Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-25
ARREST YOUNG TURKS.
Plan to Upset Government-Tcha a
egnable-Europe Indifferent.


Constantinople. Nov 24.-Kiamil
Pas6a. the Grand Vizier, today. con-
frmed the fact that the arrest of the
Young Turks was due to the discovery
of a plot to upset the government. The
matter, he said, was now in the hands
of q courtmartial and the law would
take its course.
referring TO the Turkish position al
Tchatalia he declared that it was i'm
rregnable and that the Bulgarians
would learn this TO their cost.
Complaining OF I,urope's Indifference
To Turkeys fate he said
1T should not be forgotten that Rus
sia is behind the Balkan League,
League. which has been. in fact, en-
gineered by Russia. 1t will nto be
long before Europe feels the conse-
qHesnces of its present policy for a
strong Turkey is necessary fer Euro
pean peace"
Renforeements from Anatolia are
being landed in the penincula of Gal
lIpoli, which separates the Dardanelles
from the Aegean sea, to which terri
tory Torgut Schefket Pasha's division
retired after its defeat in Ergcne val
ley.
American Ambassador Rockhili is en-
deavoring To obtain volunteers from
among the foreign and Red Crescent
missions TO start work. with the help of
the English mission i'm the San Stefano
cholera camp. He has sufficient at his
command for q beginning and is conf
dent that all funds needed will be forth
coming The chief difficulty arises in
finding capable men willing to undertake
the narrowing task.
Conditions in san Stefano are very
bad The Greek school there has been
transformed into n hospital, but no san
itary measures have been taken. Tho
camp will be almost a death trap fo.'
those who enter.
1t is reported that orders will be issued
that all bodies shall be burned The for
eign surgeons report difficulties in send
ing awaS from the hospitals the wounded
who have recovered, as they refuse will
ingly Mo face the camps and barracks
again.
The opinion of the Americans and Brit
ishers engaged in organizing the relief
is that thousands of lives can be saved
If only the segregation of the well from
the i'll can be accomplished
Because the Red Cross volunteers
have failed to take up the work OF
relief, the Rev. Robert Free, a Scotch
pastor i'll Censtantinople. and Miss
Aft, q woman so years of age, who,
for many years have been connected
with English and American mission
work in Turkey, have taken quarters
in the cholera camp and will devote
themselves to the care of the victims.
Mary of the doctors have refused to
treat cholera patients asserting that
they are Surgeons, not physicians. At
present there is only one volunteer
doctor working at the camp-Maior
clyde S. Ford, medical corps, Z. S, A.,
who, with the secretary of the Arneri-
can embassy Hoffman Philip. and the
Hon. Maurice Barring an Englishman,
goes to San Stefano, every day, for
relief work This is simply cleaning
ZIP the camp, yet Major Ford willing
'ly sives up his surgeon work in order
TO save many, who would otherwise
die.
secretary Philip is coming in for
much credit among the foreign resi-
dents. because ON finding that no
member of the Red Crescent was will
ing 20 talio charge. he has himself as
summed control of the work.
Mrs. Rockhill, wife of the American
Ambassador, is gathering and pur-
hasing supplies for the camp, inclrd-
ing Blankets and drinking cups Every
one, who has visited San Stefano. de-
clares that Miss Alt, who is originally
from Switzerland is deserving of the
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