Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-11-06
WITH PROSPECTS OF THREE
MORE -GREEcE, BULGARIA
AND RUMANIA-sEING
DRAWN IN.
TURKS CROSS FRONTIER
STUBBORN FIGHTING RACES IN
FRANCE, BUT NEITHER SIDE is
ACCREDITED WITH RECENT
DECISIVE ADVANCE.


and Germany and If Portugal is
counted, there now are eleven powers
at war, with prospects of three more
Greece, Bulgaria and Rumania-be-
ing drawn in.
The note which Great Britain pre-
sented to Turkey Friday, demanding
an explanation of the actions of the
Turkish fleet In the Black sea and dis
mantling OF the former German cruis-
ers, the Goeben and the Breslau, was
really an ultimatum to which Turkey
was required to make reply by Sat
urday evening.
So far as is known here. telegraphic
communications with Turkey being in
terrupted, no answer was made, and
the ambassadors at the Ottoman cap
ital of the triple entente, it is under
stood, demanded and received their
passports.
Turkish troops. which had been on
the Egyptian border for some time, al
ready have crossed the frontier, while
the Turkish fleet continues to menace
Russian towns and shipping in the
Black sea.
Neither Russia nor Great Britain
was unprepared for this move by Tur
key, which. government officials say.
was known to have been under the in.
fluence of Germany. and the allied
powers have forces on hand ready to
oppose Turkish invasion.
When the regular forces were with
drawn from Egypt to take part in the
war in Europe, they were Immediately
replaced by troops from home, much
greater in numbers. at least. and only
last week they paraded through the
streets of Cairo, making a splendid i'm
preston.
The problem, both for England and
Russia. however, is the attitude OF
their moslem subjects, who under or
binary circumstances would prefer not
to fight against Turkey. In this war
however, they have rallied to their
flag, as have all other races under
British or Russian rule, and care is
being taken to explain to them that In
this case Turkey, under the direction
of Germany, has been the aggressor.
Bulgaria. owing her existence to Rus
sia, and being under many obligations
to Great Britain. besides being desir-
Gus of securing Thrace as far east as
the Enos- Midia line, which she was
awarded by the London conference
after the first Balkan war, but which
Turkey retook when Bulgaria was at
tackled by Greece and Servia, would
naturally side with the entente pow
ers. but objects. political observers
point out, to fighting side by side with
Greece and Servia.
Russia, however, is expected to ask
Bulgaria definitely on which side she
is ranged as her mere neutrality, un-
der the circumstances, appears insuf-
ficient Should she join the Austrians
and Germans. Rumania is almost GER
tain to declare for the allies, and
Greece even before this may decide to
take her revenge on Turkey. In fact
it is believed that her treaty with Ser
via would compel her to take action
should the latter be attacked by Bull
garia or Turkey.
Italy, too. is brought nearer to war
by the entrance of Turkey, for she has
large Mediterranean possessions to
protect, which would not be safe with
strengthened Turkey.
No Decisive Battle.
The lighting in Flanders and in
France has been but repetition of
that which has been going on for days
past. The Germans have continued to
push their attack which aimed at
placing them in possession of the
French coast ports, but, as before, 1t
has been a ding-dong affair. first one
side making progress only to lose the
ground gained the next night or day.
From the point of view of the allies,
their position is satisfactory, as the
Germans are no nearer their goal than
week ago. There have been tre-
mendous losses which. for once, can
not be exaggerated. While the cap
ture of few prisoners and guns from
one side or the other is matter of
daily occurrence, fighting has become
more severe along the Aisne, in the
Argonne forrest and anlong the Meuse,
between Verdun and Toul, but so far
without making any appreciable
change in the fronts of the two armies.
The German armies are said by the
Russians to have been defeated before
Warsaw and Ivangorod. They continue
to fall back, and the new Russian front
now extends in a semi-circle from
Plock, northwest of Warsaw,
1t is officially announced that owing
to the Germans making prisoners of
all Belgians and Frenchmen of mill
tary age on occupied territory. German
and Austrian reservistst will be ar
rested on neutral ships. 1t is declared,
however, that the ships will be sub
jected to as little delay and inconven-
ience as possible.