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Show I TURKEY MUCK DISSATISFIED Ottoman Empire and Germany Sever Relations Division of Spoils Hard Problem. WASHINGTON, July 29. While on official notice of tho breach of relations rela-tions between Turkey and Germany or rather the central powers; for without with-out doubt Austria is involved with Germany in the dispute with the Ottoman Ot-toman government has reached Washington, officials expressed little lit-tle surprise tonight at tho Copenhagen Copenhag-en dispatch received from London saying that Germany and Turkey had severed relations. In official circles here for some time past it has been realized that in her efforts to serve both Turkey and Bulgaria in the division di-vision of spoils resulting from the enforced en-forced treaty with Rumania, Germany had incurred tho Ill-will of both ber ajlies. Following the conclusion of the peace "treaty with Rumania at Jassy, both Turkey and Bulgaria laid claim to much of the territory which Rumania Ru-mania has been forced to cede to her enemies. Included in these claims was tho title to the railway running from Adrianople to Deadeagatch and this became the source of the greatest contention con-tention between tho two allied nations. na-tions. Germany for some time eudeav-ored eudeav-ored to induce tho two countries to settle this dispute amicably by suggesting sug-gesting that the nation which failed to obtain tho railway should receive other compensation. Belief in Turkey that favoritism was being shown Bulgaria by Germany in the negotiations, according to recent dispatches received here, caused a rapid growth, of anti-German feeling in Constantinople. A shortage of food, weariness of the war and dissatisfaction dissatisfac-tion with the Young Turk party becauso be-causo of its submission to German control recently found expression in Constantinople in food riots and munitions mu-nitions uprisings which have been sternly suppressed by the military authorities. au-thorities. Turkey Weary of War. That Turkey has become more and moro weary of the war was indicated In the failure of the latest Turkish loan ''in June. According to Swiss dispatches dis-patches only 12,000,000 pounds was obtained out of 32,000,000 pounds sought. However, there was considerable doubt in the minds' of officials here whether severance of relations, even if actually brought about, would be permanent. It is believed that Germany, Ger-many, calling upon her allies, Bulgaria Bul-garia and Austria, to assist her, will undertake to deal sternly with Turkey Tur-key and through the thousands of German agents in that country will seek to displace the Young Turk party and install some faction which can be deponded upon to obey tho mandates of the central powers. It was also pointed out that the Turkish army is officered almost entirely en-tirely by Germans and that while the Turkish diplomatic authorities might sever relations with Germany, the army would remain thoroughly German. Ger-man. Also reports have been received that the Constantinople police system is ormeatcd thoroughly with German influence, making possible tho continuation contin-uation of the spread of German propaganda prop-aganda among tho Turkish people. It the Copenhagen report should prove true the military situation may be favorably affected in the interest of the entente allies. Bulgarian resistance, resist-ance, it was pointed out tonight, may be weakened greatly in consequence of tho quarrel with Germany and accordingly accord-ingly nn easy northward movement from the Adriatic to the Aegean sea might be accomplished by the French, Italian and British troops, who have been making a successful campaign iu that quarter. |