Evening star., 1909-05-23
fort when there came sounds that were

effort when there came sounds that were
unmistakable-the din OF battie-and
from point not far distant. All thought
of sleep vanished, and l was at the VIII
dow in a twinkling.
In an incredibly short space Of time
the streets seemed alive with frightened
people, running this way and that Tor
places of safety completing their toilets
as they ran; fathers carrying half-dressed
babes, mothers dragging their older chill
dren by the hands, and nearly every one
with as many loaves Of bread as their
arms would hold.
troops had marched into the city. sur
rounded the barracks occupied by the
mutinous soldiers. sent out detacnments
to guard the embassies and legations
thoroughly policed the entire city. AS the
day dawned-a glorious spring day-it
found them in readiness to begin opera
tions.
The artillery barracks are at distance
from our house about equal 70 tna1 OF tle ne
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made ones heart beat uncommonly fast
as we listened to the steady firing. the
pelting of the bullets from the Maxim
guns and the sharp report OF the MAUI
sers.
knew that war had begun we could not
but echo the speech Of one OF snake
speareS characters:
oh. that a man might know
The end Of this days business ere IL GOMEZ
Warfare Is Modern.
II anv one has cherished the idea that
warfare in Turkey Is carried on ACCORDING
TO any ancient custom or with oid-styis
weapons. let me disabuse their mlnos OF
such a fancy at once. Maxims are MAX
inns. and Mauser1 Mausers wherever you
find them, and the Turk Is as skilled IN
using them as any soldier or the united
States or British army.
While the fighting was going on my
at home under such circumstances was
out of the question. His f1rst oDservation
was the wounding Of an American news
naper reporter who, while photograpMng
the battle. was struck Dy an a pune' N
tended for an escaping arttlleryman.
Whatever is undertaken by the au-
thority of Abdul Hamid must Of necessity
be of scheming nature. The acton OF the
soldiers resisting under his orders was no
exception. =,
mon In the barracks displayed flag OF
truce But when the attacking troops
came forward to accept the SURRENDER
they were fired upon. BY TINS piece OF
treason a number OF the saloniki men
were killed
Rnt a mutinous army corps with all Its
hest officers murdered, fighting under a
sort of slipshod command and because II
was forced into battle was no malch Ior
the well disciplined skillfully comman0ed
troons who were fired by their loyalty to
the constitution and the cause that meant
liberty and justice to themselves and
their posterity.
Even with treachery they were aDie 70
accomplish but little. and finally laid
down their arms In complete surrender
after a battle of six hours. The losses
were about S.OOO.
The military school was at once con.
$n1 1so
wounded promptly cared for, the pris-
oners taken out of the city. BY nigi..
there was little to show what the day
had achieved beside the battered bar
racks and dilapidated condltton OF the
houses and shops in the immediate vicin-
Rut the question uppermost in the
minds of the people, and the knottiest
nroblem to solve, was the fate OF the sui
tan. There were few who had any SYM
The Albanian soldiers said they had
nromised to take back pieces OF his
hody on the ends OF their bayonets as
souvenirs for those who had been unable
to come for the battle. Others insisted
that nothing but his head would satisfy
them. The entire empire seemed agreed
that he was no longer wanted as sover-
eign.
Yildiz Is Surrendered.
The Yildiz, his palace. was surrounded
by troops and H. I. M. given an hour
limit in which to make up his mind to
surrender. But with his usual tenacity of
will and purpose he refused to give up his
rule.
We wondered what he could gain by
holding out against such determined men
as were closing in upon hinl-what scheme
had he in mind by which to retain his
lofty position.
We expected every moment to hear the