ALLIES BOMBARD TURKISH PORTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2302, 9 November 1914, Page 5

ALLIES BOMBARD TURKISH PORTS

ARMY NEAR RUSSIAN FRONTIER GRAND VIZIER FORCED TO REMAIN IN OFFICE (Reo. November 8, 5.5 p.m.) ■ Rome, November 7. A message from Constantinople statoj that the Russian Fleet bombarded Zonguldak'and'Kuslu, in Asia Minor, sinking several vessels in the harbours. (Rec. November 8, 10 p.m.) fcolrograd, Noyember 7. Official.—He Russian Fleet sank three Turkish transports laden with stores and munitions and another -pith troops aboard, at'Zonguldak, Zonguldak is on. the Black Sea coast of Asia Minor, 140 miles oast of the Bosphorus. ___ ' Petrograd, November 6. It is reported from Odessa that twelve German arid Turkish coal transports were sunk on the Anatolian coast. ATTACK ON DARDANELLES FORT. • ■'•■.' Paris, November 6.' ' Advices from Mitylen'e state that the Anglo-French bombardment of the Dardanelles exploded a magazine at Fort Sedil Babr, the northern headland at the entrance to the' Dardanelles from the Aegean Sea. London, November 6. Heavy Krupp guns, sent from Constantinople, are being placed on both sides of the Dardanelles.—''Times" and Sydney "Sun" services. TURKISH ARMY OF 90,000 AT ERZERUM. Potrograd, November 6. - The Turkish forces in the vicinity of Erzerum, forty miles from the Bussian frontier, are estimated at 00,000 men with L'oO guns, besides Kurdish ' cavalry. The Russians advanced lifty miles over tho mountains for thirty hours, through deep snow in the defiles. ' Official.—The Russian army in tho Caucasus is clearing the enemy's country. The remnants of tho Ottoman advance, guard were defeated on . .Wednesday.. '

(Reo, No7epiflMH&>a>-fIP-tofcJ Amsterdsm, November 7. A Turkish' official says: "Our troops epef in touch with the enemy on tfcfr' whole Eastern front." , ~, Three large British steamers and several email British and JTenan vessolif have been'seized at Smyrna, • RUSSIAN SUCCESS IM'ASIA 1 "MINOR. f (Reo. November 9, 1.10 A.m.) . 1 Petrogratl, November 8. After a desperate battle the Russians captured the. stronghold of Kopnkdr commanding the road to Erzerum. . i GRAND VIZIER THREATENED WITH COURT-MARTIAL. ( (Rec. November 8, 3 p.m.) Sofia, November 7, Military law in Constantinople is being vigorously enforced. The Grand i Vizier three times tried to resign, but was threatened with court-martial ond/l forced to remain in office. . , TURKEY TRICKED BY'THE GERMANS. (Rec. November 7, 4.80 p.m.), . , r . , '■ London, November 6. j It appeara that the Germans tricked Turkey into war. The Goeben sent a wireless message to Constantinople asserting that the Russians had treacherously attacked the Turkish ships. The Turkish Ministers unsuspectingly hold a council, and approved the action of the Goeben. The following day they discovered the fraud—"Times' l and Sydney "Sun'' services. , PLOT TO BLOW UP. SUEZ CANAL NIPPED. <' : Cairo, November 6 A German officer named Mors haß been arrested at Alexandria while i» turning from Turkey with plan's to dj namite the Suez * He was court-martialled and sentenced to penal servitude for life. - ■ ' INDIAN. MOSLEMS "LOYAL, (Rec. November 7, 4.30 p.m.) ' '." ~ London, November 6. '.■! The Bombay correspondent of the "Times"- 6ays all evidences point to th» solidarity of the Moslems in India with Britain. The Madras Moslem League telegi aphed to the. Viceroy an expression of , loyalty, which they declare i 6 deep-roo ted and unabated. The Rangoon Moslems at a meeting expressed unflinching loyalty. The Quetta Mosleraa passed resolutions against Turkey being decoyed into a breach of neutrality* ' .—."Times" and Sydney. "Sun"- services. , ■ ~ . .. . . . i MORE DECLARATIONS OF WAR. v Paris, NovemDer 6. France .has declared war on Turkey. , (Rec. November 8; 3 p.m.)- ■•■' ! l| Havre, November 7. Belgium has declared, waivon Turkey,/ «. ._. . ATTITUDE -OF NEUTRAL; STATES. London; Novenibor 6.' ! Berlin reports that' Greece is energetically preparing for war. ■ i London,' November 6 Persia is reiterating that she will maintain her neuti ahty, r and askl Britain to prevent Persia from becoming a theatre of war. ■'''.' ';''■' London, November 6 Two thousand Albanians, armed and commanded by Austnaus, attempting ' to invade Montenegro hear Jacowa,were ambushed and annihilated.—"Time*'' and Sydney "Sun" Services. •..■-•■•■•••..•_■•• i '■■• ■ ' ■.-■■-■ i '..■:. SENUSSI MARCHING TOWARDS EGYPT. 7 ' ' ' (Rec. November 9, 0.30 a.m.)' "' "' Cairo, November 8 The, Sultan promised Italy to dissuade the Senussi from further hostilities against Italian's in Cyrenica, and instead he has' directed 1 them to attack the British. It is reported that the Senussi, under Abmed-el-Sherif, are march- > ing towards Egypt. " '..'.'. ] '; The Senussi are a powerful sect of Mohammedans living in the desert fastnesses south of Tripoli.''