Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-06-22
F0|LED THE TURKS
Vienna Bakers Saved Europe
From the Grip Of the MosIems.
CAUSE OF SOL YMAN's DEFEAT.
A Momsntous incident In History That
Carries With It an Explanation Of
Why Vienna Rolls Ar Nodded In the
Form Of Q Crescent:

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Why Vienna Rolls Ar Nodded In the
Form Of . Crescent:
Do you know why Vienna rolls are
shaped like crescents? The story
forms one Of the great IFS" of history.
Solyman the Magnificent sultan OF
Turkey. planned to overrun Europe.
even as he and bis Moslem predeces'
sors had seized the countries Of the
orient With q mighty army be cap
tured the fortified island Of Rhodes
and invaded Hungary. annihilating the
Magyar forces at Mohacs lin 1925 and
staying the hungarian king.
So successful was the first expedition
that be planned second and more far
reaching raid In 1929. Moving on
ward almost unchecked and carrying
all before him. be captured Buda ana
advanced against the city of Vienna.
All Europe stood aghast Nothing
had been able to stem the wave of
Moslem conquest Men remembered
how one eastern land after another
had been seized BY the Mohammedan
hordes and forced to adopt NOLAN.
media nism 40 their religion. People
trembIed for the fate Of Christendom-
1t seemed for q moment almost pos.
sible 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 solyman
was to rely upon the mercy Of the
merciless. ConQuering one Christian
army and stronghold after another. the
sultan's all powerful army threatened
to carry destruction and Mohammed'
anism throughout the continent 1t
was one Of fate's big movements.
On moved the Turks. Vienna (then
capital OF the German empirel stood
in their path. a seemingly frail obsta.
Gle between such a host and the rest
Of Europe. should Vienna fall before
the MosIem onset the progress OF the
suItan's army would be made far easier
and other lesser cities would lose heart
The Inhabitants Of Vienna were at
that time more renowned for culture
and thrift than for warfare. Yet I'm.
der Nicholas Won Saim they calamity
proposed to defend their city against
the foe aud 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. n. 1929. that the
enormous Turkish host laid siege to
Vienna. SOIyman conducting the affair
In person. Before risking 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 a secret underground way into
Vienna by which body OF men might
later pour into the place and thus
catch the defenders "between two
ares.''
The cleverness of the Turkish engt.
neers and the countless workers at
their command made the task swift
one. Here 1t was that an IT. inter.
vened to save the threatened capital
and perhaps Europe as well.
Some Vienna bakers were at work
one night-sO the story runs-iD cel'
lar. making bread for the garrison.
During u pause In their conversation
one OF the bakers happened to hear the
muttied sound OF digging. 1t seemed
to come from a spot not far beyond
one OF the cellar walls. Guessing at
once that the euemy was tunneling
way into the city. the bakers rushed
out and gave the alarm. The garri.
son. aroused. was able to baff1e S0ly.
mans plan.
The sultan. fatiing at strategy, next
tried force. he hurled his army
against the city In one fierce assault
after another The viennese fought
like heroes. Each attack was repulsed
with terrific loss to the Turks For
four entire days the Moslems assailed
the city. fresh attachments ever tax.
ing the places Of those who reeled back
defeated. On the tifth day OF the as.
sauIt, Oct IA. Solyman gave up the
attempt to crush Vienna. He with.
drew sullenly from the scene Of bis de-
feat. leaving SO.OOO dead Turks on the
deld. The price Of conquest was for
once too nigh for htm.
Vienna was saved. and not only VI
emma. but Europe Vienna had been
Europe's barrier against the Turks
farther advance. and the barrier held
6rm The northern limit of Europe's
Turkish raids was reached
Once more. IN later years, Vienna
was besieged by the Moslems, and she
again beat them Oh. The high tide
Of such invasion had come and reced-
ed. Europe at large was 0Ow forever
secure from this long dreaded foe.
In the moment OF victory. according
to the account. the bakers who had
given the alarm were not forgotten.
To commemorate the event they and
their descendants thencefOrth nodded