New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-05
Wrath Directed Chiefly
Against Russians, but
All Allies Suffer.
BUILDINGS SEIZED,
CONSULS LOCKED UP
Stores of Foreigners Pillaged
and Owners Robbed-FOOd
Scarce and High.
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Cairo, Dec. 4.-Reports brought Il
Egypt by travellers from Palestine
make it clear that the Turks, insti'
gated by Germans, are playing havoc
all over the country. Their wrath
seems to be particularly directed
against the Russians, and the Russian
consuls in various towns are held az
prisoners OF war. The Russian drago-
man at Beirut also is in prison and
/ other employees of the allied nations
are under strict supervision and not
allowed 10 leave. The British and
/ French consuls in Jaffs and other
places have, however, been permitted
to depart.
The Turks have robbed two banks
! in Jerusalem. Seizure of buildings be-
longing TO the allied nations continues.
In Jaffa the English and French hos.
pitfalls have been taken possession OF
and so mas the Latin convent, which
belonged to the Spanish. On the ter
race Of the latter an observation sta
tion has been established from which
the shipping in Jaffa waters is watched.
Russian converts, churches. schools,
hospitals and the residence Of the con-
sui have been seized and the inmates
roughly turned out into the streets.
The same fate has befallen converts
and hospitals Of the other allies. All
stores belonging to subjects of the
allied nations have been closed and the
Turkish authorities have taken posses
sion Of the merchants goods.
Personal Persecution Rife.
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persecution, especially Of Russians and
of persons suspected of being Rus-
SLAMS. The Jewish population, too, is
suffering severely and nearly al Jew
ish merchants have been robbed of val
uables, and in many cases OF all they
possess.
Foodstuffs, it is reported. tend to be-
come more and more scarce. Jaffa ls
in serious danger Of starvation. Ger
many has in the region of Jaffa 1000
laborers, who were before the war ON
ployed on the Bagdsd Railway, being
held in readiness to throw up fortifica-
tons in various districts.
Reports brought by persons coming
here from Turkey tell of an extraordi-
nary state of affairs in the capital and
throughout the country. One English
man who has just arrived here says
the war news published in CONSTANT
nople is all to the effect that England
and the Allies have been thoroughly
beaten on land and sea. The common
people are entirely under the impress
sion that Germany is winning all along
the line. There can be no doubt that
Germany has been successful in hood
winking even the Khedive until il is
too late for His Highness TO draw back.
Even Germans Insecure.
II connot be said that the position
of the Germans is particularly safe.
There is bound to be a great revulsion
Of feeling if even a little of the truth
leaks out.
"Then," said a prominent resident OF
Constantinople who has come here, 81
would not give a little pastre for the
safety of the whole crowd of Germans
in the capital and throughout Turkey.
When the Turks find out how they are
being cheated and used as a German
tool there is bound to be serious
trouble and bloodshed. There will be
no mercy for Germans and for those
upstairs Enver Pacha and Talaat Bey,
who have been mainly instrumental in
bringing the German to Turkey and
placing him in power.
"The result of the awakening, which,
am sure, cannot be long delayed, will
be revolution, beside which those
which have gone before il will be minor
affairs indeed"
This Englishman declares the coun-
try is in a terrible condition. Enor-
nous acquisitions have been made for
the army with German thoroughness.
Turkish Thrace, just recovering from
the horrors and ravages of the Balkan
war, has simply been stripped, and the
All mel Of military age have been
called to the army, and the military au-
thorities have requisitioned every kind
of animal in the whole region.