The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-05-07

sunle ies infantry afe disfs,sed within
mIiH and half uf ihs palace
What disposition VIII b. made Of
tho ruler W tht emrire wien he 10 On
The hands ~ the censtitutionaiists is
unknawn. a the emphasizes. although
The opinion IL held ln authoritative
quarters that he viii continue az
the nominai constitutional executive.
LARGELY responsible 90 the cabinet. who
~ turn VIII be- responsible 10 pariia-
mcnt
Quiet Reigns in City.
Complete tranquility prevails IN the
city at present, but anxious looks are
cast In the direction u the Yildiz, the
refusal " part Of lts garrison to sub
NIT being the serious feature of the
situation General schefket Is cohcen-
trailing large forces near this point.
Troops have been pouring In since
noon and several batteries have been
planted In the neighboring heights.
but II - feared that the task OF cap
turing this wel-guarded stronghold
may be extremely difhcult. owing to
its excellent defensive position and
the thorough preparedness OF the
garrison.
The other positions already captured
by the Investing army We're not pro.
vided with artillery, which gave the
assailants an immense advantage,
since they were able to shell the bar
racks without reply from artillery.
The Yildiz garrison not only pos
sesses artillery, but II is believed that
the neighborhood Is mined. Apparent
ly General ScheflSet and the other
leaders of the Salonika troops are
ANXIOUS to avoid further bloodshed,
hence their desire to give the Sultan
and his advisers ample time for con-
sideration.
Advance of the Troops.
The sending forward of the advance
posts of the Salonika army yesterday
afternoon to within two and one-half
miles of the palace foreshadowed the
attack on the city that began early
this morning. The bridges had been
picketed and small parties of cavalry
reconnoitered the ground. After des-
ultory firing just before dawn, =
striking advance was made in the
southwest part of Pera. The attack
ing forces spread out in a long line
and made an assault on the Matchka
and Tasch Kischla barracks. south Of
the palace, where they met with a
stubborn resistance.
The invaders continued to advance
in three columns with the utmost pre-
cision and occupied all points OF van
tage.
The volunteers from Ghrevegili re-
ceived their baptism of fire from Match
ka, but they stood their ground well and
replied with steady volleys. The
strength of the volunteers was over.
whelming and the Matchka garrison
soon surrendered.
Almost Immediately the loyal soldiers
in the Tasch Kischla barracks, on the
opposite hill, opened deadly fire, but
Notwithstanding that many of them
fell, the Salonika troops did not hest
tate in their advance, but moved slowly
and cautiously, bringing up their ma.
chine guns, which eventually resulted
in silencing the garrison. There were
heavy losses on both sides.
Leader Is Killed.
While his attack was proceeding an
OtuCI COTpb VI
countered sudden attack from the ar
tillerymen in the Faxim barracks, but
these were only supplied with rifles.
Mukhtar Bey, commander of the Salon
ika forces fell dead and many were
killed or wounded on the first assault.
The fighting in the STEAMBOAT quarters
occurred at the Porte, where the garri-
son refused to surrender, but after a
sharp fusillade they were obliged to
hoist the white flag. There was stiff
fighting at the Iplik-Haneh barracks,
where the mutinous artillerymen who
recently arrived from Tchatalja, were
quartered. Perhaps the most remark
able feature of the attack on the city
was the great number of people of all
nationalities, including many Euro
peans, who thronged the streets imme-
diately outside the battle zone. Every
body showed that confidence had been
inspired by the discipline, valor and
friendly courtesy of the invading
troops, particularly the gendarmes of
Salonika.
Thousands Fall.
The number of casualties probably
will never be known, but it is estimated
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Taxim barracks alone, it is believed
that 1000 or more fell The private
houses within the line Of fire suffered
greatly.
One of the heaviest losses to the Par
liamentary forces occurred through the
misuse of the white flag by the be-
sieged Jasch Kischla barracks. For
more than an hour the machine guns of
the attacking party poured hail of
shot unto the garrison, and then the de-
Tenders hoisted the white flag. Infan-
try moved forward in the open and the
gunfire was suspended. When the bat.
talions were within 400 yards of the
barracks, the guns behind the walls
opened up deadly fire into them
twenty-seven being killed and eighty
wounded.
In one quarter some 5000 or 1000
troops were engaged in the conflict, but
with the terrific exchange of shots few
noncombatants were killed. Half the
Salonika chasseurs who were brought
from the country districts several
months ago and placed in the Yildiz
garrison by the Committee of Union
and Progress and who took a promi-
nent part in the recent mutiny, fell
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