The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-28
TELLS OF SUFFERING
IN CONSTANTINOPLE
Newspaper Proprietor Recites
Acts Of Violence Committed
by Wild Savage Hordes.
Continued NOM secsnth poge

Hungarian c~cnsuiatee the agitation
against them WAS discontinued. II
appeared at that time that many of
the men and women engaged in this
vice trade formed part Of the network
of the German spy system.
Immediately after n outbreak of
the European war at the end of July,
1911. the Turks began mobilization,
but the Turk is very slow and his
mobilization proceeds slowly. But at
tho end OF last October. when Turkey
itself plunged into the war, they had
about 100000 more or less trained
men. At the beginning of the war
the First. Third. Fifth and a part Of
the Sixth army corps were stationed
in the Constantinople district. In all
there were come 200. 900 soldiers in
and near the capital. The Second and
the rest OF the Sixth corps were sta
toned in Thrace. These with several
other cavalry brgades and frontier
guards were scattered throughout
Adrianople, Demotilaa and Kirk Kills
sch. The Fourth Army Corps Wa
! sent TO Smyrna and It's adjacent dts.
trict.
But toward the beginning OF this
year the Constantinople troops were
~methodically replaced by the troops
from eastern Anatolia, Syria and
southern Armenia. The Turkish spcalt-
ing troops were deemed unreliable, and
IN order to avoid any military plot
10 overthrow the present regime the
flower OF the Ccnstantinople regular
regiments was sent against the Rus
SLAMS IN the Caucasus.
II was a curious sight 10 See these
Constantinople soldiers arming the
Christian Phanariots with stolen rifles
from the barracks. and bidding them
70 snipe the Kurdish hordes from
their windows a. soon as the allied
feet made It. appearance in the Sea of
Marmora. They did not expect 20 re-
turn. 10 Z any wonder that the Con-
s,antinople Eighth Regiment surren-
dered on masse With their reRimental
banner INTO tho hands OF the Russians.
Until the middle Of February the
military were IN charge of the 195 H.
censed moving picture houses. I had
myself attended several OF these per
formnnces last December. but since
January no civilians are attending
these educational picture houses;
now they are entirely patron!zed ~
the soldiers. 1t is risky for civilian
TO 60 20 these places
Tho purpose Of those picture housc.
"a 70 prove In concrete form the gree
German victories on land and sea. The
ignorant kurd and Arab soldiers can
not be expected 20 distinguish be-
tween The genuine act and the studio
fought battles. I do not dare tell Of
some NJ the ou~trageously ridiculous
films that they have been landing OUT
TO tho unsusNeCting hordes. on OF
the films exhibited had this lntroduc-
ton:
Wills Majesty the Padishsh Of me
Alamans, conversing with Moslem
Sortas (clcrgyTnen). receiving Holy
knowledge from mo Holy Moslem
Koran
OF QUITO we all knew that tho Ger
IA Kaiser had never worn a tez and
the Sofas Of the FIN vere the Sheap
moving picture actors. many OF whom
Nv knew by their names.
During one of these performances
a young Armenian high school boy
shouted. Take of your upturned mus
tSche Nened All. and watch for your
tray. you may Fall over This Memed
All was formerly a waiter at a coffee
house who was being Represented IN
tho Am as the victorious German
general Addressing a group Of French
officers IN Paris"
Most Of the defenders Of me Oarda-
nelles forts are German eo,diers.
AFTER the ral! OF Constant.nople rhey
Will certainly prefer 20 rall into the
30 - - .tfE.. 49,
20 Constantinople.