Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-25

entry had been made, but people, never
theless, went to bed skeptical, only to be
awakened in the Pera' quarter by the sound
Of artillery and the ragged crash of rifle
fire in the direction of Yildiz Kiosk. ksf,
A battalion of the %sultan's household
guard occupied Tasch Kfschla barracks.
about 500 strong, and was resisting the ad-
vance of the investing army. Expecting an
attack the guards were deployed outside
the barracks when an officer from General
schefket demanded that they surrender,
but they refused. Within a minute after
the representatives from the constitutional
lists returned the firing began. The in
vestment forces brought into action one
battery of field guns and one battery Of
machine guns as was Judged from the
sound of the firing early in the morning.
Embassies Are Guarded.
Only a small part Of the constitutional
troops was engaged in the attack on the
barracks, as Pera is still strongly occupied
with companies of infantry stationed In
nearly every street and detailed to guard
very embassy. The American embassy is
thus protected and the Young Turks are
protecting all hotels and banks in tht
nera quarter, where Americans am
Europare gathered in security.
From the head of the Grand Rue De
Pcra, the main street, one was able to get
a partial view of the operations, The bril-
lkant sunlight now and then flashed on the
field, showing a landscape of gun rims OF
a succession of sparkles as a machine gun
slowly fired away at segments OF the
thin line of infantry, which could be seen
with the aid Of a glass. At the Tarsch
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turning the rifle fire steadily.
Presently the loyal troops occupied the
military school nearby and fired on the
advance, while a considerable reinforce
ment from the Yildiz Kiosk barracks
Joined the troops at Tasch Kischla, where
the Saloniki Chausseurs, accused Of be
traying the constitutional cause. were de
Tending themselves. The fire was concen-
trated on the barracks Of the Chausseurs,
and they wer, shown little quarter. They
put up a splendid fight and many OF them
were killed. BY 1920 in the morning the
Tasch Kischla barracks were half de-
stroyed by the shell fire, whereupon the
fire generally slackened. Yildiz Kiosk
also had been subjected 10 a shell fire.
Armed Soldiers shot Down.
Schefket Pasha issued orders TO shoot
AoNA any SbA1ANIE q the 1DlsNdntlllDDl
garrison seen carrying arms, whether
using them or not, He declared also that
all unarmed soldiers would be treated as
noncombatants.
During the encounter a rain Of bullets
fell in the crowd observing the great piano.
rama in the Grand Rue De Pera. wound
ing four men, all Of whom. however, were
natives, With this warning OF danger the
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drew.
During all this scene a half dozen va
grant dogs, which are so numerous in
Constantinople, slept peacefully on a slope
in the sun, entirely undisturbed.
The crowds in the street, too, were singu,
larly quiet in view OF conditions. While
shops were not open, horse cars were run
ming outside the fire zone. A tourist party
Of fifty or sixty Americans was at earl,
breakfast when the first boom of artil.
lery shook tho windows Of the Pera Palac,
hotel. There was a scurry to the windows
but as the tourists were unable TO see anv
thing from their position, they merel,
abandoned their coffee and left the cit,
at Z o'clock according to their program.
Newspaper Correspondent wounded
Frederick Moore. the American news
paper correspondent who was wounded
comes from New Orleans. He was shot ii
the neck. How serious his Injuries may b,
is not yet known. His wife. who is al
English woman, Is here with him.
Among the Americans In constantinopl
are Rear Admiral Colby NJ. Chester IRE
tired and Mrs. Chester, Arthur Chester o
New York, the sdmlrars son. and Mrs
Arthur Chester; Frank Carpenter and Mis-