Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-14
SHAH SITS ON
SHAKY THRONE
Rebel Forces Are in His Capital, and
Fighting Occurs in City
Streets.
PoPULACE WELCOMES INVADERS
Probability is that Shah Will Lose
His Crown.
EUROPEAN PROPERTY Is SAFE
Russia Particular Obi of Hatred by
the Ma $.
WOMAN IN RUS - UARTERs
Wife of Commando uses to
Leave Her Husband, 81 n Her
House is Expose. ~
of COmbatan a.
Probability is that Shah Will Lose
His Crown.
EUROPEAN PROPERTY IS SAFE
Russia Particular Obi of Hatred by
the Ma \ s.
WOMAN IN RUS, - uARTERs

TEHERAN, Persia, July Recent
events in Turkey are being repeated in
Persia
The constitutionalist forces, the advance
Of which on Teheran for a time was not
considered serious are now in possession
of the greater part OF the city which they
entered this morning without encounter
ing any organized resistance.
While sardarasadad and Sipiahdar, the
leaders in the movement, concentrated the
attention of the royallsts by demonstra-
tions. a strong body Of nationalists and
Bakhtiaris made their way unnoticed 20
the north, from which point the capture of
the capital was not difficult
The guards at the northern gates were
disarmed, and the invaders marched in,
the foreign section leaders taking up their
quarters in the old Mejliss building. This
gives the nation&lists command of the
city. with the exception of the artillery
square and the drill ground adjoining.
RoyaIists Badly Situated.
The royalists are badly situated to make
further resistance, and the Cossacks under
command of Russian officers remain out
side the city, entirely cut off from their
comrades in the artillery square
The strictest discipline is being main
tained by the nationalist, who are placing
guards at the gates and other points, as
the royalists are disarmed. The nationalist
Leader in a note to the Russian and British
IsCet tions guarantees security of life and
,ropcrty to foreigners, adding that moth
= - Is demanded from the shah but real
constitution. Sipahdar already has sum
ruoaed the members of the MeJliss to Wit
ness the opening OF parliament
The invaders lost only one man while
Iraking their entry into the city. The
loFs to the royalists is unknown, but can
not be heavy as the cossacks were the
only defenders TO offer resistance. They
are keeping up a desultory fire tonight
and occasionally are making use OF their
artillery There is much III feeling against
tho RussIans, RAa-the nationalists are en-
dSavoring to prevent any incident that
right Justify a Russian force entering the
city.
rcpuIncc welcomes Rebels.
The populace OF the city is enthusiastic
over tie advent Of the nationalist forces.
they sy arm the streets wearing red badges
and Offering encouragement to the reVo-
luuonary eoldlers
There was a sharp outbreak OF rifle fire
Is n orning near the British legation, bu
IL did not last long and the casualties
among the nationalists were slight. Tit
uatiUnailsts are in possession OF the centra
OF ces Of the Persian internal legation sys'
tenn The IndO- European telegraph line' th'
outlet to London is still working, but VIII
difficulty. Royalists and nut;onalists ar'
ii,htlnS in the square in front of the OF
fices of the company which are unde
fire.
AT the time Of the filing Of this dis
latch, i30 o'clock in the afternoon, th'
fighting in the streets continues. but 1t Il
mostly at long range, desultory and neithe
destructive nor decisive. There have beei
no attempts to interfere with any OF tn
LEGATIONS or the British or Russian banks
and the lives and property OF American
and Europeans are not in danger
The Russian flag is flying from the hous
OF Colonel LAakhoff, the military com
raander at Teheran, where Nine Liakhof
eourageously persists in remaining In
house Ia close TO the square where IN
cossacks are opposing the advance OF IN
natioualists, and both it and the flas ar
exposed to the bullets Of the comoatAh''
Shah's Guard Deserts.
,qFI.IE. July 12-News has been receive
ere from Teheran that the Arab horseme
Who constitute the shah's bodyguard nav
ioined the nationalists. 1t is said also thA
a general boycott has been declared agains
all Russian merchants in Persia.
ST. PETERSBURG, July lS.-The Fol
eIfn office has received no dispatches froT
Teheran regarding the entry OF the ms
tionanst forces into the Persian capita
The only information is q telegram fror
the Russian consul at IspAhan. announein
the simple fact that the nationalists Wer
IN the capital