The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-14
Nationalist Take Poses
sion In Teheran.
DEMAND THEIR CONSTITUTION
Shah Expected to Take Refuge H.
Legation.
Trouble h Outsrowth Of RuIerss D1s-
regard Of censtitation Grantee
Subjects Duriag Revolt On
Previous Oceasien.


events In Turkey are being repeated in
Persia. The constitutionalist forces.
the advance Of which on Teheran for
time was not considered serious, are now
In possession OF the greater part Of
the city. which they entered this morn
ing without encountering any organ
lied resistance.
While Sardaradad and sipahadars
the leaders In the movement, conceu-
trated the attention OF the Hoyalfsts
by demonstrations to the west, strong
body of Nationalist and BAkhtfsxie
made their way unnoticed around 70
the north. from which point the capture
OF the capital was not difficuit.
The guards at the northern gates
were disarmed and the invaders march-
ed In. the foreign section leaders take
ing up their quarters In the old Mej-s
liss building. This gives the Nations
aiists command OF the city with tina
exception OF the artillery square ana
the drill grounds adjoining. The Roy-
alists are situated badly to make fur.
Their resistance and the CossacIkx. un-
der command OF Russian ofiicers. r..
main outside the city. entirely cut OF
from their comrades In the artillery
square.
Maintain Good Order.
The strictest discipline IL being
maintained by the Nationalists. who are
placing guards at the gates and other
points as the Royalists are disarmed J.
The Nationalist leader, in q note "a
the Russian and British legations.
guarantees security OF life and prop
erty to foreigners. adding that noth-s
ing Is demanded from the Shah hut
real constitution. Sipahadar already
has summoned the members OF the Nal
liss to witness the opening of Parifa-
ment.
The invaders lost only one man while
making their entry Into the city. Ths
loss to the Koyalists is unknown. but
cannot be heavy. as the Coaaaclss were
the only defenders to offer resistance.
They are keeping up q desultory ire
use OF their artillery. There IL much
feeling among the Russians and tia
Nationalists are endeavoring 20 pre-
vent any incident that might Justify
Russian force entering the city
The shah is expected rnofnentafiiy %
take refuge in one OF thesforeign ie-
cations.
The Royalist troops. particularly the
Cossacks. have taken up q position In
the central square and surrounding
streets and II Is believed the Nation-
alists will attack their position In full
force II they do not surrender.
The safety Of the Foreigners does
not appear. az this writing. to be se-
riously threatened.
sipa Hadar. ana sardahasad. the
Nationalist leaders, are I'm possession
of the Parliament building. A body Of
local Nationalists under the leadershfp
of Young Seyed. have taken posses~
sion of the residence Of saad-Ed-D DOVE
ieh.
Woman shows Cearuge.
The Russian flag was flying from the
house Of Colonel Liakhon. the nfiii~
tary commander at Teheran. where
Nine. Liakhon courageously persists
IN remaining.
The house is close to the square
where the Cossacks were opposing the
advance of the Nationalists and both
1t ana the flag were exposed 70 the
bullets of the combatants.
The populace of the city IL enthu-
siastic over the advance OF the Ma
tional forces. They throng the streets
wearing red badges and Offering ems
couragement 70 the revolutionary sole
diers.
|, There was a sharp outbreak OF rife
IRE this morning near the British
Legation but 1t did not last long and
the casualties among the Nationalistn
were slight. The Nationalists are In
possession of the central ofiices Of the
Persian international telegraph system.
The Indo- European telegraph lines
the outlet TO Londop. IL still working.
but with difhculty. Royalists and Ma
tionalists are lighting In the square
In front OF the offices OF the company.
which are under FIRE.
People Demand Constifuttom.
The occupation Of the Persian caps
itaI by the Nationalist today 10 .
direct result of the insistence OF the
Persian people that the Shah govern
the country under the constitution o&
January /, 1907. The Shah signed this
constitution when he assembled this
throne, but from the first he showed
an inclination to disregard II and nn-
ally withdrew It. His course has res
suited in widespread unrest In Persia
which In some sections has approached
anarchy.
In her International disorders. PER-
sia has been beset by curious situa-
tions on her frontiers. On one SIDE
Turkey has invaded Persia In the d.
rection Of Urumiah. her ground for
this step being a frontier dispute os
long standing with raids by Kurdish
bandits and Turkish troops. On ths
other side the British and Russian
governments have been exerttng their
influence to induce the Shah TO suns
mon a representative assembly 70
bring the state Of anarchy to an end
and Russia, acting In full accord with
Great Britain, has despatched mile
tary expedi Ann to Persia from Baku
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