The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18
Americans VIII Protect the Sultan f He Should
 Flee for Life
WILD RUMORS FLYING OF
 TROOPS ON THE MARCH
Dispatches From saloniki Indicate That Young Turks Are Determined to Fight to the Death
 Against Traitors.

Constantinople, April 7.-(Special. J. The situation tonight seems hopeless. Nobody knows whether the Salonilxi troops allied with the Young Turks party are moving on Constantinople or not, but it Is known that the Sultan is prepared for any emergency. His yacht, with steam up, lies off the Yildiz kiesk ready to sail at mo- ment's notice.
 The Sultan knows that no matter what may happen his personal safety is assured. for two Americans are re- sponsible for his life. They are Cap- tain Buckman of San Francisco, com mander of the imperial yacht, which is really semi-armored cruiser, and Capt. w. H. Ledbetter, another Ameri- can. who is second in command For many years the Sultan has placed im- plicit confidence in Captain Buckman.
 During a stormy session of the cham ber this afternoon four battalions of troops returned from Tchataliga. on the railroad line 25 miles west of here, from which point they had returned before troops from Saloniki loyal to the Young Turk committee.
 The four battalions, with artillery, marched, their bands playing, to the chamber of deputies and halted
 The session was interrupted the deputies Hooking to the windows to learn what the commotion meant
 The major commanding the troops asked Make Pasha, the chambers tenn porary president for orders.
 The president told him that several deputies were about to go to Tchataliga on special train to agslsre the troops advancing on Constantinople under tue Young Turks that the constitution will be upheld and to try to pacify them.
 Marched to Palace.
 Thereupon the battalions marched to the Sultan's palace and cheer the Ot- tonian ruler.
 Three generals, Mahmoud, KhouchiG and Hpdjas, were sent to Tchataliga to meet the Young Turk troops coming from Salonilxi and persuade them to turn back, but their efforts were in vain and the generals returned here
 Wild rumors are flying about that larger bodies of troops are marching from Saloniki, Adrianople and other points. Even the most intelligent peo- pie are alarmed by these rumors
 Many heads of families sent away their wives and children today. Dis patches from Saloniki indicate that the Young Turks are determined to fight to the death against the traitors" in Constant1nople, among whom the most treacherous is the Sultan, they openly declare.
 Words of Leaders.
 We will win, and then we will hang the traitors, the highest and the low est of them, to the trees opposite the chamber Of deputies" Enver Bey, 8 leader of the Young Turks, swears.
 Recently the military attache of the Turkish legation in Berlin, Enver Bey, arrived here from Germany and has re- peatedly addressed enthusiastic crowds, alternating his thinly yelled threats against the Sultan by imploring the people to be faithful to the constitu- ton.
 Fahri Pasha, who has been elected com mander or the Monastir volunteer brigade made speech before the Military club there. pleading with men of all religious beliefs and nationalities to join in the at tack on Constantinople, which is being organized by the Young Turks committee and which has begun.
 Everywhere placards are posted sum- moning volunteers to the town hall
 All the troops hereabouts including the cadets of the military school. have taken an oath to support the constitution and obey the Young Turk committed
 Answer of Committee.
 The committee of union and progress here today sent this answer to Kalil Halid Bey. it's representative in Tondae:
 Under the mask of religion the ad- herents of the liberal union urged the sol- diers to revolt. Our colleagues escaped from almost certain death. The commit tee is taking steps to maintain the cham Der and punish the rebels Mussulmans, Christians and Jews are unanimous in energetic protests"
 At Uskub, about 1T miles northwest of Saloniki, the entire population, including the Albanians, enthusiastically adhere to the Young Turk committee.
 The Hungarians in Uskub are holding meetings and clamorlng for the final ar engagements of the Macedonian difficult ties. urging that the present crisis affords the opportunity.