Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-03
APOLOGY TOOLATE,
RUSSIA DECLARES;
TURKS ATTACKED
Forces of Car and Ottoman
Troops Battle Near Trebi-
zond, on Frontier.
BRITISH CRUISER SHELLS
ARABIAN TOWN, AKABAH
Soldiers and Armed Natives Driven
Out and Forts De-
stroyed.
PEACE IS FARTHER REMOVED
Porte Must Do Much More Than
Express Regrets Before Situation
Is Relieved-English Prepared
to Protect Egypt.
PEACE IS FARTHER REMOVED

sia has replied to Turkeys apollo
CIV for the raids of her navy in
the Black sea with the fateful
words, Too late" and in London
it is thought hardly likely that
diplomatic pressure viii prevent
the war party among the Young
Turks from dragging their coun-
try into the European ernbroglio.
The events of the past twelve
hours show that the grand vizier
OF Turkey has made every effort
to conciliate the entente powers,
but the influence of his partisans
Ill the Turkish cabinet is not be-
heved to be great enough to force
the porte to meet the demands
for reparation formulated in the
Franco British notes.
So far as Russia is concerned a
state OF war with Turkey actually
exists, and the reply of the Rus
sian foreign minister to the ex-
planation of the grand vizier does
not hold out, in the opinion OF
London, any hope for a peaceful
outcome of the dispute.
British Shell Akabah.
That Great Britain will also follow
in the footsteps of Russia, and also say
to the porte too late" was indicated
today by the announcement that the
fortified town of Akabah, in Arabia,
on an arm of the Red sea, has been
shelled and occupied by the British
cruiser Minerva. There was some loss
to the troops holding the poslIlon but
no British casualties. Akabah is at
the head of the gulf of Akabah, $50
miles east of SueZ. The admiralty an
nounced this occurrence as follows:
Upon arriving at Akabah the
cruiser Minerva, Capt PercivA War
lcign- found the piace occupied by
soiuIers and armed natives. One of
the solcIers had the appearance of
a German officer.
The Minerva then shelled the port
evacuated, ana landing parties from
the Minerva proceeded to destroy
The forts, the barracks, the post Of
hCe and the stores.
There was some loss to the
enemy. but no British casualties
Russians and Turks Fighting.
Another important bit CT news anent
the Turkish situation was the short
OFFICIAL dispatch from Vienna stat
ing: "On the Russian-Turkisn frontier
near Trebizond battles have commenced
between Russian and Turkish troops"
An orflciai communication was given
out in Constantinopie today fol-
lows:
According to official reports from
the Caucausian frontier Russian
troops have attacked our frontier
forces at several points, but were
compelled to retire.
the Russians suffered losses
through the energetic resistance of
the Turkish troops"
The Petrograd prefect of police has is
sued an order expeliing from the country
within d week all Turkish subjects.
Caucasian Army to Move.
\ dispatch from Tifiis. capital of the
Russian government of the same name
III Trans Caucasia, to Reuters Tele-
gram Company, says:
1T is announced that the emperor
has ordered the Caucasian army to
cross the frontier and attack the
Turks.
the city council of Tiflis met in an
extraordinary sitting on the occasion
of the beginning of the war with
Turkey in Caucasia- The Russion,
Georgian, Armenian and Moslem coun-
..i1. al
arity of the various nationalities con-
stituting the Caucasian population in
the desire to repulse the enemy of their
common fatherland. The sitting
terminated with cheers from all pres-
ent. The councillors decided to ask the
governor of Caucasia to tender to the
emperor an expression of their respect
and loyalty"
Turks Blow Up Own Gunboat.
According to advices from Constanti-
nople. an Angto-French fleet entered
Tohesme bay, Asia Minor, about forty
miles west of Smyrna. where the small
Turkish gunboat Berak Refs and the
Turkish steamer kanili-Adda We're an
chored. The commander Of the Turk
ish Gunboa; sank the steamer and blew
up his own vessel to present their cap
lure by the allied fleet.
The Russian steamer koraljevo Olga
was seized at Constantinople last night
y Turkish crew was put aboard the
vessel and the Turkish flag hois,ed
Confirmation of the report that Turk
ish cruisers bombarded the Russian
port Of Novorossisk, on the east coast
of the Black sea, October 80, and of
the burning and scuttling of the Brit
ish steamer Friederike, was received
today by the British foreign office from
Sir George W. Buchanan, the ambas-
sador of Great Britain at Petrograd
Although the grand vizier of Turkey
apologized on behalf of his govern
ment for the warlike operations of the
Turkish fleet under German command
Ia.-~-.-