River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-20
ATTEMPT TO KILL
zoo ARMEN|ANS
MoSlemS Fire on Christians Who
Leave Adana.
AMERICAN STARTS PROBE
Capt. Marshall of the North Carolina
investigates Massacre-AbduI's
Harem Broken Up and His
Slaves Freed.

Adana, Asiatic Turkey, May IT.
Two hundred Armenians, who started
away from here, were fired on soon
after their departure from the CITY
by band of Moslems. The Armenians
returned here panic-stricken.
The military commissioners, how
ever, gave assurances that the Ar
menians would be safeguarded and
sent out patrols through the country.
The police are taking active measures
to restore to the Armenians their un-
burned houses.
Capt William A. Marshall. COM
handing the United States armored
cruiser North Carolina, now at Mer-
sina, and Edward l. Nathan, the Amer
lean consul at Patras, Greece, are
now at Adana, engaged in an investi-
cation of conditions. The heat is in.
tense and there is still much suffer
ing.
Break Up Adults Harem.
Constantinople, May 17.-Eighty
women from Abdul Hands harem.
richly dressed and yelled, were driven
in carriages under the escort of four
eunuchs and a troop of cavalry from
the YildiZ to the ancient Seraglio pal
ace, which has been unoccupied since
about 1924.
Curious bystanders were driven
away from the exit of the Yildiz pal
ace by a guard of soldiers Follow
ing the carriages was a train of wa
CONS with baggage. The Yildiz is be-
ing made ready for the admission of
the public. Most of the former sui
tan's slaves have been freed.
The arrest of Prince Eddin, the
fourth son of the deposed sultan, is
confirmed. He will be informed in
one of the palaces here. Nothing is
known of the precise charge against
him, but he was under suspicion of
being implicated in the mutiny OF
April 10.
Shefket Man Of the Hour.
Mahmoud Schefket Pasha, com.
mander of the Turkish constitutional
forces, both land and sea, is the man
most frequently in the thoughts of
those observing or dealing with the
confused politics of the day in Tur-
key. He is the one quiet figure upon
whom rests the preservation of order,
and the civil branches of the govern
ment look to him to impose their lib
eral rule upon the empire and to deal
promptly with persons and factions
dangerous to the state.
e1yS nd So11
Gen. Schefket brought the Third
army corps before Constantinople and
occupied the capital has amazed the
foreign military men here. Besides
those attached to the embassies, seven
officers came from Germany and five
British officers from Egypt to OBJ
serve the development of the cam
paign. They have not ceased to dis
cuss the details of the constitutional
list commanders arrangements.
Gen. Schefket has called in success
sion during the last week upon every
ambassador and minister in CONSTANT
nople and upon those Turkish subjects
holding high positions. He has talked
modestly upon political affairs and
the relation of the army to the gov
eminent, possibly with the idea of
checking the spreading notion that he
is virtually dictator and that he and
parliament are near to rupture.
Leishman Makes Representations.
The American ambassador, John G.
A. Leishman, has made representa-
tons to Ferid Pasha, the minister of
the interior, on the Importance of re-
storing order In the interior of Adana
province, so that the refugees crowd
ed in the towns may return to their
farms.
Ferid Pasha replied expressing his
thanks for suggestions, and saying he
would take additional steps to restore
the confidence of the Armenians and
give them protection in the country
where needed.