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Turkey Apologies to Allies.


has a%pologized on behalf Of his gov
eminent for the warlike operations
of the Turkish fleet under German
commanders in the Black sea, but it
was stated au~thoritatively that the
Porte will have to go much further
than this before the powers Of the
triple entente will agree to resume
friendly relations with the Ottoman
government.
The apology came after Tewfik
Pasha, the Turkish ambassador to
Great Britain, had been handed his
passports.
It was disclosed in a statement is
sued by the French government that
Turkey, in reply to a note presented
by Russia, France and England, agreed
to recall her fleet from the Black sea,
but refused to dismiss the German
officers from her ships, and that, as 1t
was believed she could not maintain
a passive attitude without doing this,
the ambassadors of the entente powers
demanded their passports and left
Turkey.
Turks Must Dismiss Germans.
Washington. Turkeys apology
through the grand vizier "for recent
events In the Black sea-" announced at
London, was a sequel to events which
Ambassador Morganthau reported in
confidential cipher messages to the
state department. 1t was accepted
here as indicating clearly that con-
sentative members of the Ottoman
cabinet purpose to avert val with the
triple etente.
Mr.. Morganthau cabled that shortly
after the Russian ambassador demand
ed his passports the Turkish minister
of agriculture called on a certain neu
trail diplomat and asked him to 60 to
the Russian envoy to ascertain If an
i apology by Turkey for the lombard
ment Of Russian ports in the Black
sea would be accepted and would pac-
ify Russia.
The neutral diplomat saw the Rus.
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structions to leave Constantinople were
absolute, but that when all German
sailors, soldiers and officers were dis
missed summarily from the Turkish
army and navy and when he had been
advised Of their departure from Tur-
key he would return and resume dip
lomatic relations with Turkey.
Torpedo Sinks British Cruiser.
London.-The daring of German sub.
marines lurking along the French coast
on the Straits Of Dover to get a shot at
British ships engaged in bombarding
the German positions in Belgium was
rewarded when one sank the light
cruiser Hermes as she was returning
from Dunkirk. Most of the crew were
rescued.
The Hermes was a comparatively
old vessel and from a naval view
point was of no great value, but the
fact that she was attacked so near
home indicates that the German sub
marines must have a base somewhere
on that part of the Belgian coast, oc-
cupied by German troops, from which
they can menace ships Of the allies
passing between England and France.
Only a few days ago n sank the
French steamer Admiral Ganteaume,
which was carrying refugees from Ca.
,eis.
How many submarines the Germans
have in these waters Is not known,
but several have been lei recently.
When ships are guarded by torpedo
boat ~destroyers, as are those engaged
in bombarding the German positions,
they are comparatively safe, but the
opportunity of the submarines come
when n Is caught alone,
The cruiser Hermes is the seventh
British cruiser destroyed by German
submarines or mines. Others In the
list are the Amphion, sunk by a mine
on August s.; the Pathfinder, sunk by
a submarine September S; the Greasy,
Hogue and Aboukir, sunk by a German
submarine September %, and the
Hawke, sunk by a submarine Octo-
Der Is.
Ultimatum Sent To Turkey
London.-Both Great Britain and
Russia have presented the following
demands to the sublime porte:
An explanation Of Turkeys naval &C
ton In the Black sea; the dismissal
of German officers from Turkish ships,
and the dismantling Of the cruisers
Goeben and Breslau, said to have been
purchased by Turkey and Germany.
Failing to receive satisfaction Of these
demands, diplomatic relations with
Turkey will be severed by Great Brit
ain and Russia.
Egypt Annexed BY Turkey
London.-Turkey has formally an
nexed Egypt, according to a German
official statement which has been re-
ceived from Berlin by the Marconi