The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-04
FORMER OFFICER
CAUSE OF WORRY
Reason Tor Presence in Lon,ion
OF x-Lieutenant Montasu
Not Understood.
nv FIGHTING AT TRIPoLI
King George Issues Order Con-
corning Rendition OF Ma
tional Anthem.
~ ED. l.. KEEN.

~ ED. l.. KEEN.
London February 3.---Therc Is a
young Englishman recently returned
from Trpoli, whose presence in London
Is causing British oflcialdom ali sorts
OF worry He is eN-Lieutenant Iierber.
+. Montagu. aged twenty-three who
mas been hEhtins on the s!de OF the
! turks. and who was recently sent by
them to England on a secret missio,,
the nature Of which sleuths from tIu
th .,ei bureau OF the War Office
haTe rainly ATTEMPTED to discover.
Lieutenant Montagu belonged to tn.
Royal fusiliers, and While OH leave
went to Tripoli shortly after the war
started. His knowledge OF military
science aud his ability in handling men
quickly won recognition in the Turkish;
camp In a few weeks he had risen tc
the command of the right wing Of tho
army investing Tripoli City. All this
was unknown to the British army ofi-
Gals. until Montagu sent 70 z London
paper circumstantlai account OF the
alleged atrocities committed by Italian
soldiers, and apDcaled to tho British 8.
government "in The name of humanity.
10 take steps to stop the war. For this
his name was promptly stricken from
the British army list.
Montagu was martyr to his sense
of right. 1t was not on the political
anything about the atrocities. so he
had TO so. II he had kept still he
might have had the opportunity or
serving again under the British dag.
His dispa tches, it is admitted, did more
than anything else to stir up anti
Italian feeling III England.
MontaSu was in the thick of the
lighting before TripolI, leading his
Arabs in person in dozens OF desperate
charges. In one engagement his cap
and coat were pierced by bullets. anu
charge of shrapnel wounded him In
tho leg. While he was in the hospital.
the Arabs on the firing line took turns
chanting prayers for his recovery.
When he was we'll enough to travel.
the Turkish commander ordered him
to London on the secret mission. Dur
ing a hundred mile horseback ride,
mounted Italians followed him. When
he motored from Ben Gardcne to Sfa%
he was pursued in another car. Italian
secret service men were with him o..
the boat to Marseilles, and they
travelled in his compartment to Paris
and Calais They crossed with him TO
Dover. and taking up the trail at Vie
tora station, London. they followed
him in a taxi to the very door OF his
mothers home. But the Italians were
just as unsuccessful in fathoming tbs
real purpose Of his visit as the British
detectives have been since.
On all other subjects connected with
the war, Montagu talks freely. lie de-
Rome is Il fabric of lies THE Rome
reports" he said. credited the Italiars
With absurdly small losses in engage
ments. in which took part. Their hg-
ures were manufactured l knew they
were wrong, for I personally counted
the dead theirs and our own.
The Turkish forces are constantly
being reinforced. Hardly a day passes
that a sheikh docs not come from the
desert with detachment of 100 to L.
900 lighting men-all his own force
all armed. In addition to their rihes.
some of these desert warriors carry
two handled swords and wear chain
armor captured by their forefathers
from the Crusaders centuries ago.
In such war. And, though ] am I.
Christian. 1 can not help feel thera
is certain tuetice in Islam turning
against Christian people the ysry
used against Islam
Turkey can carry on the war in
definitely. ITALY can never more than
simply hold the coast cities. The
Turks have the entire resources of the
Cumberland at their disposal, and they
are constantly drawing from Egypt, de-
spite the vigorous attempts Of the Brit
ish government In that country TO pre-
vent the transport OF arms and sup
plies. Furthermore. the war has served
to strengthen the Moslem world. Turk
and Arab have forgotten their old dif-
fcrences in lighting a common enemy.
And, better, Drawer, cleaner lighting
men do not want for comrades" r
King George has inherited all his
fathers regard for. and inslstencc on
minor points of ceremonial and court
etiquette. and as a result OF all army
order. just issued regimental bandmas-
tcrs are quakiaS in their shoes. for
fear their rendering of the solemn
God Save the King may not please
the royal ear.
The order points out that during
his trip to india King George noticed
one of the bands did not play the ma
uonnl anthem in the proper tempo
His Majesty therefore directs that in
future bandmasters will keep 10 the
tempo laid down in paragraph 1,to5.
Kings Resolutions"
The paragraph In question says that
the tempo" Is cighty-four crochcts to
the minute. and II Is reported that the
young and inexperienced bandmastcr OF
the Twenty first Lanccrs at Port Said
speeded up his band on the first verso
OF the national anthem to the rate OF
100 crochets per minute. in other words.
he deprived the populace of the Sleas-
uro OF salutinE King George for I'VE
whole seconds. AT the rate OF eighty
four crochets to the minute, II takes
twenty-seven seconds TO play the first
verse. and a 100 1t takes twenty-five
seconds.