Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-15
U,S,SENDSC CRUISERS
TAFT ORDERS THE TENNESSEE
AND MONTANA TO SAIL Q
CONSTANTINOPLE.
TURK CAPITAL IS BURNING
BuIgarians Bombard City, Causing
Havoc and Ruin-Ottomans Mas
sacring Christians-Appeal ].
Made for a Holy War.

Athens, Nov. 11.-Salonika, the
Turkish stronghold in southwestern
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 ID,
Mahdesian, editor Of the Magazine Ar
menia. The %cablegram was In secret
cipher from q friend of the editor In
Constantinople.
Washington, Nov. 1.-THE United
States has identified itself with the
Balkan situation and perhaps the ma
settlement of the Turkish question by
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 h fact thai ter
rible atrocities are being perpetrated
daily by men in uniform calling them
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. l 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 it will be an
act of barbarity and a disgrace to
Christendom. Nc words of mine can
paint the horrors that are daily
tidings. l beg you SC to put he 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 1t a 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 a manifesto ad'
dressed to the Ulemas and Hodkas:
with 9 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 u Ulemas
should neglect the accomplishment OF
a similar duty.
TN 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 a Jihad. Such a
holy war has forever become an obi
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-Ul-Islam which will send
those selected to the army