Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-01-17

The fighting around Kara-Crgan has
been desperate in character and has
resulted in enormous Turkish casual
ties
The SD Turkish Regiment was an
initiated as the result of a Russian
bayonet charge. The official report says
that only the commandant and several
of his officers and men were left alive,
and they we're taken prisoners after
the charge. .
The total number of prisoners taken
in this engagement to date exceeds
5000 In addition there were captured
fourteen guns, 10000 head of cattle and
an enormous quantity of supplies.
Eight Transports Sunk.
Eight transports conveying Turkish
troops from Anatolia to the Caucasus
are said to have been sunk by the Rus
sian Black sea fleet. Nothing is known
of the fate of the troops, but 1t is be-
lieved most of them must have been
lost.
LONDON, January 16.-The Turks are
reported to have met further disaster
at the hands of the Russians. The 11th
Army Corps, sent from Erzerum to help
tne DTOheH lUtH SOTpS, WniCi Ndo
making stand at Kara-Urgan. ac-
cording to Petrograd advices. has met
with defeat, which some correspond
ents describe as irretrievable.
Should this reverse prove as serious
as reported, the Turkish position would
be extremely serious, for the Russian
fleet is in a position to prevent REIN
forcements being sent from Europe,
having already sunk eight sailing ves-
sells carrying troops.
Enver Pasha Fears Conspiracy.
Enver Pasha, the Turkish war min
lister and leader of the Young Turks,
has returned to Constantinople to put
down a conspiracy discovered there
against that organization. and particu-
larly against Enver Pasha himself.
The entrance of Turkish troops into
the Persian city Of Tabriz several
days ago was entirely unopposed by
the Persians, and took place In accord
ance with plans previously arranged
between the American consul. Gordon
Paddock. who co-operated with the
deputy governor. and the commander
of the Turkish forces.
All the Russians in Tabriz, including
the consul, had previously withdrawn
from the city in order to avoid a con-
fiict.
only 600 Turkish soldiers marched
into the Persian city, the Kurds. num-
bering some $4,000 men, having been
left at some distance outside.
An official telegram from the Teheran
government conveying the above infor-
nation was received in London today.
This message added that Persia was
neither prepared nor willing to op-
pose either side in this conflict but
that she would remain strictly neu-
trail.
Turks Promise Reparation.
The Turkish government, according
to a semi official communication pub
lished in the Giornale D'Italia, has re-
newed its order. sent through Rome. to
the Vail of Yemen, Arabia, instructing
him to give complete satisfaction for
all the demands presented by the Ital-
ian government in connection with the
incident at Hodeida, where Turkish
officials forcibly removed the British
consul from the Italian consulate.
where he had taken refuge.
The porte authorities, it is declared.
have instructed the vail to grant the
demands of the Italian government in
dependently of the inquiry Instituted
by the vail, which, it is said. merely
aims to establish the responsibility of
each official In the local administra-
tion of Hodeida.
The newspaper adds that signor