The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-04
,o.r-ll casie DespatcA to Tnr SUI

>o.cl' rattle Despdtch 10 THE srN.
IoSuuN. Nov. 3-Whatever hope re-
manned that hustilities would not be ex-
tended ~ the Ncar East was shattered
to-day hy the news of the bombardment
and CAPTURE of the Turkish port OF
Akabah by "a British cruiser and Of
hattie between the Russians and the
Turks near Trebizond. on the Black Sea
coast.
Akabah is a point of great Importance
IN the present crisis. 1t is 100 miles
sast OF Suez and commands the head of
the Gulf Of Akabah The Turks have
ben concentrating troops in this region.
From Akahah their cavalry patrols were
threatening Egypt.
The Admiralty issued the following
report of the occurrence, which indi-
Gates that Great Britain and turkey
are definitely at war:
Upon arriving at Akabah the cruiser
Minerva. capt Percival Warleigh.
found the place occupied 10y soldiers and
armed natives. one Of the soldiers had
the appearance of a German officer The
Minerva then shelled the port and the
troops The town was evacuated and
landing parties from the Minerva pro-
,aadad tn DESTROY the forts. the barracks,
III. most office and the stores There
WAS soma loss TO the enemy but no
Britisb casualties"
I, Is explained that the bombardment
u Aklhdh. Oh the gulf Of the same name.
when is AN arm OF the Red Sea, was
purely necessary To protect briush 'hter.
IS AZ me coit'n'i'u, ,, o,','e' Ut VIA
'a'e vas '"'''"''' "
Russians Invade i"rAes'
5.s,,,,cb from, Tiais in tho eau
.It,, ,ht, e,,,. 10, ua, ~ Com
49, '''' INNS '''' ~ - .',t,, 20
s'dhuhopie, points 10 an 'hN"S'o' VI
Turkish territory by RUSSIAN troops. II
mad been reported previously from
Pe,rograd that the Russian army in the
Caucasus yvas ready TO attack. An off,
ctai ro,,r,u,icotion riven ont in Con-
s,.,,,t,,,,',. -.
''''P'' '"''' - -,
ACCORDING 10 oiHCIhi rcpor's rum 'io
caucasian frontier RUSSIAN troops nave
attacked our frontier forces at several
points. but were compelled to retire. The
Russians suffered losses through the
ener-atic resistance of tho Turkish
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IN '''eS' '"u'et'io'' ''". MY 10
An"d in an announcement by the offi-
c!al press bureau here this evening that
thu British Consul at Basra and several
British merchants have heen detained by
the Turl,isb au,boritIos Tho inforrna
IT, NO.. -, 49,, ,,.., raa1
10 'N''''' oS Wv D''N,
D" 'eieeTHh sent py tne bri'ish consul
AZ Mohhmmerah. on the frontier of Persia
and Asiatic Turkey. The despatch was
dated Yesterday, Basra il n frontier
cry and A river mort of Asiatic Turkey
The rcport OF the detention OF tho Rrit,
's7 Consul at Rasra. i'm Asiatic Turkey. 1.
undoubtedly true. hut the British Govern
Ia, 90 ,La So ,S,, ,big 80 30, a.,
ofB,,sl ,ct ~ ,bo Tu-Lish Covernrsn,
mn, a., ,,,a,,,,,,r,,.d o,io, no Your,
Turls ard ,.crr,,ns
The s,u,t,o,, boty,.c, c.rc,t Rr,taIn an,
Turl,o,, -, -, r,,t,ai "a ,h.ro /,
1co-r.I,. am, -, 80 sa,ar,hto nm /,
tho ..o,,rsa -, a,,or,s
IL b.. ,o, ,,,,,,,aha,,o Tho, esb,i,y Ia,
ho,0 ,.s,,,, 80, H., Is,,,,nta;n hnrder wher,
O. 0oo Rr,tish a,d osii,,n troons ore de
Se,dtrg 10 ,ron,tor agoInsr a rrenacin,
for... -, podo,,,rs and Ir-.s,,,ar cayairy
A d.sn,t',b r@c"i,,aL from, cairo to-da,
saws ina no iryas,or ~ Isgvnt,an terri
tory bns boo,, attar,,ntod as yet and ina
the british arc fulIv nrenared 10 repuls
An attack. which could only be futile.
Wv, ",spaIrn iron" ler'in I"I1 ,ba As %e'
'- SHORE Of the Suez Canal. provided wit
900 0O0 bags of sand with which IT Is pro
posed to build "A dam i'm the canal owe
which thc Turkish army will advance.
The general situation In Egypt Is no
alarming The people do not know OF IN
rupture between Turkey and the allies AM
press censorship was established to-day
Major-Gcn Sir John Maxwell receive
Yesterday a deputation OF 800 Bedoui
CHIEFS, who expressed their loyalty Z
Great Britain.
rurki.b Cabinet Mny Resign.