The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-01-30
Decides to Recall o.
toman Peace Del
egates.
COMMANDER SHOT
Leader in Army Accidentally
Killed; New Leader Idol
of Constantinople.

BRITISH AND OTHER WARSHIPS
HAVE BEEN ORDERED TO PRO
CEED IMMEDIATELY TO TURKISH
WATERS, ACCORDING TO DISP.AT-
CHES FROM MEDITETRANEAN
PORTS TODAY.
London, England.-rhc new Turk
ish cabinet has decided to recall the
Ottoman peace delegates from Lon
tiOa,, according to n dispatch today
from Constantinoplc.
Tie Turkish government is suid
also to have requested It's ambassn-
doris nj Vienna and st. Petersburg 10
return to the Turkish capital. gsa
Envca, hey. the most spirited lc,rd-
~ Of the young Turks, was today
appointed chief Of the general stan
Of the Turkish army.
London, England.-At the head
quarters of all the peace delegations
the greatest activity and excitement
prevailed today. Cipher kilograms
from Sofia, Belgrade. Athens and
Ccttinje crossed messages from Lon
don to these capitals during the early
hours of the morning.
Before noon the heads of the four
delegations had held several meet
ings to discuss the situation. The
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the revolution in Constantinople as
mn affIOnt to the European Powers
Sllspre than to themselves. Therefore
they' think. the Powers, are. entitled to
make the ffst move. Whatever it may
Re and whatever its result it cannot
prejudice. tleirG future action, they
Messages received from various
points in the Balkans SHOW that ne
gOtiations concerning tire next de-
velopment are proceeding actively
between the capitals OF the Allies.
The delegates consider the reslins-
ptiOn Of war rieXt week. almost inevi-
table, even III the Powers should
agree on active interyention.
New Leader Expects More War.
Constaftinople-Iighting has oc-
CURED at several plates in this city
TO-DAY. A dozen or more persons
saaave been wounded land many ar
rests have been made.
Great public excitement has fol-
lowed the killing OF Nazim Pasha,
a former val minister and command
er OF the Turkish army, who was
shot during a public demonstration
here last night.
Tallaat Bey. the new minister of
the Interior, informed the European
embassies today that all measures
necessary to insure the security OF
the city had been taken. He also
addressed circulars to the provincial
governors explaining the reasons for
the change in the government and
calling upon the people to lend their
moral and material aid to the gov
eminent.
We are determined he said,
ito defend the interests of the coun
try now face to face with the pros
pect of the resumption OF hostilities.'
Enver Bey, who has taken such a
prominent part in the overthrow OF
kali Paslla's cabinet, is the popular
hero of the day.
Nazim Pasha's death by a shot
from the revolver of Enver Bey or
Talaat Bey, is believed to have been
accidental. The two officers, in ord
er to protect themselves from the fire
of Nazim's aid de camp, who had shot
at them, out of the window, drew
their revolvers and emptied them at
him. A bullet struck and killed
Nazim Pasha, who was seated i'm
side the DOM.
Turkish Commander Killed.
COnstantinople.-Nazim Pasha. the
former war minister and commander
of the army, was shot dead in a dem
onstration here last night.
Enver Bey and Talaat Bey had
given explicit orders that no blood
should be shed but Nazim Pasha's
aide de camp fired from a window of
the porte at Enver Bey and his com
panion and they returned the fire. In
spite of this tragedy there was no
disturbance Of order elsewhere.
Nazim Pasha. war minister and
generalissimo of the Turkish armies,
was a mar of great physical and men
tai strength. He was nearly 60 years
of age and was characterized as the
best commander Turkey has possess
ed In recent times.
Nazim took supreme command of
the forces after Abdullah Pasha suf-
fered defeat around Kirk-kilisseh and
Adrianople. He was appointed minis
ter of war in the first kiamil cabinet.
This aroused the opposition of the
committee of union and progress and
practically resulted in the overthrow
of the ministry. He then became COM
mander of, the first army corps and
was in command of the troops in Con-
stantinople at the time of the revolu-
tionary movement that dethroned Alb
dull Hamid. Nazim Pasha became
minister of war again in 1912 in the
Mukhter cabinet and continued to
hold Office when the second kiamil
cabinet was formed in October of
that year.
Nazim Pasha was in personal COM
mand of the troops hat checked the
advance. of the Bulgarians at, Tsch-
atalja. He is credited with having
put the Turkish army In better con-
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