The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-11-19
FURTHER TALK :
OF A HOLY WAR
MosIems Said 10 Be RaIIylng
TO Turkeys Aid.
EGYPT IS CROWNS MUT|NOUS

The kheoive, " 10 Neporteo, Has A.
lied Himself With the Sultan and
VIII Lead an Uprising Against Brit.
ish Rule - The Turks Have Put the
Russisns to Rout In the Campaign
In the Caucasus.
Constantinople, Nov ia MAORI
g of a council OF war has declared for
an aggressive campaign in Asia Minor
and against Egypt, holding that the
defense Of Constantinople was of sec
ondary importance.
London, Nov. 1.-THE Russian ad.
vance guard in the region OF Koprukei,
east Of Erzerum, has been forced to re-
tire, according to Q statement given
out by the Russian army star in the
Caucasus. The report says: After a
series OF combats fought in the Kop-
rukei region our advance guards def
nitely located the grouping Of the prin-
cipal forces Of the enemy. In view Of
the considerable reinforcements re-
ceived by the Turks In the last few
days, our advance guards are retiring,
still fighting. to the region allotted
them. The attempts made by the
Turks to regain the Khanessouk pass.
previously taken by US, have failed.
Other Russian detachments were not
seriously engaged
The wireless news from Berlin deal
ing with the same subject adds these
details: The Russians near Kopru-
kei. in Transcaucasia, lost 5000 men
In killed and wounded. The Turks
took 500 Russian prisoners and cap
tured 10000 rifles and large quantities
Of ammunition. The Turks are ad-
vancing on Batum. Another report
from Constantinople says that the
British possessions at Alden are In dan
ger. the leader Of the local Bedouins
having called upon his people to lib
crate the country from the British
yoke"
Talk Of . Holy War.
In regard to the situation at Alden
the admiralty here makes the ofiicial
announcement that operations by In
dian troops. assisted by the cruiser
Duke of Edinburgh. against the Turk
ish garrison at Sheikh-Said. at the en-
trance OF the Gulf of Alden, have been
carried out successfully. and that Fort
Turba, located on the rocky heights
close to the boundary Of Turkish ter
ritory. has been occupied. Dispatches
from Constantinople say that the sui
tan Of Turkey has issued a proclama-
ton to the army and navy In which
he accuses Great Britain. France and
Russia Of having instigated the war
upon Turkey. He says that the out
come of II all will be that an end will
be put to the attempts directed against
the glory Of the Turkish empire.
mot only the fate OF our own coun-
try. but the future existence Of the
100000 Moslems depends on your
victory" said the sultan to his fighting
men.
The Berlin comment upon this. ac-
cording to the wireless, is that II Is ex-
pected that all Moslems in all coun-
tres will make common cause with the
Turks because OF the proclamation
that this Is a holy war. Great enthu-
siasm has been caused In CONSTANT
nople bv this. according to Berlin.
which adds that tn khediye of Egypt
will leave Constanl 'ncrle shortly to
take charge OF the Turki5h operations
In Egypt Abbas Hilma, the khedive,
has been in Con stantlaople since the
outbreak OF the war. As the sultan is
the head of the Mohammedan religion.
the khedive owes spiritual allegiance
TO the sultan. One month ago the
British government ordered the khe-
dive back to Egypt. His failure to
obey indicated that in the event OF a
Moslem entrance into the war he
would be found fighting with his CO.
religionists.