TURKEY AND THE ENTENTE

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 65, 16 November 1914, Page 5

TURKEY AND THE ENTENTE

A FRONTIER SKIRMISH. RUSSIAN. CAVALRY VICTORIOUS Press Association— Copyright. (Received 8.5 a.m.) PETROGRAD, November Id. Official—The Russian cavalry on Thursday repulsed and put t° flight Kurdish cavalry south of Kairikiliche and Agaskerska. MOSLEMS STAND BY BRITAIN. NO SYMPATHY WITH TURKEY. (Rec. 12.5 a.m.) CAIRO, Nov. 15. Leading Moscbn religions authorities have issued a proclamation urging the Egyptians to maintain a peace!vl attitude and to shun intrigues. The chief religious sheiks in the Soudan spontaneously expressed loyalty to the Government, paid a tribute to the beneficent British rule, and disossoesathem selves with Turkey’s actions, which lave alienated the sympathies of the Malioramedan world GREAT ATTACK ON jgZEEUM. TURKS SUFFERING igEAYILY PETROGRAD, Nov. 14 The Russians are advancing on Em-r----uni from three sides. The road is practically open to .within a few miles, where they are confronted by the formidable Devobomn heiglits j the scene of severe fighting in 1877. The Turks have reinforced Suzerain from Trebizand. 'flic Russians inflicted great losses on the Turks at Alogrikos in making a flank atack on the Russian left. They wore caught by a punishing cross fire from mountain artillery and broken np by infantry charges. Caucasians are now pursuing the Turks to the mountains. OPERATIONS IN YEMEN, TURKISH FORTRESS DESTROYED. ENEMY ROUTED WITH HEAVY LOSSES. (Rec. 12.5 p.m.) PARIS, Nov. 15. The New York Herald’s Paris editor states that a British cruiser destroyed the Turkish forts at Sheikh Said, opposite the island of Perim. A detachment of Indian infantry landed, captured the guns and dismantled the forts. The Turks fled, after heavy losses. T lie British losses were insignificant,