Turkey

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 298, 15 December 1914, Page 5

Turkey

KAISER AND THE BALKANS.

AT WORK ON BULdARIA, ! ROU-

MANIA AND TURKEY.

Tmsa and Sydney Sun Bbeviom. (Received 8.0 a.m.) . London, December 14. Copenhagen states that Von der Goltz at Sofia handed King Ferdinand a long personal autograph letter from the Kaiser, and that he carried another to Bucharest and a third to the Sultan.

ABSOLUTE LOYALTY OF EGYPTIANS.

Tikes and Sydney Sun Skbviom. (Received 8.0 a.m.) London, December 14. A British officer at Khartoum states that the proclamation was passed in a simply wonderful manner. Without exception there could be no susp.pion of the absolute loyalty of the Arab sheiks and Egyptian officers. PERSIAN NEUTRALITY UPSETS TURKISH PLANS. Tikes and Sydney Sun Bbbvicm. (Received 8.0 a.m.) London, December 14. The Young Turks party are thunderstruck at Persia’s decision to remain neutral. They counted on the Shah’s support to distract the British and facilitate Turkish attacks in Egypt. ITALIAN ALARM. MUSSULMAN UNREST IN ASIA MINOR. Times and Sydney Sun Sebvioeb. (Received 8.0 a.m.) Rome, December 14. The papers exhibit growing alarm at the Mussulman unrest in Asia Minor, and suggest that the Govern, ment take immediate steps to repatriate 50,000 Italians domiciled in Asiatic Turkey. THREATENING SUEZ CANAL.

Turn and Sydney Sun Sbbvioiib. (Received 8.0 a.m.) - Cairo, December 14. Refugees report that the Germans are testing a bridge at Lake Tiberias, which it is intended to use for the crossing of the Suez Canal. The Arabs in Syria are displaying unwillingness to invade Egypt were replaced by Turks. CHRISTIANS IN DANGER. , THE STORY OF ARMENIA AGAIN REPEATED. Times and Sydney Sun Sen vices. (Received 8.0 a.m.) Petrograd, December 14. Armenian refugees describe the terrible position of 20,000 Christians at Erezroum whom the Turn's threaten to massacre. Owing to their Russian sympathies, many of the Armenians and Greeks are suspected of espionage and are hanged without trial. Their corpses are suspended from lampposts and swing in the wind for weeks. The Turks on passing spit on the bodies, and compel Christians to do likewise. Germans officers control the situation. there being 30.000 Turkish soldiers and 1500 officers quartered at Erezroum,

LIBYIANS INFLAMED BY RE PORTS OF A HOLY WAR.

Times and Sydney Sun Sebviobs. (Received 8.0 a.m.) Sofia, December 14. The Turks informed the Libyans that the holy war was exclusively against Britain, France, and Russia.

TURKISH TROOPS IN REVOLT.

United Peess Association. (Received 8.45 a.m.) London, December 14. A message from Athens states that there is a fresh mutiny among the Turkish troops at Adrianople, and another at Sclimie, near Scutari.

ENEMY REPULSED IN PERSIA.

(Received 8.45 a.m.) Petrograd, December 14

A communique states that all day there was fighting on Friday at Pyrousk and Esmer Dontak, and that the enemy was everywhere repulsed with heavy losses, being pursued beyond the Euphrates.

MUTINY AGAINST GERMANS.

London, December 14

The Daily Telegraph's correspondent at Athens cables that several cases of mutiny aboard Turkish warships are reported, due to the German officers’ harshness.

PLOTTING IN CONSTANTINOPLE.

Petrograd, December 13,

It is reported that a conspiracy has been discovered at Constantinople against Von der Goltz. Several arrests have been made.