IN ASIA MINOR

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2720, 15 March 1916, Page 5

IN ASIA MINOR

TURKS DRIVEN BACK BY THE

RUSSIANS

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Rec. March 14, 9.20 p.m.) .'

Petrograd, March 14. 'A' Russian communique says: _ "We drove back the Turks to tbe region of the River Kalapotamos and captured eight guns near Kermanshah."

TURKISH CONDITIONS

REVOLUTION THREATENED

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright

Athens, March 13.

'The newspaper "Nea Helles" states that seventy-five thousand Turks petitioned the Crown Prince Vareddin, asking him to compel the Sultan to remove the Young Turks' Government and conclude a separate peace yith the Allies, otherwise a revolution will break out next week. PREMATURE RUMOURB.

Athens, March 18. The persistent rumours respecting peace negotiations in Turkey ore premature. The position of the Auustro-, Germans is still strong, notwithstanding the animosity of the people. The Austro-Germans are gradually taking forces to Constantinople,. and simultaneously transferring _ Turks of eaual strength to the provinces, obviously intending to replace the entire garrison. -They aro already masters of' the Turkish Navy. \ •• .. .