Show r iwi i-iwi 1 I r 1 V 1 tl l.-tl 1 t UL JAN T AN I MUST APOLOGIZE OR FIGHT ULTIMATUM M C GIVEN TO TOT T TURKEY p Of S1 Explanation Is Demanded of Recent Looting of American Property at Tabriz z i iBy By Stanley M. M Reynolds Staff Correspondent International News Service WASHINGTON Juno June 25 A A AVY VY V V virtual ultimatum was to today today today to- to day sent by the United States government to Turkey demanding demanding demand demand- ing irig an immediate and satisfactory tory of ot tho Tabriz inci dent There Is strong reason to believe that failure on the part of ot Turkey to give o favorable response will bo be followed fol fol- fol- fol lowed sowed by a a. declaration of war on tho the part of ot this nation Tho demand the demand the third sent to the authorities In Constantinople n- n Consta since tho Incident was red occurred was forwarded by Secretary ot of State Lansing the Swedish government Sweden was bearer of ot ono one of at the two previous communications and Spain of ot the tha other To nelt neither er of ot these pr previous messages has th tho Ottoman government paid P the tie slightest attention MESSAGE IS URGENT This message declared an official of ot tho the department referring to the de demand de- de mand means business Tho The offense ottense for tor which an explanation explanation explanation tion is demanded is tho the action of ot the Turks at Tabriz in sacking the United States State consulate consulato there thero and looting the United States hospital The United States demands to know whether r t. t was the outcome of ot Irresponsible mobbing following the c turo of ot Tabriz Tabriz Ta Ta- briz by tho Turks Officials tonight mado made no effort tl to conceal their Impatience over oyer tho the failure failure failure fail fail- ure of tho the Constantinople foreign of office of- of lice Ice to pay attention to tho the Inquiries of ot this governments government's demand demands ana 11 n nis is admitted that the relations between the two governments have o never been moro moro more strained than thc they aro are at the present moment PRESSURE PRESSUR FOR WAR Considerable Considerable- speculation is current curren concerning the possible military and political effects of oC a n declaration ol of olwar olwar war wal n against Turkey For or months month past the the- strongest kind of ot pressure has lias been brou brought ht to bear on I Wilson both by tho the allied aWed governments governments govern govern- ments and members of ot congress in Ie behalf of or such action Tho pressure pressur Is directed d to include Bulgaria In tin the war Hh declaration 1 th 1 U v HUH h b v. v of ot collapse Coli following owing her latest military mill mili tary debacle on the tho Italian front and with Bulgaria and Turkey quarreling between themselves and with Germany Germany Ger Ger- many over the torn carcass of ot Rumania Ru mania it may be bo that the administration tion still will cling to the belief bellet thai that better results can bo obtained by with holding tho war declaration This is discounted now however h la I tate state department quarters quarter where whore It ll it I I admitted that today's message to Turcey Tur Tur- key cey If It unfavorably responded to cannot can not help but bring bring- matters to a crisis TIME LIMIT UNKNOWN With passage by tho the senate today to da day of ot the amendment to tho the army bill providing for Cor tho thu creation of oC the tho Jugo Ela slav Cor foreign sn le legion lon interest is re- re I ed In m the possibility that troops oJ this legion lesion when formed might b bused hi h. used to advantage advantage- on the Baikal Balka front in tho the event event- that tho the United States does docs tho the sword t Turkey It Is In the Th Balkans kans that the heart bean of f the tho Ju Slav Jugo-Slav movement Is lo to- to and with a to United States Jugo Juo slav Sla legion entering tho the lists in thai war var theatre n mt many believe new ne lite would be given the revolutionary spin among niong tho small nationalities In tin the Balkans subject to the central powers Officials in the state department dep de tie lined dined to state what titan limit if It any had md been pIa placed cell upon the demand foi tOI foin an n explanation from Turkey but It II was as plainly evident that the government governS govern ment merit Is not disposed to wait walt mon mort mona than a 1 few row days dayS' |