The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-19
TROOPS WILL TRY
TO FORCE SULTAN
TO ABO|CATE
Main Body Loyal to "
Turks Will Start to Yildit
Kiosh
the MISSIONARIES Do NOT
DARE LEAVE MISSION HOUSES
Minister Leishman Confirms the Kill.
ing of Two American Missionaries
Others Suffering From Lack Of
Food and Medicine.

Others Suffering From Lack of
Food and Medicine.
Constaninople, April 19.-It is ex-
pected in Constantinople this morn
ing that the main body of troops loyal
to the Young Turks. that have con-
centrated outside of Constantinople.
will begin soon to march across the
country on Yildit Kiosk, with the OBJ
ject of forcing the abdication of the
sultan.
The American vice consul at Mer-
sina, Jon Debbis. reports that dis
orders at Adana are quieting down.
Two American missionaries, D. NJ.
Rogers and Maury, we're killed Thurs
day afternoon while attempting to ex-
tinguish fire in the house of an aged
Turkish woman. They were shot
dead. The missions at Adana and
Tarsus are now receiving adequate
protection. Mersina is anxiously
awaiting relief. The killed at Adana
are estimated at more than 1000, but
no parties of the massacre yet are
available. Disturbances have oc-
CURED also at Maras, city of about
$4,000 people in the village of Alepho
and about eighty miles northwest of
Alexandretta. 1t is reported that
twenty persons were killed or wound
ed there. The authorities at Marash
behaved we'll and disorders soon were
put down.
Three French warships are hurry
ing to Mersina where the situation is
desperate. Foreigners and many
Christians have taken refuge in the
consulates. Local troops and the
governor are doing their best to pro-
tect the town but there is great fear
that 1t cannot hold out much longer
against the invasion of Moslems who
are sweeping down in large numbers.
The American vice consul at Mersina,
John Debbas, has been unable to pro-
ceed to Adana, owing to interruption
of communications. A British war
ship is proceeding to Alexandria,
which Is threatened by the Moslems.
Several farms In that neighborhood
have been destroyed. Alarm is felt
at Kharput because Of serious depre-
dation of the kurds in surrounding
villages. although the town itself has
not been the scene of any particular
disorders.
Officers of the Saloniki army con-
troll the train service to Europe and
the service. as consequence is much
delayed. Delay also has been caused
by the arrival of military trains.
bringing reinforcements to the con-
eontration camp.
To Meet Demands.
The council of ministers took the
demands of the troops under consid-
GRAFTON. The first of these seems to
b. easy of solution, provided the
oeputfes agree to return. The Sec
ond demand, however, involving the
punishment Of the ringleaders will be
dimcult to meet and may cause
trouble. Contantinople is now tran
quil, the city having a normal aspect,
although the public is exceedingly
nervous and apprehensive. The gar
rison appears to be under better dis
ripline and the troops have taken the
oath on the Koran to remain quiet
and obey their officers. The artillery,
which came into the capitol from
Hademkoi yesterday ami which made
preparations to return, decided to re-
main in Constantinople. The Saloniki
troops Immediately installed them
Ielves at Hademkoi on the departure
Df the artillery and announced their
determination not to relinquish their
POSITION.
At today's sitting Of the chamber of
deputies, Mustapha Enandi, deputy
for Aleppo, was elected president.
Members of the house appeared to
some degree to have recovered their
reinsurance, and many we're out
spoken in the course Of the debate.
Members of the deputation sent to
interview the salonih troops gave
conflicting accounts of the result of
their mission. Allagreed, however,
that they found the soldiers deter
mined to uphold the constitution at all
costs. The spokeman of the soldiers
is reported as saying:
To Avoid Extreme Measures.
I'VE are not here to promote
fratricidal war. We realize that an
exchange of shots would lead to for
eign Intervention; therefore we shall
avoid extreme measures. Neverthe-
less, we have. the means of entering
Constantinople without firing a shot,
IL necessary. We do not want advice.
Your best course is to return and ex-
pose those who are responsible for
this abominable plot. who must be
severely punished. Military obedi-'
ence is completely lacking in Con-
stantinople. Try to restore obedience
by every means and be assured that
We shall remain here until we are