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Show BRITISH WARSHIP SHELLS TURKISH PORT I GERMANS POUR OFFICERS INTO J TURKEY TO LEAD PORTE'S ARMIES 5, GREAT BRITAIN AND TURKEY ARE tt AT WAR; APOLOGY OF NO AVAIL ton, ' tie Both Russian and English Troops Have Begun Active Military Measures Turks at Red Sea Port Found Under German 4 fe Officers and British Officers Had No Course Left But to Open Hostilities Germans in Flanders rk. Seeking Another Route to Calais. cm '1 EMPEROR WILLIAM URGES SUPREME EFFORT trlticv Noni! Kaiser at Battle of Ypres Sunday When Lives Without Num ber Were Sacrificed in Attempt to Capture Important Bin, position Paris Expects Allies to Hold Back Furious Onslaughts of Germans Under Any Circum-iDlj Circum-iDlj U stances Advances Further South wl Are Reported. 6, Ofc j uteti " Constantinople, Nov. 3. via Amsterdam and London, 1:53 p. m. An official communication was given out in I, Constantinople today as follows: "According to official reports from the Caucasian frontier, fron-tier, Russian troops have attacked our frontier forces at several sev-eral points but were compelled to retire. "The Russians suffered losses through the energetic resistance re-sistance of the Turkish troops." -Res- London. Nov. 3, 6:38 a. m. A dispatch from Tiflis, cap- !V ital of the Russian government of the same name in Trans- Drtu -!-' -r i ianjj Caucasia to Keutcr s 1 elegram company says: "It is announced that the emperor has ordered the Cau- casian army to cross the frontier and attack the Turks.' Havre, France. Nov. 3, via Paris, 5:05 p. m. An official communication given out by the Belgian general staff and dated November 2, 9. 1 5 p. m., says: "The enemy has fallen itrefj back towards the east, abandoning his dad and wounded. II & Our troops are holding the positions occupied yesterday. Our advance forces, which moved towards the Yser are finding jjt5 everywhere signs of precipitate retreat." 3tvl- , Berlin, Nov. 3. (By Wireless). Turkey, according to RTY an official announcement made in Berlin today, has pledged her word not to attempt an Islamic movement in Libya, and, therefore, there is no cause for Italian uneasiness regarding iyWiB J ripoli. if vi . London, Nov. 3, 2:50 p. m. The Copenhagen corres-;ps; corres-;ps; pondent of the Evening News says that a German subject who heard Emperor William on a recent occasion when he addressed ad-dressed his troops, quotes His Majesty as follows: "We are now fighting for the life of Germany. They wish to kill Ger-D Ger-D J many, but I say if we win and we must win a new em- III J pire shall arise more splendid than the world ever saw a new Roman-German empire, which shall rule the world, and the ! world shall be happy." n. J Paris. Nov 3. 2:47 P. m Tho St i French official announcement Riven J out this afternoon says the Germans J would appear to have completely abandoned the left bank of the Yser i below Dixmude and that troops of the ' allies have reoccupied pointy on the-; , river without great difficulty The text of the communication fol lows: "On our 1. ft wing the enemy seems tf to have completely abandoned the II left bank of the Yser downstream I from Dixmude nnd reconnaissances by Jl troopa ol the allies undertaken on the highways in the Inundated regions i were BUCCeeBlu in rcoecupylng points ply0 of passage across the river without great difficulty. aCtU5 "To the couth of Dixmude and in the direction of Oheluvlt. our advance was particularly perceptible "In the region to ihe north of Lys. in spite of determined attacks by the t jlT, Germans In eousiderable force, our II front was everywhere maintained or re-establlehed by the end of the day Fresh German Attacks Fail. "Fresh attacks by the Germans on U the environs of Arms and agniust Litons and LeqiiGsncy-en-SanterTC re-, re-, suited in failures. "On the center. In the region ot the m(jt Ail D6 to the cast of the forest of Algue, we have made some progress To the east of Vailly. according to the latest news, thosv or our troops j- Hbo held the positions on the Bloneq o! the plateaus to the north ol the villages of Ch&TOnne and Soupir had been compelled to draw back Into the valley to the oast of the location. Wi have maintained our positions at Amont on the right bank of the IlhS rtver- Vw i "There was violent cannonading yjit during the dav betweon Bhelms and -rfl U ! it well as on the heights ' cf the Mouse. 