New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-10
TURKS, PRODDED
BY TEUTON GUNS,
WAGE LOSING WAR
Forced to Fight or Die IN
Retreat, Says American
-GaliipOli Doomed.

Turks, prepared 70 abandon the Gal
liroli peninsula to the Allies, and kept
fighting by Germans training machine
guns on their backs, was the picture
painted by an American traveller who
returned on the liner New York yester
day
Because he expects TO return 10 Tur-
key, where most of his life has been
spent. he told his story only on condi-
ton that his name be withheld, lest he
be murdered on his return.
The traveller said:
when left Turkey. nearly two
months ago, the Turks were still at
their work OF housekeeping. Ever since
they linked their fortunes with Ger
many they nave been getting rid OF
aliens Greeks, Armenians, Jews and
others have been driven out of Con-
stantinople and are being concentrated
at various towns along the TIgriS and
Euphrates rivers. More than 100000
foreigners had been sent away At the
tine Of my departure.
Turkey is taking advantage Of the
war to rid herself of all aliens. 1t is
the ambition of the Turks and their
government to have a hermit Turkey.
"Dardanelles Sure to Fall"
Just as sure as the sun rises the
Dardanelles is going to fall before the
guns of the feet and land forces OF
the Allies. The Turks know II. They
arc preparing for il. When | left my
town in Asia Minor the Turks had al
ready started line Of rear trenches
20 retreat to and abandon the Gallipoli
Peninsula"
Asked how the Turks and the Ger
mans harmonIzed. the American smiled.
There was no harmony between the two
pcoples except that made imperative
by military necessity, he said.
"The Turks hate the Germans" he
continued. Nothing can ever recon
cile the Turk TO the domination OF the
Teuton. The Germans are iomineering.
This trait is strongly resented by the
Turks, now angered and crestfallen
over the terrific losses they have sus-
tanned in fighting for lost cause.-The
holding of Constantinople and the
straits.
when Turkey went into the war no
fewer than 5000 German officers, COM
missioned and petty, marched through
Bulgaria with Red Cross badges on
their arms. They got into Turkey, and
their duty was 10 make the Turk stand
IN against the big forces hurled against
him. These officers, with machine guns
and revovers. were forever behind the
Turks, forcing them TO fight. When |
left Constantln6ple the city was nurs-
ing 10000 wounded men. The Ameri-
can nurses have performed marvel
lous task"
New 6-Inch Shell Coming.
Also on tic New York came Colonel
c. n. Perrau recently appointed COM
mandant OF the Military Academy of
Kingston, Ont. He had been with the
Dublin Fusi.iers for two months. and
had seen furious fighting with the Eng
lish forces in France.
Colonel Pclrau said he expected the
Dardane,les would soon fall, and that
a tremendous offensive would soon be
taken against the Germans along the
west f-Ont.
England now has about 100000
men IL the 'front.'" he said. "and has
ready 1t nome 100000 men to send
out vixen needed Never before has
there been such a feeling OF optimism
as Their. is cow in Great Britain. Her
inside victories are not reported. The
world does rot know what progress she
is making along the line of battle. 1t
is trench warfare just now, and that
means a deadlock of the contending
forces. cut it will not be long before
the allied ,r~ops will have more than
enough of the six-inch high explosive
shells to hutl upon the German trench
es. This il the most effective weapon
of the war The six-inch she'll is dan
gerous. Z can destroy the German en-
trenchments and has perfect killing
power for o radius of 100 yards, with
its striking place as a centre.
Among the passengers who returned
on the New York were Ralph Pulitzer.
of 9TH, Warld"; Cyril Maude. George
Arliss ard Nh and Mrs. James p. Gray.