown by Russian Of
/ fcials two days following the Turkish
attack as proof of Turkish surprise at
/ recent events"
An unusually large guard Of picked
/ troops was placed at the disposal OF
/ the Russian Ambassador, the consul
general said. and the Grand Nizler's
| private secretary personally superin-
/ tended and facilitated the departure OF
/ the Russians.
The branch of the Russo-Asiatic
! Bank at Batum con the east coast OF
the Black Sea- has transferred its de-
posiss and documents TO Baku, on the
Caspian.