5? "Further etrorts on the part of the Germans in the forest -of Argonne have been checked. "We have continued to make progress prog-ress to the northwest of Pont-a-Mous- sou. "On our right wing there have been some engagements favorable to our arms along the river Sellle " London. Nov 3, in 56 a m Russia Rus-sia has replied to Turkey's apology for the raids by her navy In the Black sea with the fateful words "too late and in London it is thought hardly likely that diplomatic pressure will prevent the wa? party among th Young Turks from dragKing their country into the European embrog-lio. embrog-lio. The events of the laBt twoir hours show that the Grand Vizier ol Tur-I Tur-I key has made every effort to conc ili-ate ili-ate the entente powers, but the influence influ-ence of his partisans In the Turkish cabinet Is not believed to be great enough to force the porte to meet the demands for reparation formulated formula-ted in the Franco-British notes. So far as HuBsla i9 concerned a state of war with Turkey actually exists ex-ists and the reply from the Russian foreign ralnlBter to the explanation of the Grand Vizier does not hold out. In the opinion of London, any hope for ii peaceful outcome of the dlsput. German Attacks Further South. The tumult of battle has rolled back from the Belgium coast and af-tei af-tei the apparent failure of their fierce assault on the English and Belgian lines around Ypres. the Germans evidently evi-dently are diverting their attack toward to-ward a more southerly point Much activity on the part of the German mobile columns Ib reported from Belgium and there ie evidence that the invaders have not exhausted nl I the resources which are being brought to bear in the campaign to - cut their way through to Calais Tie German assault at Ypres Is believed be-lieved by London observers to have been repulsed decisively. But this has been at terrible cost to the British Brit-ish army, which apparently has suffered suf-fered as 8eeely as did the Belgian fore 6S Concerning the situation along tho River Aisne, the reports from Berlin nnd from Paris are sharply contradictory. contra-dictory. The Germans declare they have made distinct progress while the French assert that all the German assaults have tailed completely. Determined Attack on Russians. In the eastern arena, tho Russian right wlnp which reyts cm the frontier fron-tier of East Prussia, evidently has been sustaining determined attacks from the Germans In the meantime mean-time the AUBtrlans, hundreds of miles away, still threaten the Russian left wine. Reports of the fall of Pr-emysl Pr-emysl are declared by Petrograd to be premature and due to the capture of 4000 men of the Przemysl garrison together with a lnrse amount of arms and equipment when a sortie was attempted at-tempted Great Line Is Safe. The safe arrival of the White Star line 6tearner Olympic at Belfast has caused much relief here The detention deten-tion of this vessel at Lough Swill) in the north of Ireland, gave rise to many rumors of disaster to the great liner and her narrow escape from the mine field has brought home to the English Imagination the grave danger from this source. Today the drastic mine ' policy of tho British admiralty Is meeting with general approval The new mine regulations virtually close tin- North sea Navigation which normally fol lows North sea routes will be diverted to tho English chnnnel. i Olympic Reaches Belfast London, Monday. Nov 2, 10 35 p m. The White Star steamer Olympic fiom New York, October 21. for Glasgow, Glas-gow, which had put Into Lough Swilly on the north of Ireland. October 29, presumably seeking safety from the German mines in northern waters, reached Belfast this morning From October 29 to November 2 the Olympic was at anchor in a remote part of LouKh Swilly. With the exception ex-ception of Charles M Schwab none of her passengers was allowed to land Mr. Schwab refused to discus dis-cus the delay to the Olympic except to say that the steamer had not been ln jured. Heavy Fighting Along the Yser. London. Nov. 3, 7 67 a. m. "Heavy fighting is reported today along the Yser. apparently to cover the movements move-ments of large bodies of troops In a southerly direction,' says a Rotterdam Rotter-dam dispatch to the Times. The Ger mans, with ammunition wagons and Kuns, marched from Bruges to Cour-trai Cour-trai today." the correspondent continues con-tinues "and there Is pronounced activity ac-tivity among the Bniish air men. It is stated that three German staff officers of-ficers were killed by a bomb dropped at T hlelt, 15 miles southeast of Bruges. "Following the fierce attack against the British along the Yser. the Ger man main force is evidently making a desperaU- effort to break through to Calais by a more southerly route." London, Nov 8 1:10 p m Great Britain and Turkey are at war; Germany Ger-many has recruited an ally In tho east. After 24 hours of uncertainty, during which hope was expressed the porte might make amends for the incidents in the Black sea, the British Brit-ish admiralty announced shortly before be-fore 1 o'clock this afternoon that a British warship had bombarded and had destroyed th' Turkish barracks at Akabah on the Turco-Egy ptlan frontier. fron-tier. It was at Akabah that Turkish cavalry cav-alry patrols wen.