Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-25
.M0SLEMS HAVE To
Be CONVINCED It
IS A HOLY WAR
Learning Turkey Sometimes
Seeks National, Not Re-
Iigious Advancement, Says
Dr. Zelnun.

The failure Of the Moslenis ~ aii
nations t. JON in the Holy war prO-
claimed hy Turkey against The allies
y attributed 10 their educational ID
vance. BY Dr. Nadir zeinun. who
came here short time ago to mako
his home ~ this city.
pr zoisuu Is an Assyrian ana as a
I sWgeon 81 the Red Crescent society
7 corresponding a. the Red tross u
Christian nations h. had excellent
opportunities 1T observing lhsl Mog-
i'm soldiers at close range In the mil
.iaty hospital at Cairo and on the fir-
ing lines at Tchatalia N the Bal
kan war
IN the past the cry 81 Holy war
was enough "a Hlir % all the people
Of the Mohammedan faith. net OILY
Of Turkey but also Of Persia. India,
Egypt and other nationaiities How
ever The propaganda this time failed
IN the expected result Of drawing the
indiana ami Egyptians from the sup
pori u the British empire.
Holy War Might succeed.
Dr Hclnun tells why u Is be-
GAUGE the followers " The prophet
have learned that when Turkey pro-
claims Holy war Il u not always for
the interest Of the religion and some-
times merely for the furtheranee iof
Turkeys own aims. he said.
Or. ZeinWn Is Of the firm opinion
II Turkey called Holy war and II q
were justified hundreds Of thousands
~ Moslems would flock TO The Cres-
cent as they did al the time of the
Crusados
Dr. Zeinun spent nearly three
months on the lines 80 Tchatalja, 80
miles from Constantinople, whore the
Turks ret up determined resistance
70 the Bulgarian advance and farther
than which the soldiers OF Car Fer.
dinand were unable to advance a
step.
Most OF the Turkish soldiers who
came under his notice were suffer 1
ing from cholera and fever. There 1
We're but few surgical caalS Most |
of the wounded men had been struck
by rife bullets About so per cent
Of the men 40 wounded recovered.
thanks to the international small
arms regulations
Slaapncl Wounded Few.
lie saw few soldiers who had been
struck by shrapnel. Little artillery
WAS employed by the Balkan allies ex-
cept NJ the sleges of Adranople and
Scuturi which the Montenegrins be-
set. The retreat Of the Turks was
so rapid before the nulgars that the
Infantry was sufficient. the doctor
said
The Turks fell back because they
were not IN c0nd ton 10 offer stout
re istanee, according Go Or Zenun.
Fhe soldiers wire ill-fed and lm-cloth-
"a and dii not have enough ammuni-
ion.
The strengthening 81 the Turkish
resistance IN the trenches at Tchatal-
ia was probably due 10 German aid.
pr Hcinun minated ne said thar
night after n'Rht ihe Germans se-
reilly nnieaded ammunition and can-
lon at the Rospherua
Officers of The Tursiss army allow
heir personal aims 81 interfere with
he best interests 81 fhe army. the
ioetor said
Dc@cflbs'@ ssidisr~
The common asi63sfs are ignorant. {
tnt they are brave. Rsbes ing that cv-
Try one vino fails o. ihe battlefield
will gain eternal paradise They are
too. lie told Of helping
pick two or three out Of the mud
Nhere they had fallen on the march
ma mad not the strength TO pun
theiaselves out They marched until