New Britain herald., 1915-08-23
JAPAN TO FURNISH MORE MUN|TIONSTO
 ARMIES OF RUSSIA
Mikado Decides That it Is Time for
  More Concerted Action by Nippon and Allied Powers
ITALIAN TROOPS SAIL
 UNDER SEALED ORDERS

Vienna Reports That King Emman-
 ucrs Forces Have Evacuated the
 Island of Pelagosa, Which They
 Joint Military Action by Entente Against Turkey Arranged in July.
 Tokia despatches announce that Japan has decided to give Russia greater assistance in prosecuting the war. All governmental! and private re- sources will be employed for increas- ing the output of munitions for the entente allies, particularly Russia, the government having decided that the time has arrived for more concerted action by Japan and the powers With which she is allied.
 According to a Berlin news agency wireless message it is officially an- nounced that Turkey and Bulgaria have concluded a treaty by which Bull garia secures a railroad outlet to the sea and agrees to maintain a benevo- lent neutrality If not more."
 Sunk Without Warming.
 The British government officially stated today that the steamer Arabic was sunk without warning and that she neither attempted to escape nor to attack the German submarine. The government had previously de- clared the Arabic was not under con- voy when she was torpedoed.
 Transports loaded with troops be- leved to be intended for operations against Turkey have sailed from Italian ports under sealed orders.
 Evacuates Island of Pelagosa.
 Italy has evacuated the Island of Ielagosa, Vienna reports. - A Turkish collier and a German Levant liner with munitions on board i have been sunk in Turkish waters, the former by a British submarine. ac- cording to a dekpatch from Sofia.
 The captain and two other officers of the British steamer Diomed were killed by shell fire of German sub marine and seven members of the crew were drowned when a boat was swamped. The Diomed surrendered 2 fter a pursuit of four hours and was sunk.
 Victory for Allies.
 Germany's naval losses in the re- cent and in the Baltic were One of the most powerful dreadnoughts of the German feet" two cruisers and eight torpedo boats, according to the Rus sian admiralty statement today. It had been previously announced Tn Petrograd that the big vessel sunk was the battle cruiser Moltke, sent to the bottom in the Baltic by British submarine.
 The only Russian loss mentioned in account of the Gulf or Riga enga gementS was that or the gunboat Sivutch, sunk after an un- equal fight with d German cruiser and torpedo craft after accounting for two German torpedo boats. I
 German Destroyer Sunk
 A German torpedo boat destroyer was sunk off Ostend Sunday night by two French torpedo boats which es- capped undamaged, Paris announced. 1
 The British government issued an | official denial of the report that the | steamer Dunsley, which was torpedoed | shortly before the sinking of the l Arabic, was an armed patrol She l, was an unarmed, and peaceful tra der, 1 it is declared.
 Plans for joint military action by l Italy, England France and Russia 1 against Turkey were arranged in July and can immediately be put into exe- cution, advices from Italy assert.
 Japan to Help Russia.
 Tokio, Aug. 23.-The Associated Press learns that Japan has decided to employ all available governmental and private resources for increasing the output of munitions for the allies, | partic ularly Russia.
 The Japanese government believes the time has arrived for more con- certed action against the enemies of Japan and her allies.
 The Kokumin Shmbun says: Pre- n1ier Okuma states that Japan has decided to give greater assistance to Russia to prosecute the war. He could not discuss details, but allowed 1 it to be understood that this assistance would take the form of the forward | ing of greater supplies of munitions"
 Russia short of Ammunition.