Bisbee daily review., 1914-11-10
TURKEY TAKES A oAmsusa's CHANGE.

TURKEY TAKES A GAMBLERS CHANGE
 At last there appears to be a Triple Alliance again Germany losing Italy, has brought Turkey to her aid But at what cost It is difficult to how this new recruit with its inevitable handicap enemies can contribute mach to Germanys success
 It has been the obvious aim of the Kaiser to gate 'holy war" But in this conflict any hope of ligous mlitarism likely to fai goodnstured Mohammed is Commander of the Faithful the official head of the Moslom faith the world But the time is past when at a sultan's word the Mohammedan mil lions Africa would sweep in frenzy against the barriers of Chrsendom Recent attempts stir up fanaticism among Mosem tribes of northern Africa have failed. Mohammedans from both Africa India this moment fighting the ranks of the Allies in France and there is no indicating that they will desert their. Christian comrades and merely because their coreigonists of Turkey are lined- up with the Christians of the other side The Russian Mohammedans are reported to have discaimed sym rathy with Turkey in this crisis For the first time in history we shall see Mosem battling against Moslem end sacrificing themselves in the quarreIs of Christian dogs"
 With Turkey, German must welcome Turkeys foes Turkeys attack Russia to precipitate the vertabe Armageddon
 Greece has been eagerly awaiting a pretext to fly the Turks throat finish the job left half done in the last war She defend her possessions in the Aegean and the Mediterranean.
 Rumania has been balancing the chances of war fare either side her people favor Russia, and there it seems lies her hope of aggrandzement through help ing in Austrias downfall and getting a slice of Tran. sylyania.
 Bulgaria, cheated out Of her own conquests by the armed opposition of Greece and seryia after three had whipped Turkey wants to march again beyond Adranope, and may patch up a alliance with her rivals crowd Turkey back the Bosphorus and be- yond it.
 Italy hitherto neutral can hardly remain inert with Turkish army threatening Tripon and the Allies urg tino from Austria.
 If these four nations three of them, or even Italy alone should be flung into the balance against Germany the aid of Turkey would be dearly bought As for Turkeys power she has a footing of 100000 men, good soldiers but poorly equipped. Her navy, including the German cruisers Breseau and Goe- ben. is hardly match for the Russian fleet in the Black Sea- and cannot into the Mediterranean for of British French warships Both and navy are said commanded by officers.
 If Germany has struck a bad bargain, Turkey has done even worse At a moment when Germanys fort unes were running rather low. she took gamblers chance and rsl,ed her very existence this
 The secret of her audaciiy may looked for in the personality of Euver Bey, the Man horseback who is the real power in Turkey If Germany wins Enber Bey win stand at the right hand of a German Emperor able to reward his friends magnfcenty. He may be 9 power in Asia and Egypt He may wreak vengeance on le naughty British shutting Britan's indian Empire, and crpplng her commerce
 If Germany loses and Turkey loses with her., we'll the threats of the Allies show what Turkey mey expect There won't be any more Turkey As the Lon don Times says, the Ottoman Empire in Europe win be merely a memory. Syria, Arabia and Mesopotamia will also be freed from the blighung influence Of thC Turk who win be reegated to the obscure valleys o Asia Minor"
 And who win get constantnople? This ancient and historic city. the gateway Asia, the rich goa Of centuries of warfare may be prize turned to bone of contention between Russia Great Britain but that is another story.