Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-09
KITCHENER TO
FAR EAST TO
PAC|Ff india
Secret Mission Of British
War Lord Revealed to
Washington.
UNREST IN TWO
BIG DEPENDENCIES
Fear of Rsvelts In Beth India and
Egypt sends Kitchener 70 Scenes Of
Trouble German and Turk Emissar.
ies Said 70 es Spreading Propasandas
Causing piseentsnt Among orisnta's
-Japs May Send Army to India.

CAUSING Diseontsnt Among orientals
-Japs May ssnd Army to India.
washington, Nov. .. - Earl Kitcn-
eners ultimate mission during his
mysterious absence from the British
war office Is said by confidential IN
formation received hero to be India.
where British rule Ia confronted with
q more serious state Of unrest than
has generally been known outside OF
British Official circles.
Thru tho thick veil which the British
censorship has thrown about the
events in India and Egypt comes q
statement that Nawab Sultan VI Mulk.
the nixan Of Hyderabab, one OF the
most influential Of the native princes,
and q staunch supporter of the British.
has been deposed by his people. This
development coming as one OF the
climaxes to successive reports OF mutt
MES. IL said to be the leading reason
fnr Earl Kitcheners departure from
England.
eaIkans Visit Secondary.
II has been Officially announced that
the head Of the British war office was
on his way to the theater of operations
in the near east, which had been inter-
nreted a. meaning the Balkans. where
the critical moment confronts the al"
lied forces.
Informatian4 reaching the United
states, however. thru channels not
subject 10 censorship. 10 to the enect
that It il wen known in London that
while EaIf Kitchener may stop IN tho
.BaIkans, his ultimate destination =
not 4 only sInAia but tEgypt q WELL
wfssrs HritAinst gateway 70 Asia 10
menaced. !.
Coupled with repeated rumors Of ac-
tivities Of German agents fomentine
discomfort among the native popula-
ton Of India, have come reports OF
disahfection in Egypt, also ascribed to
the same sources.
Propaganda Among Natives.
since the Turks failed to cut the
Suez canal, mainly because OF the ar
rival OF colonial troops. mainly from
New Zealand, It has been reported that
agents from Constantinople and Berlin
have bene conducting persistent
propaganda among the natives.
restrictions against the entry OF for
eigners into India or Egypt.
The importance to the British Of the
reported downfall Of the nizan OF
Hyderabad may be illustrated by the
fact that after the critical moment
when Turkey entered hostilities. the
rizan Of Hyderabad, head OF the largest
Mohammedan state in India, issued q
- nsn IN uyH
declared It to be the duty. Of all
Mohammedans in India to adhere to
their British allegience. The nizan,
who Ia one Of the wealthiest native
princes, also contributed 100000 to
defray the expenses Of the First
Hydrabad Imperial Lancers and the
Twenty second Horses who were trans
ported to service in Europe.
such information coming here is Of
official character. and inasmuch as it
does not emanate from sources which
would be interested in spreading re-
ports Of dissatisfaction, it has been
given some credence.
Kitchener Set Huge Task.
Earl Kitchener's selection for the
task of holding Britain's oriental em-
pire intact il viewed generally as hav-
ing been the result Of his intimate
knowledge Of the native temperament
and his large personal following among
the leaders Of the natives.
Earlier in the war the disaRection
was so great that the use Of Japanese
troops was suggested to take the place
of native forces withdrawn for the
European battlefield.
Japs May Send Troops.
Competent observers point out that
Japan Il strategically in much better
position than England to land troops
In India or Egypt. II the reports OF
serious situation in India 10 con-
l6rmed 1t would not cause surprise II
tho proposal to use japanese troops
were revived.
The last reports to the state depart
ment on political conditions In British
!, ,possessions were received two months
ago. when news came Of uprisings in
SINGAPORE, in which practically all
Officers and most Of the troops Of q
British regiment were killed. An ex-
peditionary force Of British bluejacketa
secured the interior for the native
) leaders, captured many Of them. and
after q brief trial they were executed.
Bio Conspiracy In Egypt.
BERLIN. Nov. e.-The Overseas News
Agency gives out the following dis.
eatch from Constantinople:
sReports received from Cairo state
that = great conspiracy has been dis.
covered there, headed by persons II
the encourage Of the new sultan, the
conspirators planning to remove the
ruler and his ministers and liberats
Egypt from the British yoke. Forty
persors from the court were arrestef
and twenty-five already have beer
Z executed"
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