The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-16
MORE FIGHTING IN
 PERSIAN CAPITAL CoSsacks and NationaIiSts Keep
 Up HostiIities A GREAT NUMBER KILLED Shah Has Fled for Refuge to Russian Legation and Situation May
 Soon Be Cleared Up By
 Insurgents.
A GREAT NUMBER KILLED

Teheran, Persia, July 15.-Despite the eff forts of General Liakhoff, the military governor of Teheran, to open negotiations with the nationalist leaders, and the agreement of both sides to cease hostill- ties, street fighting was in progress throughout the day between the Persian Cossacks and the nationalists around Ar tillery square and between the royalist Bakhtiaris and the newly arrived nation- alists and revolutionary Bakhtiaris.
 The insurgents, however, continue in the ascendancy and as re-enforcements are continually reaching them, the out come in their favor appears to be fore gone conclusion. The Shah remains ob- durate and will probably insist upon hold ing out until the nationalist guns are trained on the Sultanhbad palace.
 The control of the royalist troops has really passed from the hands of the Shah into those of General Liakhoff, who again today tried to stop hostilities. Through the Russian legation. General Liakhoff approached the nationalist lead CTS and agreed that the Cossacks should not fire except upon the undisciplned sol diers of the Shah, who were footing houses in the vicinity of Central square. He pointed out that definite reply to the nationalists' terms yesterday did not de- pend upon himself. No reply was received from this communication, and General Liakhoff asked for an explanation as to why the Cossacks' quarters were being struck by bullets and pieces of shells.
 l.-4 T. ,Io by placing the blame for the continua- tion of the fighting on the Cossacks. They agreed to give orders that if the Cos sacks took no hostile steps the national ists< should remain inactive until Friday morning.
 The fighting today centered around the British legation. A number of loyal Bakhtiaris, gaining an entrance to the city, took a position on the tops of houses in the vicinity of the legation and near the nationalist camp which they bombarded with heavy rife fire. The other foreign houses, in which were a number of women, were under fire. Dur ing a lull the women were removed to the British legation.
 The battles last night between the Cos sacks besieged in Artillery square and the nationalists who attempted to dislodge were exceedingly fierce When the Cos sacks observed the nationalist forces ap- preaching they opened a terrific cannonade the nationalists replying with their one gun and their rifles. Non-combatants were compelled to seek shelter in cellars, as shells were bursting everywhere. The Cossacks succeeded in holding their posi- tlon, and on the withdrawal of the attack ing party opened fire with their artillery on the parliament building. Under cover of this they made an attack on the na- tionalist headquarters, but were repused by a small force of Bakhtiaris, who took up position with a Maxim gun in front of the British legation.
 There Is no way of estimating the cas- ualties, but so far as is lsRown no for eigners are among the killed or wounded There was some narrow escapes, however one shell bursting in the library of the Imperial bank and another in the gardens of the British legation. The telegraph op- orators, who are sticking to their in- struments, have the windows of their house barricaded Fighting around the Cossacks' barracks ceased this afternoon and negotiations for their surrender are now being carried on with General Liak- hoff. The Shahs troops are discontented on account of insufficient food and pay.