- reported yesterday-preparatory yesterday-preparatory to moving into Egypt. Then.- the British found soldiers apparently ap-parently under Germans serving as quasl-Turks much in the same manner man-ner aB the Herman officers remaining In charge of the cruisers Breslau and Goeben, and, British officials say, there was DO course but to open hostilities. hos-tilities. Apology of No Avail. The apology of the Turk for the as saults of his fleet on Russian portB In the Black sea has not accomplished Its purpose Both Russia and Great Britain have undertaken active military mili-tary measures against him. In France the troopa of Emperor William, frustrated in their persistent persist-ent endeavors to advance along tho coast, are now seeking a route more to the south and the fighting ln Flanders Flan-ders is going on with determination on the part of th allies and heavy onslaughts from the enemy. The Germans last Sunday, according accord-ing to news dispatches, made a supreme su-preme effort to capture Ypres Lives Without Number Sacrificed. Lives without number were sacrificed sacri-ficed in an endeavor which apparently resulted In failure for todaj they are said to bo concentrating ihelr troops well to the south of this battle-scarred locality Bmperor William himself was present, according to uews dispatches dis-patches at the latest attempt to capture cap-ture this lmiortant position. German Ger-man forces have left Bruges for Cour-trai. Cour-trai. 25 miles to the south, and 18 miles east of Ypres, whore the British Brit-ish hold the line This is taken to i INDIANA BETTING FAVORS SHI VELY1 it.:.,; wCZrJmm A np mmm Senator Benjamin F. Shively. The bitter senatorial fight between, the Republican and Bull Moose, forces in Indiana has brightened the chances of Benjamin F. Shively, thej Democratic nominee, for re-election. He is a slight favorite in the betting.) indicate the selection of another way to reach Calais. Basing Its hope that the allies will be able to continue to hold back the German advance in the north, no mat ter how determined and furious It becomes, Paris Is still optimistic as to the outcome In Flandors. Crown Prince Wounded. A wounded man was brought recently re-cently to the imperial palace at StrassburK and medical experts from Berlin were summons! to attend him. The rumor soon sot abroad that the patient was Frederick William, crown prince of Germany. These reports bave not been verified, but traveler reaching C,enca from Strassburg, declare de-clare them to be true France to Follow Great Britain. Turkey s formal entrance into war against the allies for France cannot but follow Great Britain came at a time when the Turkish ambassadors still at London and Paris were uncertain uncer-tain what next was to come n apology from the (.'.rand Vizier for Turkish attacks on Russian ports and doubt as to who held Uie whip hand ln the sultan's government, together to-gether with the attitude of the Bal kan states were factors which, blend ed. seemed to carry 6uch weight as to make Turkey hesitate German Conspiracy Charged. The London press waB ever conciliatory con-ciliatory In tone, hoping to the last that the matter would be adjusted. The newspapers maintained this tone, notwithstanding the reported Turkish activity Ln Egypt The British all along have claimed that Germany was responsible for the Turkish unrest and. If it proves true that the Akabah garrison was German or part German, Ger-man, the Charge of a widespread conspiracy con-spiracy in the east, Englishmen say, will seem to be sustained The British admiralty statement concerning the engagement there the first in the latest phase of the great war, was brief, not giving the extent of the enemy's loss, but adding that there were no British casualties Germany Pouring Men Into Turkey, This engagement doubtless will be followed quickly by others in Egypl while the former German cruisers Goeben and Breslau are likely soon to be heard from In the Black sea or elsewhere. Great Britain has long anticipated Buch a contingency and has made preparations to check an Invasion of Egypt Meanwhile it is announced that Germany Ger-many has been pouring officers and men into Turkey. Many of them peak Turkish and will command Turkish detachments equtpred with modern weapons, which the Germans are said to have supplied. German Officers Arriving. A dispatch reaching London today from Constantinople says that sev -eral hundred more German officers have Ju6t arrived, though a majority Ot them, it is asserted, are familiar with Turkish army organization, having hav-ing been employed at the Ottoman capital before. While these developments arc breaking break-ing In tho east, the Germans relentlessly relent-lessly are maintaining pressure on the allied line In West Flanders, where, for more than a fortnight In the face of the heaviest losses or the War, th.