Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-03
BALKAN COUN
. TRIES LIKELY TO
Get into war
Turkeys Hostile Move Is Almost
3 Certain to Engulf Whole
Eastern Hemisphere.
TO GATHER FORCES IN SYRIA.
Attempted Invasion of Caucasus on
One Side and Egypt on Other !
Is Expected.
TO GATHER FORCES IN SYRIA.


lions of the European war nave
been increased by the entrance of
the Turkish empire into the conflict
on the side of the Teutonic allies.
I Following the Breslau's exploit in
bombarding Theodosia, Russia, Tur-
kish destroyers have sunk the Rus
sian gunboat Donets in Odessa har-
Dor and damaged three Russian and
one French merchantmen.
No official declaration of war has
yet been made, but Turkeys action
seems to make it probable that the
area of conflict may be greatly wild
ened and further complicated.
The Balkans, whence sprung the
present European conflict, present
such network of hostile interests
that Greece and the other Balkan
nations may easily be drawn into
the vortex. .n.....- ....
Greece, it is believed, will likely
be the first state now neutral to
throw her weight against the Otto
man army. Bulgaria holds a re-
markable position. She Is bound to
Russia by racial ties and to Great
Britain by obligations for diploma
tic support in the last war. But her
interests and sentiments are violent
ly hostile to Turkey and Greece.
Roumania, too, seems certain to be
drawn into the great struggle.
An attempt to invade the Cau-
casus on one side and Egypt on the
other is the programme military
men think the Turkish army is like
ly to endeavor to carry out Turkish
forces have been gathering recently
in Syria and Palestine, but march
across the Sinai peninsula will be q
hard one, because the country is vir-
tualIy desert.
The English papers are confident
that the protection of the Suez can
al against a raid and CT Egypt
against invasion are we'll provided
for. They recognize that the addi-
ton OF Turkey to the befligerent
forces probably will prolong the war
and increase it's horrors. They say
that this means that Great Britain
must raise more men. How long
Italy can remain aloof is question
that is being asked by the nswspa-
pers.
Portuguese government describes
the German invasion Of Angola as a
small affair, but it is thought here
that it may result in bringing Por-
tuga1 definitely into the general war
On the side of the triple entente.
News received from the western
battle lines. last night indicates
that the Germans desperate at
Tempt to gain Calais and command
he English channel has failed for
he present. The flooding Of the val
ey Of the User canal, together with
he work of the British warships
md of the Belgian army along the
coast are reported to have compelled
he Germans to withdraw somewhat,
while the British and French are
;aid to be able to advance on the
inc further into the interior.
The British naval force near Nj
,uport consists Of three monitors,
hree cruisers and batt1eship with
l2-inch guns. Destroyers are pro-
Getting the ships from attacks by
German submarines, which have
,een lowering around the coast.
A German official report says that
)unkirk is preparing for siege
md that the populace is prepared to
lood the locality in case of Ger
nan advance
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