Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-11-28
O.rser PacEla.

who commands the army of the Dan .
ube
Omer Pacha is a native of Croatia,
and was consequently by birth an Aus
triaa subject. He was born in 1901 al
vlaski, village situated in the circle of
/ Ogulini, l3 leagues from Fiume. His
family name is Lattas. His father was
Observation-Disclosures of the circle !;
his uncle was priest of the United
Greek Church.
Admitted when very young into the
School of Mathematics of Thurm near
ICarlstadt, in Pennsylvania, and after
having completed his studies with dis
]tinction the young Lattas entered into
the corps of the Pons ct Chausees which
in Austria is organized Oh a military
footing. In 1880, in consequence of
misunderstanding with his superiors, he
left for Turkey, and embraced Islamism
|Chosrew Pacha, whe was then Serask-
Ter, took him under his protection, pro-
cured him admission into the regular ar
my, and attached him to his personal
staff, He even gave him his ward in
marriage, who was one of the richest
heiresses of Constantinople, and the
daughters Of one of the Janissaries
whose head he caused to be cut off in
1927, when that corps reyolted against
the Sultan Mahmoud.
In 1883, Lattas, who had taken the
name of 0mer, was chief battalion. and
was appointed Abide Camp and Inter-
prefer to General Charzanowski, who
had charge Of the instruction of the OF
toman troops encainped near Constanti-
nople. Omer was thenceforward ac-
lively employed in the organization of
the Turkish army, and still protected by
Chosrew Pacha, obtained successfully
important missions and command in the
army. The troubles Of Syria and the
Albanian instruction of 1916 gave him
occasion to distinguish himself, and at
tracted to him the attention of the Sui
tan. He wes sent to Kurdistan, and
succeeded in obtaining the submission of
that province, which was nearly indie
pendent Of the Porte.
Named in l848 to the command of
the army sent to the Danubian provin-
ces, he made 'ho authority of the Sultan
respected, while at the same time he re-
|spected the susceptibilities and privile-
Iges Of those provinces, placed as they
were under the protection Of Turkey
and Russia. The year 1851 was the
most brilliant period Of the military ca
reer of Omer Pacha. Named Comman-
der in Chief of Bosnia, the principal
Chiefs Of which had refused to reoog-
nize the Tanzimat, that is the new or
Eganization of the empire, he combatted
successfully, though with an inferior
force, the Beys Of that country. AT
last he was sent to Montenegro, where
he found himself fer the first time COM
handing regular army Of 10000
men.
The Intervention of Austria as is shown.
puta term tethat expedition before deci-
sive operations could be commenced. At
tho present date Omer Pacha is at
Schumls at the head of nearly 100000
men. He is described as displaying
great activity in its organization, and is
occupied with fortifying the country
which may become the theatre Of war.
Oner Pacha is about 81 years Of age,
below the middle height, but with a
martial expression of oountenance. He
speaks with the same facility the Ser
Wan, the Italian and the German
tongues.
! After the Instruction Of Hungary
he undertook the defence Of the refu-
gees whose extradition had been deman-
ded by Austria and Russia. He pro-
ceedsd to Schumla, where he made ac-
quaintanco with the principal refugees,
and on his arrival at Constantinople he
Iinterfered zealously with the Sultan in
their favor. He took several of them
with him to Bosnia and Montenegro and
confded to them important posts. Some
Of them have distinguished themselves
greatly, and remained in the service OF
Turkey.