The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-20
GERMANSCALL
ENVER PASHA
NEW NAPOLEON
Turkish Commander Has
Full War Plan for Rus
sian Campaign.
INTENDS TO LEAD
An ARMY IN EUROPE
n, PHILIP u. MACKENZIE.
>pec,ai CORES pondence 10 THr srs.

ro,tr oct. 29.-EnNcr iasha, 'the
Turkish Napoleon" as the Germans in
.,t on calling him. has prepared plan
NJ war which although kept secret Is
moan 10 every military attache in Con-
s,,p,inop!c. The Turkish forces are d.
,,d,d into three armies, the first, under
inc command Of Turgut Pasha, to operate
n Caucasia against Russia; the second,
rndcr tzzet pasha, TO attack Egypt and
tb. third, under Envcr himself. TO operate
IN Europe. As Russia is fully prepared
,gainst an attempted Turkish Invasion OF
,re caucasus the success OF the first army
is to say the least. highly problematical
Tho plan to invade Egypt presupposes the
obstruction Of the Suez Canal, which the
English are guarding against and which
2 successful would Immediately provoke
ltaly's intervention as Englands ally, a
contingency which both Germany and
Turkey wish 10 avert.
With the italian feet In the .Egean
End an Italian eNpeditionary force aiding
The English in Egypt and along the Red
sea the prospect OF Turkeys success Is
certainly not great. AS for the third
army. an alliance with Bulgaria Is in
disneusabic Were Bulgaria to allow the
Turks TO cross her territory and marcn
against Greece IL is not likely that after
,he war is over the Turks will evacuate
Bulearian territory. This risk Is so great
hat Bulgaria FASTENED to announce that
N, will remain neutral and is determined
20 resort to arms in order to prevent the
Turks from invading the country.
The strained relations between italy
and Greece relating TO the Albanian ques-
ion no longer exist since Italy occupied
vallona and Greece the Eprus, first
step toward the repartition OF Albania
Greece. like Italy. has Islands In tn
.Egean TO defend against Turkey. Ru
mania is ready to follow in ltalys wake
The Ralkan conf,agration expected b'
Turkey is bound to follow, but certainl,
not in Turkeys favor.
England Averts Trouble.
When Italy abandons neutrality ant
declares war against her nominal allies
Germany and Austria, the merit OF thi'
Diplomatic achievement will be due eN
clusivelv to England The weakenin,
bonds of the Triple Alliance were strength
ened owing to the conflict between Ital!
md France in consequence of the arres
and search by Italian warships of th'
Two French steamers Carthage and Ma
rouba, suspected Of carrying Turkish 9th
GERS and contraband to Tripoli towar'
the end OF November,
Fortunately England stood by France
and this fact, coupled with the ltalian'
traditional hatred of Austria and the hop
u winning Trent ana trieste. persuaue
I.aly to remain neutral. Since the b,
ginning of the war England has bee
silently and cleverly working to dra'
Italy over. and this work has proved =
successful that Italian statesmen no.
openly admit that Italy's intervention wi
De on EnSlands side. The relations bs
tween Italy and England have recent
been clearly explained in a clevery worde
interview which appeared in the Ide
Nd>iondle. the official organ of the Italia
Nationalists. 1t is an open secret III;
this interview came from an official BIRTHS
source. and its significance and important
are so obvious that comment is unneoe'
sary The interview deals with four in
portant questions. viz; Italy and \
ban.a. 1talye intervention. contraband I
war and Ang o-Italian joint action again
Turkey. as follows: