File No. 763.72/1090
The Ambassador in Germany (Gerard) to the Secretary of State
American Embassy,
Berlin, October 12, 1914, 4 p.m.
[Received October 13, 4 p.m.]
Berlin, October 12, 1914, 4 p.m.
[Received October 13, 4 p.m.]
[Telegram]
478. On authority think hostilities between Turkey and Russia will commence soon and that ex-German ships Goeben and Breslau, rechristened Midilli and Javaz Sultan, with rest Turkish Fleet will attack Russian Fleet in Black Sea.
Gerard