Arizona republican., 1914-11-05
SOME DIPLOMATS
ALREADY GONE
Although No Statement is
Given. Understood Tur-
KEYS Apology for Actions
Of Fleet Proves Unaccept-
able to Triple Entente

LONDON. Nov. 4.-Turkey has now
definitely broken off diplomatic rela-
| tions with-Great Britain, France Rus
sia and Servia. Her diplomatic repre-
sentatives in the capital of three coun-
tries acting on order of the Porte.
have demanded and received their
passports. Some of them have already
left their posts, while others will de-
part tomorrow. Although no statement
to this effect was given out, it is under
stood that Turkeys apology for the ac-
tions of her fleet in the bombarding of
Russian Black Sea ports and Russian
ships. proved unacceptable to the pow
ers of the triple entente, in that Tur-
key is not prepared to accede to the
demand that German officers in her
service be dismissed and the ships pur-
chased from Germany or dismantled.
The powers which the Ottoman gov
ernment has thus defied- already are
taking War-like action against Tur-
key The British have destroyed Fort
Akabah in Arabia. the Russians have
invaded Asia Minor and the Anglo
French fleet is bombarding the forts
of the Dardanelles
The American embassy is preparing
| to take over the diplomatic duties Of
the Turkish embassy and the first sec
retarv of the American embassy, Er-
win 3. Laughlin has discussed the de-
tails of the transfer with Ambassador
TeWfik Pasha.
Military men here say the allies have
just as good means for bringing rein
forcements to their lines as the Ger
mans, and express confidence that a
new attack will prove as fruitless as
the previous ones.
The Indian troops and the pick of the
English territorial forces have dis
tinguished themselves in fighting and
have come in for compliments from
General French.
For the trend of events on the East
Prussian frontier. reliance has TO be
placed entirely in the Russian report.
as the German headquarters say moth
ing about it. The Russians, according
to 4 Petrograd report, successfully met
the German offensive movement from
East Prussia and the Germans are now
/ retreating across their own frontier
4 leaving large quantities of arms and
ammunition behind them.
! In Poland still according to the Rus
slams, the Germans continue to fall
/ back. while further to the south the
| Russians al last have the Austro- Ger
man forces, forming their right wing.
| on the move and occupy the import
| ant towns of Kielco and Sandomir, and
| taken 200 officers, $1,000 men and sev-
| eral dozen of guns and machine guns.
| Now that Turkey has aligned her
! self among the nations at war. the
speculation is what the other Balkan
powers will do. Greece is said to be
preparing to take sides with the allies.
While Bulgaria has given assurance of
! her neutrality. Bulgaria, however is
mobilizing for as a Bulgarian diplo-
mat said. with Turkey in the area Of
war, Bulgaria must be prepared for
any eventuality."
Next to the Turkey situation. the
appearance of German warships off th-
coast of England. is causing the most
discussion in this country. There is q
lieve that no serious raid is intended.
but that the Germans have hoped to
induce the British Warships to follow
them and by laying mines as they re
tired. to catch some bigger ships as did
Submarine d..
The fact that the Germans did lay
mines seems to indicate to the naval
experts the ships engaged in this work
We're old ones. These experts argue
that Germany would not take such
risks with new vessels. AS if to prove
this contention. experts say the firing
on the British cruiser Naloyon. which
resulted in slight damage to that YES
sci. showed the Germans were not
armed with modern guns.
Official reports of fighting on land
as ISSUED today recorded advances at
various points and repulses of attacks
. at others. There is no great change in
the situation, according to these re-
ports 1t is definitely announced the
Germans have given up their positions
along the User having been driven out
there by the flooded country and the
gun fire of the allied troops The war
ships and the Germans. however kept
! ! up an attack on the allies lines around
Ypres. where the British are fighting.
Although at this point they have not
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