THE TURKS ARE IN COMPLETE DESPAIR.
THE PROBABILITY OF LOSING BAGDAD. PROCESS FOR PEACE ALREADY COMMENCED.
ALL TURKS WITHDR AWN FROM BULGARIA
(Reed. 9.20 a.m.)
ATHENS, March 3
The Turks are in complete despair at the probability of Bagdad being occupied. Turkey will strive by all manner of means to arrange an entente. Ta'aat Bey is already preparing the ground for rapproachement with the Allies, using Rachmi, Vali of Smyrna, who is endeavouring to ascertain the terms of peace. Owing to continued Russian successes in Armenia all Turks concentrated in B’ulgaria have been recalled to Constantinople. Bulgaria is replacing them with her own territorials.
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Taihape Daily Times, Volume 8, Issue 55, 4 March 1916, Page 5
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104THE TURKS ARE IN COMPLETE DESPAIR. Taihape Daily Times, Volume 8, Issue 55, 4 March 1916, Page 5
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