The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-01

almost imperccptlbly because OF the
noise Of tho conflict In so many other
theaters Of warfare.
One report Is that military shoot
ing-range has been set up on Mount
Calvary, tho site above all others ven
Grated by the Christian woric as the
place Of the crucIlixion. But inquiry
establishes that If this rifle-range
exists 1t is at thes Gordon Calvary, so
called. after General Gordon OF Khar-
tum fame, who designated it as what
he believed to be the real site, though
1t Is not the Calvary commonly acceptA
cd by tradition. venerated and guarded
by Pilgrims and the church, and con-
tended for by European nations. This
Gordon Calvary Is in the outskirts Of
Jerusalem. some distance from the ira
ditIonal site Of the Holy Sepulcher.
From n military standpoint, all at
tGntiOn TO the German-Turkish mill
tary operations in Syria has been alb
sOrbed in the slow approach southwark
toward Egypt and the Suez canal. that
rich prize supposed to be the link be-
tween Europe and the Orient. But
while this main military object has
been going on. 1t has involved at the
same time the steady occupation Of
the entire Holy Land as part of the
field OF preparation and advance, with
military forces In control at Jerusalem,
Bethlehem, Nazareth and throughout
the region OF the Holy Places, and the
French, Italian. English and other GUS
tOdians of these sites, expelled or In
termed. Seven OF the italian custo-
dians at Bethlehem-the site OF the
nativity-have recently been interned
by the military authorities, and their
place is to be taken by Austrian Gus
tOdlans.
Referred 10 In Holy Writ.
The sweep OF this German-Turkish
movement through the Holy Land is
shown by the fact that the military
railway. on which the approach to
Egypt depends, Is believed to be con-
structpd TO the desert outskirts Of
Bcersheba. This is the same town re-
ferred to in Holy writ, Aand which
created the Biblical phrase from Dan
to Beershebl," as 1t is the Uttermost
limit of the Holy Land, where 1t
merges into the desert leading to
Egypt. 1t is this Biblical point, Beer
sheba, which is expected to be the mill
tary base. to which the railway will
bring down supplies from the north,
for the advance across the desert.
should the attack on Egypt ever be
carried out as it has been loudly
heraldcd. So that Beersheba today is
performing the same function as in
biblical days-the last outpost before
entering the desert. $50 miles across,
with an ocean of white sand and al
most no water holes-none adequate
for the watering of great army. The
only cavalry here must be such as is
mounted on camels, with the dazzling
white sand as deadly to the eyes and
threats of beasts and riders as poison
gas Is to the men on the firing line.
Cardinal Bourne in the course OF a
talk with the Associated Press mem
toned the solicitude felt for these
sacred shrines and the gradual way
their care was changing hands. He
pointed out, however. that the sultan
OF Turkey had in past years given
guarantees for the continued Christian
protection to the shrines. so that While
the nationality of this care might
change. the cardinal scit that it would
still be Christian For specific in
quiries on the Holy Places, the car
dinal's encourage referred to the COM
missioner for the Holy Land, a mem
her Of the Franciscan community To-
Gated in the outskirts OF London.
Seen at the Franciscan monastery,
the commissioner. FIR. Albert. gave
such information as had filtered
through As to tho report OF shoot
ing-rangc at Calvary he pointed ont
that this did not refer to the sacred
spot accepted for centuries rs Calvary.
but ia the sO-called Gordon Calvary
first located by General Gordon n few
years ago. After GOrdons services in
China. where he became famous as
Chinese" Gordon. he spent some time
in the IIoly Land. and then in the Sou
dan where he was victim OF the Mali
di at Khartum before the Kitchener
relief expedition arrived.
Gordon Calvary.
The last time FIR Albert visited the
Holy Land he was in company with
Lord Butte. and as they passed this So
called Gordon Calvary Lord Butte
stated that Lord Kitchener had told
him lie supported the claim Of Cen
eral Gordon as To the Gordon Calvary.
This was curious circumstance
Gordon. tho victim OF Ehartum. locat- |
ing new Calvary. and then Kitchener
of Khartum. supporting tho theory Of
the explorer whose fame was so close
ly linked with his own at Khartum.
The reports reaching F'r. Albert in
dicatcd that tho Italian aud French
custodians oi the different Holy Places
had been informed by the military ALL
thortirs. Austrians or some of the
eastern scots replacing them. There
are many of their sccts-C apts. Greeks.
Armenlans and even Abyssintans-
though little is known of who is in
charge, except that most OF the Latin
custodians are interned.
While the changes do not constitute