-y have been trying to drive through to the French coast "The fight there now has assumed a stage where the invaders, military' obsi rv. rs say. soon must begin to fall hack on entrenched positions unless un-less aome progress be made No man. however, can predict how many-more many-more troops the Germans btand ready y et to bai riflce in an endeavor to accomplish ac-complish what is paid to be the German Ger-man emperer's supreme wlah to got to Calais Germans Maintain Morale. That the Germans have not lost their morale Is generously attested in todny'B account from tho British headquarters at the fort penned by Col. E. D Swinton, the author of all these descriptions of the operations in which the British forces have participated. par-ticipated. "It seems." he writes, "that success will favor tho side which possesses the most endurance or can bring up and fling fresh forces into the fray " British Losing Heavily The British have suffered heavily he admits, which means that recruit !np In England must go on unabated. If the caps In the British ranks are to be filled. Of the Germans. Col. Swinton says that, despite enormous lo66es. they "have so far been able to fill the gaps in their ranks and return to the charge." The London newspapers today print lone accounts of the heroism displayed display-ed by the London-Scottish regiment, the first British territorial under flr and the hope is expressed editorially that their deeds cannot but inspire other young men to enlist British Hold Back Germans. London Nov 8 4 13 a. m. Telegraphing Tele-graphing from Calais, a correspond ent of the Daily Mall says: "The British wedge which the Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria and Grand Duke Albrecht of Wuert-temberg Wuert-temberg tried to crack between theSn still puts forward a veritable bayonet thrust at the heart of the German line at Ypres and has finally wrecked the raid on St. Talalsi "In the lost three weeks the Ger mans who had advanced fifteen m l( ; from Ostend have been beaten back five miles with losses estimated from 35,000 to 50, unn men. According to a naval officer I have seen, the losses to the British flotilla flo-tilla during the bombardment did not exceed s score of killed and about 50 nu n wounded." Fierce Battle Sunday. London. Nov. 3. 3 54 a. m "One oi the supreme battles of the war was waed on Sunday." says the correspondent cor-respondent of the Daily Mail in northern France "when the Germans concentrated their forces in a mighty attempt to capture Ypres. Under eo -er of a furious cannonade they hurled vast masses of troops against the allies lines "The imperial order was to t?k' Ypres at all costs and the German commanders were prodigal of life in their en4eavors to fulfill this imperial command The losses of both sides were enormous. The battle raged during the whole day, but Ypres Is not taken "It Is reported that the German emperor em-peror himself was present to stimulate his troops." Paris Nov 3, 6:55 a. m Confidence Confi-dence Is growing here that the lat est offensive movement of the Germans Ger-mans In Belgium, whereby they hope to gain a clear route to the French channel ports, will fall. All reports here that the allies have successfully withstood repeated and violent attacks The official s'atement of the Bel gian general staff indicates a shift in the scene of the German attack from the north coast, where they fought so hard and stubbornly, to the viflnlty of Ypres, where the British hoid the line This region, it Is de-clt de-clt red. has been the scene of violent ai tacks In which both sides have lost heavily The news of the French success around Ste Marie Aux Mines and St Die In the Yosges region, was eagerly received here. The developments In this quarter assured the French of a solid position in a difficult region where, it Is expected, they shortly will win a greater success. President Polncare'B vis't to the battlefield In West Flanders, where, at Fumes while practically under fire, be and King Albert of Belgium reviewed re-viewed the French and Belgian troops caused some fpars for his safety, but also admiration for his bravery |