Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-04-21
TURKISH TROOPS
IN BOLD MUT|NY
SEIZE OFFICERS OF GOVERN
MENT-DEPUTY EMIR
ARSLAN KILLED.

SULTAN ISSUES AN Trade PRO-
CLAIMING NEW MINISTRY
MUTiNEERs PARDoNED.
Berlin, April IA dispatch to the
Lokal Anzieger from ConstantinopIe
dated April IA, 1926 a. M, says
Tewfik Pasha has been appointed
grand vizier, Rifaat Pasha, foreign
minister, and Ahmed Pasha, minister
of war. Troops are expressing their
joy by firing blank volleys incessant-
ly.
Constantinople, April 1.-THE
troops of the garrison made a violent
demonstration yesterday before the
parliament building against the COM
mittee of union and progress and the
government They demanded the dis
missal of Grand Vizier Hilmi Pasha,
minister Of war, and president of the
chamber. The outbreak was caused
by an order issued to the troops to the
effect that they must obey their or
ficers under all circumstances, even
if called upon to shoot down their CO.
religionists.
The mutineers, as the first move
seized all the officers of the commit
tee of union and progress and held
them prisoners. Only few troops
refrained from taking part in the
demonstration. The latter, which
were chiefly artillerymen and cavalry,
are massed at the war ministry.
They have orders to fire on anyone
approaching the building and during
the course of the day number OF
persons were killed and wounded.
The deputies were escorted to the
chamber in order that they might vote
on the question of forming a new cab
met and appointing a new president,
but owing to- the easter holidays it
was impossible to form quorum.
Deputy Emir Arslan was killed on his
way to the house in mistake for
Hussein Jahid. Reports of.the killed
place the number as high as II and
the wounded at 80 or more. There
is a report current also that the min
lister of justice, Refik Pasha, has been
murdered, the minister of marine
wounded, and the minister of war
taken prisoner by the mutineers.
This, however, is not confirmed.
The cabinet met early in the morn
ing and after long consultation the
ministers resigned. A new ministry
was being formed last evening The
latest rumor is that Tewfik Pasha,
who was recently appointed ambas-
sador to Great Britain, will be the
NEW vizier, with Erhim Pasha minis
ter of war. Erhim Pasha was the
Turks commander in the Greek war
and as he proceeded from the Yildiz
to STEAMBOAT, he was greeted with
cheers from the troops.
The sultans principal secretary
read to the chamber an trade an
nouncing that his majesty had accept
ed the cabinets resignation and that
new ministry was in process of for
nation. Measures had been taken,
the trade continued, to preserve or
der throughout the country 1t an
nounced that the mutinous troops
could return to their barracks and the
people to their occupations. The
trade was received with enthusiastic
cheers for the sultan.
Government Had Notice.
The government had information OF
the intended movement and adopted
defensive measures. Officers were
notified to be prepared f0rcIbiy to
Cdisperse the meetings Monday night
and Mahmoud Mukhein Pasha, COM
mander of the first army corps. issued
a rigorous order to fire upon attaches
of the mosques and civilians, if neces-
sary. 1t was this order THAT led to
the mutiny.
AT dawn the soldiers, led by a cor
poral and Kurt Hodja, member of the
W ObetiliIlCuldl uulOu, SSiZtM Gitp par
lament house and telegraph offices.
They cut the wires and arrested sew
eral officers. They captured the
bridges, which they swung open for
an hour to prevent movement from
F'enra. They then killed two officers
belonging to the committee.
Hilmi Pasha, the grand vizfea. ar
rived at the Porte at 10 o'clock in the
morning. He found his ministers as
sembled and learned that nearly The
whole garrison, with the exception of
four batta1fnmS and some artillery at
the war Office had mutinied The par
lament was now in the hands OF the
mutineerS, who had surrounded the
buildings and We're demanding the dis
missai of the government. The mutt
neers however, were admitting as
deputies. sixty-five of whom entered
the chamber and spent the morning
trying TO bring about a peaceful set
Element with the troops.
Mutineers Gain Recruits.
1t was not long before the mutt
neers wre joined by other battalions,
some of which came from Pera. Hill
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