The evening world., 1915-02-25
Solemn Syrian, Just from Pal
estine, Is Bearer Of Some
Novel War News.
PHARAOH'SLAST CHANCE
They'll Dam Up De Lesseps's
Big Cut and Triumphantly
March Into Egypt.

Leave Il 20 the willy Turk TO do
things original. He may be lacking
In mnny things but he can never be
accused Of lacking ingenuity. The
WHY Turk was drawn into the
present war. they say. through the
Vaccinations OF German diplom ats,
but whether that be true or no he n
In the war and intends TO make the
most Of II. and when II comes to
Vaccinations hc II some mental me-
chanic himself.
There arrived In New York yester-
day aboard the steamship San
0usiAalmo- OF the sicuia-Americana
Line, one who discloses the most
diabolicai ploeof this demoniacai war.
Dispatches have told OF tho efforts
OF the sultan's faithful followers 70
wrest tho Sues Canaf>- from the
British. Thus far they have strivcn
In vain, but II the plan disclosed BY
Wasil Balish. q Syrian, who for two
yefrs has boon sojourning In Damas-
Gus and who has now come to reside
with his mother at No. 80 Atlantic
Avenue. Brooklyn. succeeds, tho TAX
Ing Of the canal a. we'll AZ Egypt
is an accomplished fact.
Wasil Baiish knows the Turk like
the Turk knows his Koran. While in
ancient Damacus he earned tho con-
fidence Of many OF tho Moslem
leaders and from them he learned the
scheme to snatch the Sues waterway
from John Bull, Esq. But list to
Wasil:
"Ths Turkish troops are busy
rounding up al the ancient and de-
crepit cameis IN Arabia" said the
yoyager from the Holy Land.
within the next few weeks they ex-
pect to have over half Q million
dromedaries oorralled. These half
million camels will then bc driven 10
the Arabic shore OF tho canal and
then the army OF camels 10 to be
lashed into the ditch that N. DE
IIssseps dug. II II only twsnty-six
fest deep In many places and the
bodies OF the camels will speedily MI
J up. And then over the carcassss
o. the dromedaries the sons Of the
prophet will troop into Egypt,
OVER A DAcrRiAN PoNrooN
INTO PHARAoH's LAND.
''The Turks are very serious In this
scheme and believe that over the
| pontoon Of sacrificed camels they will
be ablo to reach the promised land .
II was pointed out to Mr.. Baiish
that a few centuries ago ono Pharaoh
| OF Egypt led his hosts Into tho Red
Son, but did not succeed In damming
In waters Mr.. Balish said the Turks
have heard OF tho Pharaohic enter
prise. and have argued that IL no had
used camels he might have succeeded
In catching Moses and his followers.
Throughout Palestine you are all
right II you are Mohammedan, said
Mr.. Balish. Mono but true foliowe or
OF tho Prophet may belong to the
army. but that does not hinder un-
believers from being of service TO the
Moslem. The Turks opened tho war
by seixing all tho automobiles In their
possessions and roundabout. Next
they helped themselves TO all the
horses. Those they couldn't ride OF
drive they took on general principles
After tho horse seisures the goats OF
tho realm were conflscated, and now
all the cows and sheep In the Holy
Land arc being rounded UP.
| When the Turks arc through help.
Ing themselves TO livestock thers
won't be much left that creeps or files
Tho Turks have also found use fol
unbelievers. All mon and boys are
being brought In and are attached e
tho army; not as lighting men. but Al
diggers of trenches, cooks and gen,
eral all around laborers.
Mr.. Balish had great difYiculty Ia
leaving Palestine. and only his &C
quatntance with Turkish ofYiceri
helped him through. No one 10 al
lowed to leave the big towns. A clos,
guard is kept on Beirut, the principa
seaport OF Syria. The Turks hav,
commandeered all the small boats 4
prevent the people leaving by way o.
the Aegean Sea. Even tho fishermea
are limited In their endeavors, onl,
being permitted TO go from sixty /,
eighty yards from tho shore on pen
atty Of being fred upon.
The Turks are highly optimistic. nc
cording 10 Mr.. Balish. and after the,
have succeeded In stopping naviga tiol