The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-08-01
THE HUN ROBBERS
FIGHT OVERLOOK
TURKEY is SAID TO HAVE QUIT
THE COMBINATION
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS CUT
Germany Wanted One Of the SuItan's
BattIeships To Replace One Sunk
In DardaneIIes-ls Refused But
Took 1t Anyway.

London, July 30.-The relations be,
tween Germany and Turkey have
been severed, according to direct in.
formation from Constantinople.
This announcement is~made by the
Copenhagen correspondent of the Elk,
change Telegraph agency.
The excitement against Germany,
the advices further state, has been
growing, particularly after last week
events.
The Germans recently demanded
the cruiser Hamidieh, the only large
ship then in possession of Turkey, as
compensation for the Breslals the
former German cruiser which was
destroyed in the Dardanelles while
under the Turkish flag.
Despite Turkeys protest, the Ham
fdieh has departed for Sebastopol
with the German flag flying.
Washington Not Surprised.
Washington, d. c., July 30.-While
no official notice of the breach of re-
lations between Turkey and Germany
or rather the central powers, for
without doubt Austria is involved
with Germany in the dispute with the
Ottoman goyernment-has reached
Washington, officials expressed little
surprise at the Copenhagen dispatch
received from London, saying that
Germany and Turkey had severed re-
lations.
In official circles here for some time
past, it has been realized that in her
efforts to serve both Turkey and Bull
garia in the division of spoils, result
ing from the enforced treaty with
Rumania, Germany had incurred the
ill will of both her allies.
Title to Railway Involved.
Following the conclusion of the
peace treaty with Rumania at Jassy,
both Turkey and Bulgaria laid claim
to much of the territory which Ru-
mania was forced to concede. Includ-
ed in these claims was the title to the
railway running from Adrianople to
Dedeghatch and this became the
source of the greatest contention be-
tween the two allied nations. Ger
many for some time endeavored to
induce the two countries to settle
this dispute amicably by suggesting
that the nation which failed to obtain
the railway should receive other COM
pensation.
FaVoritism Charged.
Belief in Turkey that favoritism
was being shown Bulgaria by Germa-
ny in the negotiations, according to
recent dispatches received here, caus-
ed a rapid growth of anti-German feel
ing in Constantinople. A shortage
of food WEAKNESS of the war and dis
satisfaction with young Turk party
because of it's submission to German
control recently found expression in
Constantinople in food riots and mu-
nitions uprisings which have been
sternly suppressed by the military
authorities.
That Turkey has become more and
more weary of the war, was indicat-
ed in the failure of the latest Turkish
loan in June. According to Swiss
dispatches only 100000 pounds was
obtained out of 100000 pounds
sought.
Doubt AS to Permanently.
However, there was considerable
doubt in the minds of officials here
whether severance of relations, even
, if actually brought about, would be
permanent. 1t is believed that Ger
many, calling upon her allies, Bulga-
ria and Austria, to assist her, will I'M
dertake to deal sternly with Turkey,
, and through the thousands of Ger
man agents in that country will seek
to displace the young Turks party
and install some faction which can
be controlled.