Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-20
TURKISH WARSH|P
IS VICTIM OF MINE
Medijidieh Appears at Odessa,
and Is Sunk Before
Firing Shot.
GERMANS ARE EXPELLED
Nearly 10000 Subjects of Kaiser
in Russian Port Shown
the Door.
GERMANS ARE EXPELLED

Especial Cable to The Times -Dispatch.l
LONDON. June 1o.-Edmond Privut.
who has just returned from Russia.
gives the following description OF
odessa in war time:
The Turks have appeared twice in
the offlng with the intention of
bombarding the town. The first time
the inhabitants were awakened about
o'clock in the morning. Some dam
age was done. and a French steamer
was sunk. The second time the Medi-
3idieh came in broad daylight and rnn
aground on sandbank some distance
from tho harbor after striking a mine
II had not fred a single shot
II appears that tbs Russian admiral
was staying at the hotel on the es-
planade. and was drinking a cup of
coffee when they came to warn him
OF the second visit Of the Turkish
squadron. He seized his glasses and
went to the balcony. The weather was
clear. Only one enemy vessel was Wis
In the mud" cried the admiral. 1t does
head without sinking
Two or three units were dispatched
10 the assistance OF the Turkish crew.
The vessel was deserted. Nothing but
fowl had been left behind TO tell
the tale. The Mcdijidieh's consorts
had taken of the crew and hurried
away at top speed.
GREAT HULL GRADUALLY
SETTLES OFT Of STCuT
I'm order to see tho Mcdijidieh had
10 take motor car and drive some
twenty miles along the road skirting
the shore TO the west of Odessa to-
wards the mouth of the Dniester. AT
last made out some tunnels rising
from the wreck-the hull had dis
appeared as the huge vessel settled
down more and more on her side
around which a little hotila was bus
lily engaged in the task OF taking away
everything Of value.
1T Is declared that at the time of
the first Turkish attack many German.
were caught signaling with lanterns
from their windows. a decree OF ex-
pulsion has now made a clean sweep
OF them. There were nearly ao,o0o
subjects OF the Kaiser still resident in
the city after the outbreak of war, for
II must be borne in mind that Odessa
was the center of German trade in
Russia. The government OF Kherson.
in which Odessa Ia situated. has been
colonized by Germans. and all the
land belongs to them. Now. after en-
joyinK the hospitality OF their enemies
for nine months of the war they have
been shown the door.
There is intense enthusiasm a.
Yba
danellcs and the conquest OF Constan-
tinople. or Tsarsrad. as the Russians
here would fain have it named One
morning I had the honor to be re-
ceivcd by the governor general Of the
place. His Excellency is man OF
some NIFTY years. lean and bronzed.
with gray mustache and flashing black
eyes. He was wearing the gray
brown uniform With the read and black
ribbon of the Order of Vladimir, an6
his appearance conveyed an impression
Of distinction and energy He was
working in a big hall at the end Of an
Immense table. which would comfort
ably seat 100 guests at dinner. AS he
courteously rose to hand me chair,
his first words were:
well, monsieur. what news do YOU
bring US? How are things going in
the Dardanelles? For US Russians, YOU
must understand. that is the most abb
sorbng campaign OF the whole war
NOTHING ELSE COUNTS
BUT CAPTURE OF CITY
These words are faithful refec-
ton OF the public opinion OF the coun-
y, try. At Odessa, as at Petrograd. every
lone Is repeating, We must have Con-
stantinople.' That is the topic OF con-
versation. Nothing else counts. One
would imagine it to be a question Of
life and death. 1t is easy to under
stand this state Of mind at Odessa, for
the whole life of the port is conferred
in the expectation Of wheat. A free
passage is necessary to enable these
millions Of sacks of golden grain to
reach all the ports of Europe.
Corn. corn. nothing but corn. Moth
inE else matters in this busy city. They
will Kill me with their external corn
said a poor poet to me. You speak to
them Of art and they reply. Will you
buy corn OF me?' You talk to them
Ct hearts sadness. and they answer
'Nitcheyo- ncver-n,ind- corn Will go up
tomorrow BY all means let those
cursed straits no forced and let grain
be showered on all Europe. but for
Heavens sake let our hearts and minds