The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-01
Failure to Comply at Ones
Means War With England
France and Russia
Germans Command
Turkish Forces
Enver Pasha. Young Tur
Leader and War Ministe
Believed to Be at Bottom 81
Hostile Acts
Petrograd. Oct 3f.-Diplomala0 4
relations between Russia and Tur-
key have been broken on. n

II
key have been broken on. M
London. Oct. 3f.--A formal dcC1oEu~
ton Of war gainst Turkey by Rusg
France and Great Britain MaY CDAno
at any hour.
Theoretically, the Ottoman Emptr4
iss till at peace with the txdpae enten1A
Actually the Turkish navy and ArmAy
are operating against Russia an1
are in utter chaos, but the tangled
situation cannot endure.
The ambassadors Of the allies hnve
demanded from the Porte q aatAos
factory explanation OF aGgreas1OM n
the Black Sea and have given 1uf8mrI
forty -cight hours to apologize. 70 o.
mantle the German cruisers G01em
and Breslau and to repatxiate 00oU
and Crews If
Turkey appears to be procFA
mating ii accordance with her a4HtoM1
policy. Ministers OF the EovernHn9
have intimated already that tha
lacks on Russian sen coast towne
the sinking and damaging o1 ~
.kIs fnB xAa not gf<l4fAds 49, NJ;
but wss tl1e fxraeppaasiht ~
EGerman ofsicsrs .EkA OIL a1k8 ~
was transmitted to all captt1z4 4
It's effect has been nuiiined III
and more serious acts Of war. 1Ao
sinking OF two Russian dcstroyef1 II
the Black Sea near the mouth Of the
Bospor,ls, was Immediately foll0We4
yesterday by an engagement between
q Russian and d TurkiSh fieet In tho
Black Sea. presumably near Odesna-
It lis reported that the Russians sank
"a destroyer and mine layer and
captured a collier.
Bombartiing SchastopOl.
Turkish warships have begun .
bombardment OF Sebastopol, the sea-
coast stronghold OF the Crimea. the
scene of the fiercest struggle hetwe0n
the Anglo-French armies and tf0
Russian forces in the Crimean war.
The fortress was prepared for attack
and there is no apprehension here Az
to it's safety. There Is a report to-
night that Russian squadron has ~.
tackled the bombarding feet.
In spite of diplomatic, overture6,
and the Porte's failure to declare waf
formally. there seems little doubt that
Turkish troops are virtually 1T the
frontier of Egypt. ExpeditionArr
forces are threatening the Euex Canal
and it is reported to the Exchaneo
Telegraph Company from Cairo tha1
5000 Bedouin have entered Egypttaa
territory.
Statements that the Russian ana
bassador has left Constantinople an~S
pear to be untrue. although there II
no doubt that Russia expects, evan
welcomes. war with Turkey. Isha
British and French ambassad doris lin9ef
in Constantinople. although they AZ
preparing to leave and will place thar
affairs in the hands OF the Amer1cah
ambassadc.. The news Of thu anvowe
OF the triple entente have delivered -
ultimatum TO the porte Indicates tkAH
the situation must be cleared within q
few hours. Both Great Britain ana
Russia with the support OF Franco.
under instruction from their forei9ns
off1ces Presented the following de-
mands today:
Present Demands on Turkey.
First. That Turkey explain ana dir
Black Sea-
Second. That the battle cruissr
Goeben and the small cruiser BresIau.
alleged to have been purchased froaS
Germany. be disma ntled.
Third. That Turkey must send N
their homes the German officern Ana
crews who are alleged to have remain.
ed on these ships and to have t6lro0
part in attacks on Russian ships at1
townss M
The reply of the Porte has not be1f
TcCeiNcu, nut nope II &tltI Gxpfo10o0 0&~
ficially that the reply will b u =
character to prevent the extenai0n ~
hostilities.
The Sun correspondent In Ronon
telegraphs tonight that the 01n1
Vizier is presiding over an extrnOF1
nary cabinet councll, summonAA t0
make important decisions. Tho counGDo
has been sitting night and day.
Strong Peace Party In T0Rko0. III
Unquestionahly there II s&ill Z aEr0n
peace party in Turkey and eolna
the ministers are adverse to war, ~
ing that Turkey win b. destroyed Il
the end This element repreaanka -
elder statesmen and the faction Wh1@
still inclines to friendship for -
land. N De-
The Sun correspondent n Aa
learns, however, that Enver NoG1;
war minister and leader Of the XGGn
Turks, u determined on WAfs ri
that to Enver Pasha exciusively II
the sudden attack on nuaeiA IA
Black Sea. szs5
The Novoe yremya o. Pe&1oGp
saws that Turkey, under GerNnAm k
fluence, has made al prepaEek112g
var and has gathersd = fully
army corps between 1htAee a.
\ SrearinssA = aessa4 \