Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-24


vent disturbances In the city. Fnvr
hey one OF the Young Turk leaders.
mas sent company OF infantry 90
guard each legation.
AZ 10 O'Clock the firing had almost
ceased but 80 long Intervals the field
suns could be heard with the scattering
hTt or heavier artillery.
From house near Yildiz Kiosk
tht bodies OF those who met death
9uilng the encounter near Taech
Nischla barracks are plainly visible
Inc streets near the firing line have
peen cleared and an non-combatants
nave peen ordered 10 remain indoors
tu prevent casualties ana the possibili-
or mon violence. leaving the streets
clear for the exclusive movement Of the
troops The public has been warned
away irom the neighborhood of VITAL.
KIOSK and the lines are impenetrable
OCCUPYING coNsTANrNoPLE.
Gen. Schefket. commanding the
constitutional army. began To occu4
"nstdnunople at dawn Word came
from the city al midnight that the
iohg-eNpected entry had been made,
but people nevertheless. went 90 bed
shepucal only to be awakened lu the
Pera quarter by the sound OF artillerr
ana the ragged crash of rifle fire in
the direction OF Yudiz Kiosk
battalion of the suuan's house
hold guard occupied Tasch Kischla
barracks about 500 strong and was
resting the advance OF the investing
army Expecting an attack the guards
were deployed outside the barracks
when an officer from General Schefl,et
demanded that they surrender but
theY refused Within a minute after
the representatives from the Consti-
I3tlonalists returned the firing began
The Investing forces brought into
acuon one battery Of field guns and
one battery Of machine guns. az was
Judged from the sound of the firing
early IN the morning
Only small part of the Constitution
al 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 de-
tailed 10 guard every embassy The
American embassy Is thus protected
ana the Young Turks are protecting am
hotels and banks I'm the Pera quarter.
where Americans and Europeans are
gathering in security
From the head OF the Grand Euc dc
Pcra, the main street one was able
10 get a partial view Of the operations.
The brilliant sunlight now and then
flashed on the field, showing a land
scape OF gun rims or 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 glasses At Tasch Kischla
barracks the sultan's men were stand
Ing the rife fire steadily Presently
the loyal troops occupied the military
school nearby and fired on the advance.
while a considerable reinforcement from
the Yildiz Kiosk barracks Joined the
troops at Tasch kischla, where the sa-
lonild chausseurs accused of betraying
the constitutional cause. were defend
ing themselves, The fire was cOncen-
trated on the barracks OF the ohauss-
eurs and they were shown little quar-
ter They put up splendid fight and
many Of them were killed BY half past
30 O'Clock I'm the morning the Tasch
Kischla barracks were half destroyed
by the shell fire, whereupon the fire
generally slackened Yildiz Kiosk also
had been subjected to a shell fire.
scheflSa; Pasha issued orders 70 shoot
down any soldiers Of the Constantlnople
garrison seen carrying arms whether
using them or not.
He ordered that all unarmed soldiers
would be treated as nom combatants.
A RAIN OF BULLETS.
During the encounter rain of bullets
fell IN the crowd observing the great
panorama IN the Grand Rue de Ia Pera,
wounding four men, all OF whom. how
ever. We're natives. with this warm
ing OF danger the correspondents and
others hastily withdrew.
During an this scene a half dozen va
grant dogs, which are 80 numerous in
Constantinople slept peacefully on "a
slope IN the sun, entirely undisturbed.
The crowds In the streets too were
singllarly quiet i'm view OF conditions.
While shops We're not open, horse cars
were running outside the fire zone. A
"a rist party of j0 OF 60 Americans was
al an early breakfast when the boom
OF artillery shook the windows Of the
Pera palace hotel. There was scurry
to the windows. but as the tourists
were unable 10 see anything nom
their position. they merely abandoned
their coffee and left the city at o'clock
according 90 their program.
Frederick Moore the American news
paper correspondent. who was wound
ed. comes from New Orleans. lie was
shot IN the neck. How serious his IN
| iuries may be Is not yet known.
Among the Americans in Constant
nople are Rear Admiral Colby NJ,
| Chester, retired, and Mrs. Chester.
| Arthur Chester of New York the ad-
mirars son. and Mrs. Arthur Chester,
| Frank Carpenter and Miss Carpenter
Miss Mary Lee daughter of Robert s.
Lee, ana Junius Morgan of New York.
SCENE OF FIGHT
London. April, PA special dis
patch from coutantinoplo says.
Two Onlookers were killed during the
struggle, one of whom rs believed to
/ be a British subject The light ragged
almost In the heart of The European
| quarters. Frederick Moore cores
pendent of the New Work sun, was
seriously wounded while taking snap
shots of the lighting soldiers who evi-
| IDENTITY miHtaking his camera TOR
weapon. fred upon him.
| Mr. Moore Tor sefCrul months had
/ the distinction of leing one of the
| orrcsnondcnts near the scene NJ actl-
| yltv in Turkey ne represented 7eF-
cral English aud American papers and
recently published "a book On Moroc-
eco. ne was formerly connected VIII
/ the London bureau of Che Associated
| Press His wife is with him at CON
stantlnople
EUROPEANS WOUNDED.
Berlin. April ga The Constan-
unoplc correspondent of the Lohal
/ Anal iger tclographs that q number of
/ Europeans were wounded in the hsht'
/ Ing.