The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-14
U.S.SENDS CRUISERS.
TAFT ORDERS THE TENNESSEE
AND MONTANA. TO SAIL FOR
coNsTANTINoPLE.
TURK CAPITAL IS BURNING
suIgarians 6ombard City, Causing
Havoc apd RuIn--ottomans Mas
sacrIng chrIstIans-Appeal Is
Made for Holy War.

Athens, Nov. 11.-Salonika, the
Turkey in Europe. was occupied at
noon Friday by the Greek army com
manded by Crown Prince Constantine.
London, Nov. 1.-THE Turkish line
of defense at Tchatalja has been
broken in several places and the Turk
ish outpost captured. 1t was reported
Friday that the Turks have opened in
formal negotiations for the surrender
Of Constantinople.
New York, Nov. 1.-THE Bull
garians are now bombarding Constan-
tinople. The city is burning and fast
falling into ruins. The Turks are
massacring the Christians"
The foregoing startling report was
received here Friday by Arshag D.
Mahdesian, editor Of the Magazine Ar
menia. The cablegram was in secret
cipher from friend of the editor In
Constantinople.
Washington, Nov. 1.-THE United
States has identified itself with the
Balkan situation and perhaps the final
ordering two Of It's most powerful ar
mored cruisers, the Tennessee and the
Montana, from League island to Con-
stantinople Friday
London, Nov. 11.-Appealing to his
paper to bring home to the govern
ment and the people the fact that ter
rible atrocities are being perpetrated
lni ia ;rr 1,f,,,
selves Turkish soldiers" the CORE
spondent Of the Daily Telegraph
cabled Friday from Spirua, headquar-
tiers of the Greek army:
Such influence as Great Britain
possesses should be brought to bear on
the British government in order to
bring about immediate opposition to
the horrible atrocities the mildest de-
tails Of which you would hardly care
to print.
Tortured women and mutilated
children can be seen in Arta. have
seen them and spoken to them and
have read with appalling sorrow what
lies beyond their eyes. Even as write
a general staff officer has come In
with the news that 80 more villages
have been sacked and burned
IF Christian Europe gives this land
back into Turkish hands 1t will be an
act of barbarity and disgrace to
Christendom. No words of mine can
paint the horrors that are daily
tidings. beg you SO to put the facts
before the people of Great Britain
that under no circumstances will this
sorely tortured land be given back to
those who are now rendering it hell
upon EARTH"
Constantinople, Nov. 1.-The Sheik-
,Ul-Islam, head of the hierarchy in Tur-,
key, issued on Friday the following ap-
peal for a holy war in manifesto ad-
dressed to the Ulemas and Hodkas:
With view of exciting and encour-
aging the soldiers of the enemies who
surround us, their priests, cross in
hand, are working in the ranks Of the
army 1t is not fitting that our Ulemas
should neglect the accomplishment OF
a similar duty
In order that the victory and glory
promised by the Almighty may be
granted without delay to the Ottoman
army, it is necessary that the venera-
Bile Ulemas organize Jihad. Such
holy war has forever become an obli-
CATION If the condition of the Ottoman
soldiers. who all are heroes. is to be
strengthened.
,"Ulemas who feel that they possess
the aptitude and strength to partici-
pate in this important task are invited
to present themselves Immediately at
the Sheik-U l-Islam which will send
those selected to the army"