New-York tribune., 1914-11-15
TURKS NEAR SUEz
CANAL, SAYS BERLIN
English Wounded Taken
to Cairo, According to
German Report.
RUSSIAN ROUT
ALSO CLAIMED
Ottoman Troops Said to Have
Crossed Border-Talk of
Holy War" Revived.

Berlin, Nov. II By wireless to Say
vile, Long Islnnd) Reports reaching
Berlin from Milan set forth that in
Egypt fighting already has occurred
near the Suez Canal. This information
was given out to-day from official quar-
ters.
Four wagonloads of English wound
ed have arrived at Cairo, says the re-
port. The men were hurt in fighting
between Suez and lsmailia. There has
been mutiny of the native troops
and many well known Egyptians have
been arrested.
An official Turkish communication
received in Berlin describes the final
defeat of n Russian force consisting OF
on entire army corps on the Caucasian
border. This engagement occurred or
November IL. The Turkish report says
that the forces Of the enemy were so
shattered that they we're unable 10
offer any further resistance.
London, Nov. Fighting continues
in the Caucasus between the Russians
and the Turks, with both governments
claiming victories.
The Turks, in an official communica-
tion given out az chief headquarters
at Constantinople under date of No
vember 13, claim TO have invaded tht
Russian territory of Caucasia.
The Turkish official communication,
contained in a Reuter- dispatch from
Amsterdam, says:
Last night our troops, after a sur
prise attack. occupied all the Russian
blockhouses on the border of the villa
yet of Trebizond. penetrated for three
hours into Russian territory in the
direction OF Batum, and occupied the
Russian barracks at Kurdaghlu.
an the battle OF Koprukeui Thirty
miles east Of Erzerum) on the 1lth and
18th the Russians were defeated, losing
1000 dead, 1000 wounded and 500 pris-
oners. Our troops captured 10000
rifles and very much ammunition.
"The Russians retired in bad condi
ton, in the direction of Kutch. The
steepness of the ground. together with
fog and snow, handicapped our out
flanking movement, and consequently
the Russians could not be completely
cut off. The pursuit continues"
II was declared officially to-day that
the western entrance of the Shat-el-
Arab River. known as the Abadan Par
sage. was now clear and that steamers
were passing freely. .
British forces a week ago occupied
the port Of Fac, at the south Of the
Shat-el-Arab, a Turkish river which
empties into the head of the Gulf OF
Persia. Previous to the landing of the
British forces the Turkish guns at
Fac were silenced by the fire OF the
sloop Odin.
Turkey has issued a statement
through Rome placing the blame for
the war between the British and Otto
man empires on England, which, she
saws. complains Of Turkeys acquisition
of the German cruisers Goeben and
Breslau and does not mention anything
of her seizure of two Turkish battle
ships which were building in England
al the outbreak of the war.
II is also charged that England did
all she could to wreck Turkey and that
the British guarantee of integrity
could not be regarded seriously be-
cause of her occupation of Egypt.
Turkeys threat 20 preach a holy war
is a cause of uneasi-ess IN Germany
as well as in England and IN France
close observers of the political STU
alton point out, because of ITS posi-
bic effect on Italy. So far as Egypt l.
concerned, the danger mark seems 20
have passed, as the chiefs of the Ulema
composed of the leading Moslem re-
liqious societies, have issued a procla-
nation urging the Moslems to remain
calm, while the sheiks in the Sudan
have refrained from taking action re
carding Turkeys proclamation OF ''ai
on the Allies.
Petrograd. Nov. 1.-THE Genera
Staff of the Russian army in the Cau
casus has communicated to Petrograd
the following statement:
"The fighting in the region around
Keprykey continues. There have been
no engagements in the province OF
Zatchorokh, in the valleys of the Bay
aid and the Alaschkert or on the coast
of the Black Sea-"
The following official communication
has been issued from the Caucasus
army headquarters:
"There mas been nothing new during
the dav of November 13. On November
- a number OF detachments Kurdish
cavalry made their appearance south
of Karakiliss and Alaschkertska, and
came into collision with our cavalry
Overwhelmed by the force OF our
horsemen, the Kurds were routed