The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-25
V)ONG TURKS NOT YET
IN COMPLETE CONTROL
Yildiz Garrison Holding Out and Terrific
Battle May Be. Necessary to
DisIOdge Them.
FATE of the Sultan When Peace Is Assured Uncerain-Amer
lean Newspaper Correspondent Wounded.

.,,rstautinople. April 24.-The consti-
..,,fonsI forces are in complete control
~ tbe capitaI tonight. The sultan is
.-,,-ir7I1v a prisoner in the Yildiz pal
- His formal submission has not yet
E-or Given. but he and the troops with
linn are at the mercy Of the army OF
occupation.
1rshmoud Schefket Pasha. the COM
--srfar-iu-chief of the invading forces,
5ssfrss TO finish the work without fur
.Esr bloodshed. He Is in negotiation
r-ith the sultan's representatives, and
has extended the period Of grace within
which the sultan must make his fnal
5s.ision. The YildiZ Kiosk may be
-ushed during the night, for some 5,O0O
infantry are disposed within mile ana
a half of the palace. Whit disposition
will be made of the ruler Of the empire
when he is in the handS Of the consu-
tutioualists is unknown TO the emoas-
siss although the opinion is held in
authoritative quarters that he will con-
time as the nominal constitutional X
e-rtive largely responsible to the cab
met. who i'm turn viii be responsible 10
parliament.
YIdiz Garrison Holds Out.
complete tranquility prevails in the
rfrv at present. but anxious looks are
cast I'M the direction of the Yildiz, the
refusal of part of its garrison to sub
NIT being the serious feature OF the
situation. General Schefket is concen-
trating large forces near this point.
Troops have been pouring in since
noon, and several batteries have been
planted i'm the neighbOring heights, but
IL is feared that the task of capturing
this well-guarded stronghold may be
extremely difficult, owing to its excel
lent defensive position and the thorough
preparedness Of the garrison.
The other positions already captured
bv the investing army were not pro-
vided with artillery. which gave the as
sailants an immense advantage, since
they were able to shell the barracks
without reply frone artillery. The Eil-
diz garrison not only possesses artillery,
but il is believed that the neighbOr-
hood is mined. Apparently General
Schefket and the other leaders of the
Ssloniki troops are anxious TO avoid
further bloodshed. hence their desire to
give the sultan and his advisers ample
time for consideration.
Story of the Battle.
The sending forward Of the advance
posts of the SalOniki army yesterday
afternoon TO within two and one-half
miles of the palace fOreshadowed the
attack on the city that began at
O'Clock this morning The bridges had
been picketed and small parties of cav
airy recOnnoitered the ground. After
desultory firing. Just before dawn,
striking advance was made in the
southwest part of Pera. The attacking
forces spread out in a long line and
made an assault on the Matchka and
Tasch Kischla barracks. south Of the
palace, where they met with a stubborn
resistance.
The invaders continued to advance in
three columns with the utmost pre-
cisiOn. and occupied all points of van
tage. The volunteers from Ghevgeh
received their baptism of fire from
Matchka, but they stood their ground
well and replied with steady volleys.
The strength of the volunteers was
overwhelming and the Matchka garri-
son soon surrendered.
BraVely Advanced.
Almost Immediately the loyal soldiers
n the Tasch Kischla barracks, on the
q
Notwithstanding that many of them fell,
The Sal0niki troops did not hesitate in
i1sir advance. but moved slowly and
cautiously, bringing up their machine
guns, which eventually resulted in ST.
.encing the garrison. There were heavy
losses on both sides. While this attack
was proceeding. another corps of Salon.
81 infantry encountered a sudden at
TACK from the artillerymen I'm the Tax
-n barracks, but these were only sup
pied with rifles Mukhtar Bey. COM
nan1er of the SaIOuiki forces. fell dead.
and many were killed or wounded on
me first assault
The lighting in the STEAMBOAT quarters
occurred at the Porte, where the garTi-
son refused TO surrender. but after a
SAaTp fusillade they were obliged to
MOIST the white flag
mere was stiff fighting at the Iplil1
.en barracks. where the mutinous
81 g. l---erymen who recently arrived from
L-IaJai5a- were quaTtered. Perhaps
me most remarkable feature Of the at
.stN on the city was the great number
W People of all natiOnalities. including
-.ai-t Europeans who thrOnged the
-.'sels Immediately outside She battle
gone. Every body showed that conf
-e.ea had been inspired by the disci-
pune. Falor ana friendly courtesy of the
aang troops, particularly the gen
-eImes of Saloniki.
L-e number OF casualties probably