Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-04-30


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Constantinople, Apr. 26.-Constantf-
nople was captured by the army of in
vestment Saturday after a ten-hour
battle with the troops who re-
manned loyal to the sultan. Complete
tranquility was restored by night
when the last recalcitrants sur
rendered and all firing ceased.
The loss of lives was estimated at
several hundred. the soldiers of his
majesty suffering the greater losses.
Yildiz Kiosk, where the sultan spends
his nights, was shelled by the Young
Turks, who are now completely In
control of the situation and are pa
trolling the city in a position to die
tate terms to his majesty.
Several of the isolated guard-houses
defended themselves bravely against
the Salonikins. These fights in the
center of the city resulted in a con-
siderable loss of life. The Taxim
guard house resisted for three hours
under a heavy Hotchkiss fire. The oc-
cupants, numbering so men and Off
GERS, finally surrendered.
Sultan Finally Yields.
The sultan yielded to the constitu-
tionalists late in the afternoon, but
whether his surrender was with or
without conditions was not announced.
OF the 5000 men at the disposal of
oil ni
killed, wounded or captured, or have
escaped
Several foreigners were wounded.
Among them is Frederick Moore, a
newspaper man from New Orleans,
who was shot in the neck. Mr. Moore's
injury, however, is not serious, and
Ambassador Leishman has arranged
to have him taken to the French hos
pital Another American correspon-
dent, named Booth, was slightly
wounded in the head.
| Capital in Armys Hands.
The men in the Tasch Kischla bar
racks surrendered at one o'clock, and
with this event the entire capital
passed into the possession of the con-
stitutionalists.
1t is impossible as yet accurately to
set forth the number of killed and
wounded, but the casualties probably
will exceed 1000.
The Red Cross society is active and
many Armenian women are busily en-
gagged in caring for the wounded.
Seevral thousands of the CONSTANT
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ers by the constitutionalists.
Negotiate for Surrender.
\ The commander of the troops al
Yildiz Kiosk and Schefket Pasha, the
commanding officer of the army of in
vestment, negotiated the surrender OF
the Yildiz garrison.
Schefket demanded unconditional
surrender by noon, but at that houl
he granted an extension of the time
| for four hours. 1t is understood thai
J the sultan is insisting on additiona
guarantees.
Two white flags are flying from VII
diz Kiosk. The sultan is unharmet
} and none of the members of his house
hold was injured. All is quiet within
lue royal pdFlllOuS.
Kill All Carrying Arms.
The fire was concentrated on thu
barracks of the Chausseurs. and the.
were shown little quarter. They pu
up splendid fight and many of then
were killed By half-past ten in thu
morning the Tasch Kischla barracks
were half destroyed by the shell fire
whereupon the fire generally slack
ened Yildiz Kiosk also was subjecte,
to shell fire.
Schefket Pasha issued orders t
shoot down any soldiers of the Con
stantinople garrison seen carryin
arms whether using them or not H
declared also that all unarlned soldier
would be treated as non combatants
: During the encounter rain of bu
lets fell in the crowd observing tn
great panorama in the Grand Rue d
; Pera, wounding four men, all of whom
however, were natives. With thi
warning of danger the correspondent
and others hastily withdrew.
Crowds Are Quiet.
The crowds In the streets, too, wer
singularly quiet In view of conditions
, While shops were not open, horse car
, were running outside the fire zone.
tourist party of SO or 60 American
were at an early breakfast when tn
first boom of artillery shook the wiz
dows of the Pera Palace hotel Their
was scurry to the windows, but a
the tourists were unable to see an,
thing from their position, they merel
abandoned their coffee and left tn
: city at seven o'clock, according t
, their program.
, Mr.. Moore, who comes from New o.
leans, was shot in the neck. How 81
rious his injuries may be is not We
known. His wife, who is an Englis
woman, is here with him.
Artillery Is Active.
Among the Americans in Constant
nople are Rear Admiral Colby N. Ches
ter (retired), and Mrs. Chester, Arthu
Chester of New York, the admirals son
and Mrs Arthur Chester, Frank Car
penter and Miss Carpenter, Miss Mar.
Lee, daughter of Robert S. Lee, ant
.Jnnius Morgan of New York.