The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-10


August II.
Yesterday afternoon we all wen, down
2, Arnautkioy to call. Dr. and Mrs
Dodd Of Cesarea are there now. stuck
like the rest Of US, though Or Dodd has
a special permit from the War Depart
mcnt to rAake his return possible II there
are any trains. He says that to his
establishment this permit was given him
by a German officer. with whom the en-
tire business was transacted. oh, the
Germans are running things here, no
doubt In the interim there is a tre-
mendous propaganda in favor of the Ger
mans. and every effort is being made 20
persuade the people that Germany Is their
particular friend. She'll prove It too II
she has half a chance 10y making Turkey
IA particularly useful catspaw.
Anti British feeling Is strong. The
British flag was SEIZED from what
don't know, and trampled upon in the
street few days ago. \ formal apology
was made for this. bu. It indicates the
keys warships."
August 10.
II wrote you that nver Pasha was
tho only one OF the Ministry In favor OF
war. hut apparently he IL the ionly one
with any power at all az present. lie IL
the dictator and overrules even the Grand
Nizier lie is Intoxicated with military
ambition and IL said to believe himself
the Napoleon OF this age. lie Is young
man s'!,i. YOU know. In the early thirties.
and II looks as II his personal ambition
had made him the complete dupe Of the
astute Germans who are no doubt hatter-
ing hun with promises. II he forces
Turkey into war he will inevitably be
served up AT the conqueror's table.
Did tell you OF the shipload OF
creeks, Turkish subjects, that were foiled
OF their attempt to escape TO Athens
/ To-. % ant n rd
this Greek steamer aroused the suspicion
of the authorities. They searched the
ship and found all the men In hiding
They took the shipload of poor wretcheA
20 Arnautl,ioy and for hours beat them
unmercifullv All Behek was in agony
because OF their cries until an Egyptian
woman of the Khcdivc's mothers house
hold, II Is supposed sent protest 70
Rachie,ache by telephone and finally had
4 'he horror stopped. They were then taken
to the War once and no one knows their
/ fate II has been announced In the
papers that every man who has failed to
, report TO the summons ~ the War De-
/ partner; will be shot. What can these
| poor creatures know OF Patriotism"
August %
Yesterday was exciting because OF the
solar eclipse. suppose you had little
/ OF IT, Here II was eght-tenths OF the
! SUMS surface enough to he pretty awe
some 1t lasted from 40 until nearly
O'Clock For perhaps half an hour We
, could see a bright star high up in the
west. Venus probably. II looked un-
+ natural enough In the gray blue SKY. The
/ y sporus was a stormy dull blue color
| and the hills above In a kind OF pallor
that made one feel as II losing ones
/ eyesight.
An eclipse never came AT more APP
proprate time. ] wish this Government
were sufficiently supersttious 70 take Il
as warning. But the drum woke US in
the dead OF night, accompanied by the
/ dreaded call for men, all those in their
/ thirtles this time. Goodness knows how
many times those same p or men have been
! cllled out II seems a. II the Govern
ment were doing all it possibly could
10 increase the apprehension, ms well as
the positive misery of its subjects"