The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-10-30
TURKEY ENTERS WAR
ON SIDE OF GERMANY
Action by Ottoman Porte An.
'nOunced from PetrOgrad.
ENDS PERIOD OF DOUBT.
Prince Louis Of Battenburg Quits
the English Admiralty
Board.

Prince Louis OF Battenburg Quits
the English Admiralty
Board.
Associated Press dispatches in the
morning papers this morning says
the latest features of the European
war are the entrance of Turkey into
the struggle as reported from Petro-
grad and Tokyo, and Prince Louis
of Battenburg's retirement as first
sea lord of the British admiralty.
Ever since the war began the atti-
tude of Turkey has been the subject
Of doubt. 1t has been reported a
number of times that Turkey was
ready to join forces with Germany,
had supplied the Ottoman govern
ment with large sums of money
Great Britain warned Turkey to
keep off and recent advices from
Constantinople indicated that Tur-
key intended to maintain her aeu-
trality. Now comes word that a
Turkish cruiser has bombarded the
Russian port of Theodosia in
Crimea, and that another Turkish
cruiser has threatened the seaport
of Novorossisk on the Black sea.
Under stress Of pursuit by British
warship the German cruisers Goeben
and Bresiau early in the war ,ook
refuge at Constantinople They
were purchased by Turkey but the
German officers and crews were re-
tanned. Later they sailed forth and
a warning was issued by Russia that
should the Russian warships meet
these two cruisers they would open
fire. The former German warships
have proved cause of irritation
throughout the last few weeks to
the allies and Great Britain asked
the Ottoman government to remove
the Germans from the vessels but
Turkey replied that 1t was domes-
tic question.
Meanwhile Turkey has been under
surveillance by the allies. Her ac-
tion In the present attack on Rus
siian seaports has not been explain
ed, but 1t is possible her injection
into war may bring to arms some of
the Balkan states which up to the
present have remained quiescent.
The retirement of Prince Louis Of
Battenberg from the British admi-
rally will be learned with no sur.
prise, for the British admiral, who
held the post of first sea lord, has
been the subject of newspaper
campaign because or his Austrian
birth and German connections. In
his letter Of resignation Prince
Louis says he has bee driven to the
painful conclusion that his birth and
parentage have impaired his useful
ness with the admiralty, and that he
withdraws. hoping to promote the
administration Of the admiralty.
The fight in Belgium and the
north OF France continues. The
British admiralty continues to call
attention to the effective service
rendered by the warships of the
North sea coast; the French tell of
German repulses and French pro-
gress; the Germans. speaking of the
battles in France and Belgium, de-
Glare their progress is entirely salts
factory.
The Russian hosts. according to
Petrograd advices, are pushing the
Germans and Austrians back. This
to a certain extent Germany has adj
nsttted but the Austrians aver they
~ holding their own.
'.NsThe report that Greece has taken
possession of southern Albania is
causing a profound impression in
Bone. but in Italian political circles
it believed that Greece will not be
supported by Great Britain and
france.