The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-11-06
WARS LATEST PHASES

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TURKEY Reports received in Lon
don from Constantinople say that
the Russian and Turkish fleets en-
gagged in battle off Odessa Des-
patches from Berlin say that the
Russian ships tried to prevent the
Turkish feet from entering the
Black Sea from Bosporus and that
in the fight that followed two Rus
sian destroyers were sunk Russia
has declared a state of war existing
as regards Turkey and the Russian
Ambassador and suite have left Con-
stantinople, turning over the bust
ness of the embassy to the Italian
Ambassador.
BRANCE.-On the French left wing
the Germans made violent attacks
against the front occupied by the
British troops and on both sides of
the La Basse Canal. but without
any success, according to the Off
cial communique issued at Paris.
This statement also reported a re
neWal Of activity in the district of
Rheims and the heights of the
Mouse. The afternoon statement
said that the Belgian army flooded
the country in the lower valley of
the User and forced the Germans
who had crossed the river to fall
back. It also reported that the
violent counter attacks against the
French and British corps to the
northeast and east of Ypres were
repulsed and that the British
troops have undertaken an ener-
getic offensive and have regained
ground previously lost to the north
of Basse. The French reported
progress between Arras and Albert
and on the river Aisne below Sois-
sons.
TTALY.--A message received in Lon
don from Bucharest says that Italy,
as the only signatory power to the
conference of London which re-
mains neutral, will be entrusted
with the duty Of enforcing the de-
cision of the conference and that
in the pursuance OF this position
she now has six warships at Avlona.
GERMANY.--A wireless from Berlin
said that it is announced that the
stock Of copper in Germany is SUM-
cient for war lasting long time.
DIR. Rhomer former counsellor OF
the German Embassy at Toxic, says
that it is Japan's aim to free Asia
from European and American influ-
ences and to subdue China to Jap
anese supremacy.
London. In a telegram from Am
sterdam correspondent of the Cen
trail News quotes the representative at
Ostend Of the newspaper Tyd to the
effect that thousands of wounded Ger
mans are returning from the battle
field in Flanders. Loaded into all
kinds of vehicles, the sad procession
Of wounded men is moving northward;
those not seriously hurt are travelling
on foot.
Thousands OF unburied bodies cover
the battle ground, the correspondent
continues, and no one can form an
adequate idea or the awful number
OF victims falling every moment in
this mad fight.
Between Lepe and Middelkerke the
German guns have ceased firing for
the reason that the shells would. kill
German troops as well as the soldiers
OF. the Allies. Consequently only
hand-to-hand lighting is taking place.
A despatch to the Times from Ber-
lin, via Copenhagen, asserts that pre-
parations are being made in the Ger
man capital for the public proclama-
ton Of annexation Of Belgium, which
is mentioned officially as "the happy
German reichsland under the illus
trious sceptre of Kaiser Wilhelm Won
Belgium"
GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORT.
Berlin. German general headquar-
tprS gave ouf a ranorf nm fhn sif11a.