The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-11-13
ARRAYS MOSLEMS
AGAINST ALLIES
Turks Entry Into War Aimed
at British Rule In India.
ENGLISH EYES ON EGYPT.

| Nominaiiy Fart OF Turkish Empire
but Really Subject to London's Rule
II May Support Suitan's Stand
Captain OF Crack Ottoman Cruise
Trained In America.
With the opening OF hostiIities b.
Turkey against Russia the number O
warning nations Is increased to ten
The other nine. In the order of thei
beginning hostilities. are Austria, Ser
via. Germany, Russia, France, Monte
negro. Belgium. Great Britain and ia
pan.
Ever since fighting began the kaise
on the one hand and the allies on til,
other have been bidding for Turkish
support, and the former. by virtue o
his careful attention during a perioC
OF many years to Turkish susceptible
ties. has triumphed over the Turkish
fear OF Russia and the British flee
and whatever gratitude the porte ma,
feel for England's support in time past
The world ut large first realized thai
the Turkish empire might play an i'm
portant part In the great struggle whel
on Aug. II the Breslau and the Goe
ben, the two German cruisers caught
In the Mediterranean at the outbreak
OF hostilities. managed to elude til,
fleets OF the allies and take refuge In
the Dardanelles
According to international law, they
were safe 80 long rs they remained In
a neutral port. but they must either
come out after twenty-four hours OF
consent to be interned for the period
of the war. Turkey, however. rose su
perior to custom and permitted them
to stay on. giving out that she had
purchased them for her own navy In
place Of the two battleships building
In England on her order which had
been taken over for the British navy.
Breslau and Goeben Now Turkish.
The two cruisers since then have ap
peared as Turkish vessels. 1t has also
been said that Germany has been try
ing to forward to them by land con
siderable numbers Of sailors. 1t has
been rumored that under the Turkish
flag they have still retained their Ter
man crews.
Meanwhile the porte has denounced
the capitulatiOns-that Is, the conces
sions to Christian powers which per
NIT their nationals to be subject only
to their own consular law courts. al
low them to maintain their own post
Offices. and so on. II has been an IN
pleasant thing for the powers affected
including this country. to face this.
but In the present chaos 1t has been
impossible for any one nation to do
more than protest
BY getting Turkey to Join him in the
fight on the allies the kaiser has been
aiming another blow at England, since
the Turkish sultan is the nominal head
of all the Mohammedans on earth
Great Britain Is the greatest NOLAN
medan power in the world. In Egypt
and India she has under her rule an
number Of followers OF the
prophet. France also. through heI
great African possessions. has to con
slider the Mohammedan problem.
May Cause Trouble In Egypt.
Egypt Is still nominally part Of the
Turkish empire. although to all intents
and purposes it has been Incorporated
In. the British empire. and there is a
possibility that the cry of the sultan
FOR help might cause disturbances. In
India. too. the preaching of holy war
by the Mohammedans might give rise
10 great deal of trouble. But. on
he other hand, England can point to
he excellent effect on her position In |
Egypt of the reforms of Lord Kitchen
,r; to the fact that the Aga Kahn. the |
religious head of Indian Mohammed
lnism. has declared himself In her In
'or. and. above all. to the fact that at
his moment there are Mohammedan |
indian soldiers fighting for her in Eu
ope.
To Americans the inclusion or Tur
icy in the war has significance through |
he presence In the Levant OF the Unit
ID States cruiser North Carolina An
outbreak Of the Moslems against the
the Jews or the Armeni
NJ ~ hhtiN ut Suit punt VI HUVlHtI
nd American missionaries may he IN
anger.
The Hamidich. most active OF Turk
Sh ships. Is an armured cruiser az
800 tons. built In England aud com
leted In 1904. She carries two six
nch. eight 4.7-inch and four smaller
uns and three torpedo tubes and has
complement OF 800 men. Her speed
! twenty-five knots.
In the Balkan war the Hamidieh
lade brilliant record. similar to the
yploits of the German cruisers En-
en- and Karlsruhe In the present con
let Her commander. Captain ReOuf
nd studied American naval methods
uring n stay Of some years In this
Duntry and had with him on his ship
vo American officers.