South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-11-07
HOLY WAR IS NOW
REPORTED TO HAVE
BEEN DECLARED
AdviCeS From German Sources
Say That Ecclesiastical
Head Of MOhammeda1S
Throws His Aid TO Turkey.

LONDON. Nov. Z. - Advices from
German sources hy wireless say tnat
the Sheik- Ul-Islan. ecclssiastcal head
OF the 220.000.000 Mohammedans iu
the world. has proclaimed holy war
OF Islam against the enemies OF Turkey.
The significance OF this action becomes
evident when II is recalled that more
than 100.00O,000 Mohammedans or
nearly that total number i'm the world.
are now under English rule. These
men, according 10 proclamation said
10 have been issued by the Sheik-Ul-
Islam must either fight the enemies
Of Turkey or be diSloyal 10 the head
Of their faith.
The effects OF this proclamation
have already been anticipated ia
Egypt. where marital law has been
declared. No serious demonstration
OF the Mohammeda1 population are
feared in India. 1t is stated that the
great majority OF the followers of
Islam there are loyal TO Great Britain
This statement is borne out by the
proclamation issued by the NiZam of
Hyderabad, who is perhaps the most
important Moslem potentate in India
calling upon all Moslems in that coun-
| try 10 remain loyal 10 Great Britain.
Publishes Proclamation.
The importance which the English
gov eminent attaches 10 the matter Is
shown by the fact that the Official
press bureau publishes the MANS
proclamation in Iull.>, Nevertheless Z
cannot be denied that there is much
/ uneasiness in many quarters over the
! possibilities of the situation. There
] can be doubt of the fact that Germany
| is resOrting to every artifice TO stir up
sedItion is the British colonies
Already there are reports that the
| MOhammedans of Aighanistan are
marching upon the Indian frontier. A
message from Constant4nOple via Ber-
lin says that the Ameer OF Algh -cis-
tan has sent OUT 1900 men with 250
guns. While the number OF men IS
an obvious eXaggerauon. IL is recalled
that England has already fought two
costly wars with the Alghans and that
she has never subdued them. They
remain TO this day independent
Railroad Destroyed.
In this connection IL is announced I'm
/ Berlin that the railroad from Herat
to Kushk has been destroyed ami
that a number of Indian borber tribes
have joined the Afghans British Off
Gals on the borders are said TO have
been arrested and several Of them are
reported killed.
The bombardment of the Darda-
nelleS forts continues without much
result. A Turkish report states that
one British ship was struck by shell
from a fort and that an explosion fol-
/ lowed on board.
Fighting between the Turks and
| Russians is now going on within the
shadow of Mount ATarat II is sig
nificant that the reports of this fight
ing which also come from German
/ sources show that the Russians have
invaded the Turkish province OF Eze-
| rum. The Turks had expected that
the Russians would be caught short
OF troops on the Caucasian frontier.
but evidently, according to the Turk
ish statement. the Turks are fighting
on the defensive on their own soil
and have encountered large bodies OF
COssacks.
Turkish warships have bOmbarded
the Russian oil port Of Batum on the
east coast of the Black sea. The car,
having met with much success in
changing the name Of st. Petersburg
10 PetrOgrad, has already, I'm anticipa-
ton of Turkish defeat, changed the
name of Constantinople 10 it's ancient
appellation Of Czargrad. BY official
orders all the Russian newspapers are
calling il by that name.
Reports from Albania say that seri-
Gus conflicts are taking place between
Mohammedans and Christians and
there are grave fears Of "a Christian
massacre. This is one Of the first re-
suits Of the arousing OF religion and
race hatred that Germany has brought
about in the east and TO which the
shrek OF Islam has lent himself 10y
prOclaiming a holy war.