Turkey

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 94, 21 August 1915, Page 5

Turkey

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f*. 1 United Press Association. (Received 8.-25 a.m.) London, August'2o

The Times’ Sofia corrclspbhdotif states that the antagonism between the German and ■Turkish*officers is increas - ing.; The Germans ’"receive "their Tud pay imonthly, while their Turkish comrades get'" olily siha'l'l instalments'. ' Many Turkish officers describe the warj as being initiated in the young Turk interest, and not only without «I eject hut detrimental to Islam. These sentiments are Spreading in the rank and file. , -v

Heating is’ being resorted to for the purpose of inaintaiipiig ■discipline, and several have committed suicide to es£a|)o this degradation. ‘K'NVith a view lo s preventing the man from surrendering.' the officers tell fcliFni that the* Anglo-French drown all the prisoners. A final and desperate effort to" dislodge the Anglo-French is being prepared, and the authorities declare they will not hesitate at the prospect of losing fifty thousand in carrying it out.

THE ITALO-TURKISH RUPTURE. POSITION OF ITALIAN CITIZENS. (Received {.).-(• Oa.m.) Rome, August 20. Turkey declares she is willing to allow Italian citizens to leave, hut insists on their paying enormous taxes and that they give up all their gold. The Italians refuse to do this. The Cabinet is considering the situation.