Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-13
Fooled THE TURKS
Vienna Bakers Saved Europe
From the Grip OF the MosIems.
CAUSE OF SOL YMAN's DEFEAT.

A Momentous incident In History Ths
Carries With It an Explanation q
!; Why Vienna Rolls Arc Nodded In tn
!; Form Of . Crescent.
! DO you know why Vienna rolls ar
shaped like crescents: The stor
forms one of the great ifs Of history
SOlyman the Magnificent. sultan o
Turkey. planned to overruu Europe
even as be and his Moslem t'rederes
sors bad seized the countries vi ,h
orient With mighty army be rap
tured the fortified island Of Rhode
and invaded Hungary. annihiating tn
Magyar forces at Mohacs lin 1926, ant
Staying the Hungarian king
T. So successful was the first expedition
that he planned second aud more far
reaching raid In 1920 Moving on
ward almost unchecked and carrying
Ill before him. he,captured Buda ant
advanced against the city OF Vienna
All Europe stood aghast Nothing
had been able to stem the wave u
Moslem conquest Men remembered
how one eastern land after another
had been seized by the Mohammedal
hordes and forced to adopt Aloham
mechanism az their religion. People
trembled for the fate OF Christendom
1t scanned afoFsA moment almost pos
sibie that the whole eastern section Of
the European continent might fall VIC
tim to the Turk and become part OF
the Moslem possessions.
To hope for cIemency from Solymau
was to rely upon the mercy Of the
merctless Conquering one Christian
army and stronghold after another. the
sultan's all powerful army threatened
to carry destruction and Mohammed-
antsm throughout the continent 1t
was one Of tate's big movements.
On moved the Turks Vienna (then
capital Of the German empire' stood
in their path. seemingly fraD obsta.
Gle between such host and the rest
Of Europe. Should Vienna fail before
the Moslem onset the progress of the
sultan's army would be made far easier
and other lesser cities would lose heart
The habitants Of Vienna were u,
that time more renowned for culture
and thrift than for warfare. Yet un.
der Nicholas Won Saim they CALAMITY
proposed to defend their city against
the foe and to 6ght to the last gasp for
their imperiled homes. The Turks
drew near. destroying vienna's sub
urbs, and encamped close to the town
itself. ,,,~ ~,
1t was on Sept q. 1929. that the
enormous Turkish host laid siege to
Vienna. SoIyman conducting the affair
in person Before rtsking useless loss
OF life IN general assault the sultan
tried to make an entrance into the city
BY means OF tunnels Bis soldiers
were set to work with pick and spade
to dig secret underground way into
Vienna BY which body OF men might
later pour into the place and thus
catch the defenders "between two
6res."
The cleverness of the Turkish engi-
neers and the countless workers at
their command made the task swift
one. Here it was that an ''if'' inter-
vened to save the threatened capital
and perhaps Europe as well.
Some Vienna bakers were at work
one night-sO the story runs-in Gel.
lar. making bread for the garrison
During pause in their conversation
'ne OF the bakers happened to hear the
nuttied SOUND OF digging. 1t seemed
70 come from spot not far beyond
one ot the cellar walls. Guessing at
'nce that the enemy was tunneiing
way into the city. the bakers rushed
)ut and gave the alarm. The. garri.
ION. aroused. was able to battle Soly.
mans plan
The sultan. failing at strategy. next
ried force He hurled his army
against the c,:y 10 one fierce assault
lfter another. The Viennese fought
Ike heroes Each attack was repulsed
With terrific loss to the Turks. For
our entire days the MosIems assailed
he city. fresh de,acemeuts ever tax.
ng the places OF those who reeled back
On the dfth day OF the as
'ault. Oct ~. SoIyman gave up the
lttempt to crush Vienna. he with
rev suIieniy from the scene Of his de-
eat. leaving A,tssJ dead TURKS on the
ield Inc p7ce OF conquest was for
nee too nigh tor MIN
Vienna was saved. and not only vi.
!nna. but Europe Vienna nad been
SurOpe's mrrlet against the Turks
arther advance ana the barrier held
irm The northern limit Of Europe's
Turkish raids was rp:lrned
Once more III ,ates years. Vienna
Eas besiesed by the Musiems, and she
gain beat them ia rhe high ode
Il such INVASION had cone and reced
d Eurols- 1T large was uOw forever
'ecure frum THIS long dreaded toe.
In the n"ns-n' vf victory. according
o the acrpuns she bakers who DAD
.iYeD tho n,,rp vsrp nOf f0rCOffpn