TURKEY.
GROWING UNREST. fEAU. DEMANDED. THE SITUATION CRITICAL. - Received March 7, 10.15 p.m. London, March 6. Reports from several sources reveal growing unrest in Turkey. From Athens Mr. M. Donohoe reports that the rank and file of the Turkish army in Smyrna favor the Allies. A committee that made a deputation to the Vali of Smyrna requested peace. The •news that the Russians have advanced towards Bagdad is causing panic among the Turks in Asia Minor. They are short of food, while in Turkey thousands are starving. The Daily Chronicle's Rome correspondent says the situation in Constantinople is most critical, and the military demoralisation is complete. The Vali of Smyrna is said to be heading a powerful peace movement.
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Taranaki Daily News, 8 March 1916, Page 5
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119TURKEY. Taranaki Daily News, 8 March 1916, Page 5
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