The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-31
DEATH THREATS
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cONSrANTINoPLE. Rec. s.-(corre-
spondence-)-Enver Pasha. Turkeys a.
year old self-styied man OF destiny
raised money almost over night for mo-
Dilization OF Turkeys soldiers. He did
II oy Wholesale threat OF assassina ton
OF those who failed to come across."
How poor. nearly bankrupt. Turkey
was able 20 maintain ON a war footing
OF the wonders OF the war. Here Is the
story OF how he accomplished the feat:
We must have an army at once TO
preserve our neutrality" he told his coll
leagues when the European war broke
1T is impossible" was the unanimous
cry OF the other ministers. We can't
10 IL Turkey hasn't enough money TO
properly equip one regiment. let alone
an army. And We haven't enough men"
Death Threat Buiids Army.
N Leave that TO me- was Enver
r Ia asrs answer ,ea I'm get the men ana
threaten with death every man who
doesn't answer the mobilization orders
ana they nna We H @ssn s S5 10 execute cute
see that Wen have all the men we
Next, I'll announce that those wish
ing exemption can have II FOR f42 $3.50
anu mat VIII give US all the money We
The war minister was a good prophet
his scheme was put into practice and
men and money both came rolling in.
Employers found themselves facing the
prospect either OF giving up their en-
ployss or paying f43 each for their ex-
emption. Most OF them paid the money.
ENJOYS Pay TO Keep Eelp.
The ambassadors from all countries
were hard HIT All employ many Turk
ish servants United States Ambassador
Morgenthau found himself about to be
deprived or the services OF ten men,
whom he needed badly lie went at once
TO Enver PRsha
surely, your excellency." he protest.
= s.NN
are going to deprive me OF this help
EnNer looked him squarely In the eye
and replied:
And surely. your excellency. Won don't
mean TO tell me that a great country like
the United states Is going to ask a
Poor Struggling country like Turkey TO
give IL ttS! Why. only this morning my
wife. on her Blended knees. begged me to
exempt her favorite servant / refused
her. saying that my country either must
have the man or f43."
Ambassador MOrganthau made a nro-
found bow.
Il understand perfectly. your excel
Iency:, he said. You need say no
That afternoon MorEanthau sent his
cheok TO Enver Peshs for nearly $4,000
Allies Helped Turks to MohiliEs
-. n "a me american ambassador did
was also done By representatives OF ths
9ther powers. England. France Russia
Belgium. and Servia. at the outset OF the
Es,i.s MAI an helped pay for Tur-
Likewise every rich Ottoman merchant
VINO needed his servants contributes 10
the cause. All Christians were kent OUT
81 the army. too. by the exemption rule
They would have hampered the eovsrn
inent In declaring a holy war The CHRIS
tlans knew that the would be Assigned
70 the first ranks. 20 almost to n ma
theS paid the exemption feet and es-
capped service.
Thus Enver not only succeeded I'm
raising funds for the mobilization. hut
ne raised an army OF 500. 900 men. com
pietely equipped on a war footing