The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-27
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LONDON. Jan. 27-A correspondent of
the Daily Maj who has Just returned
from ~Constantinople and the Near East
writes concerning conditions In Con-
s~tantinople:
81 had not been In London twenty
four hours without realizing the great
and dangerous ignorance about what
Germany IL setting about In the Near
East" he says.
He add tina he proposed 60 submit
proofs and he begins their display In
the article in to-day'e Issue.
The density Of the writer Of the Daily
Mail articles Il a mystery. The belief
is current that he is an American. Ont
or two Americans now In London are
suspected. one in particular answering to
the following description OF the anony-
nous writer given In tho Ercn,nD Neus:
He Is a young journalist who has had a
most adventurous career and has an ex-
tfaordinary command OF languages"
The American Embassy Ia consider
ably perturbed and Is making unofficial
inquiries. II the writer Is discovered to
he an American his passport will he for
feited and he will be publicly denounced
as "A breaker OF neutrality for using his
passport for the purpose OF spying.
In to-day's article he tells OF a con-
versation he had with King Ferdinand
Of Bulgaria aboard the Berl!n-Corstan-
tinople exprees-the famous Balkan Iug
in which the writer left him after at
tending the banquet which was given
to the Kaiser and King Ferdinand nj
Nish.
The Balkan express lie says. rs
probably the handsomest train In Eu-
rope. II was designed beyond doubt for
the purpose OF lmpressing the thousands
Of people who see 1t twice n week on
its way between Berlin and CONSTANT
noplc. II impiesses and alarms the
Turks as proof OF German efficiency
and impresses and delights the Ger
mans. Austrians. Hungarians and Bull
garians. Its name is biazoned IN
three foot letters OF each wagon and
the engine. The carriages are decorated
with flags and flowers, and every pas
I senger wears q German nag with the
words Balkan Zug' and the dtte In his
buttonhole.
The train consisted OF four sleepirs
cars. one dining car and one ordinar!
first and second class carriage.
kaiser's Dcpar N~ysterious
After the banauc; at Nish the Kaiser
disappeared in his own royal train in ms
usual mysterious fashion, nobody exactly
knowing his destination.
The Balkan express steamed from
the station while the German. bulgarian
and Austrian hymns were played. kint
Ferdinand and his two sons boarded th'
train before the rest OF the passengers
tnceremoniously. his Bulgarian majest,
entered in the course OF the evening
every compartment and made "A few gen
eral remarks to each person separately
lie displayed a remarkable knowledge
of languages. Among the passenger
were twelve German flying men II
Turkish uniforms. who had been sud
denly recalled from Cons'antinople Il
assist. II was said, In forthcoming al
raids against England.
King Ferdinand adopts quite th'
kaiser's methods OF speech He said
Thanks to God. who has greatly helped
US. we can now travel from west TO cas-
through conquered territory. In q teV
days we are going further. give m!
royal salute TO all the people OF YOU
home country
The food aboard, doubtless for ad
ver,ising purposes. was Infinitely bette
than at Constantinople. Vienna or Her
lin. bne ~ free from the ttTesom
bread ticket. but AT Cons'antinople ther'
Is a very different story. There on
realizes the pressure OF the war NOR
than in any Of the great capitals IN IN
] war zone nave NfN NlAfhf w.
there 4 few months before, but to-da.
thiugs are .uuch worse.
Food scarcity Ia Turkey.
The deartn of the necessaries OF ~
/, Is nov of an alarming uatut" Tn
Germans who swarm the streets, Gov
, eminent offices and railway trains Sc
! themselves well f"i and Nel provide
!, for IN etery respect.
LH. LaAH- 4f tho N.aHNN f.
side Of this war the mor" one 'ealizo
thai the cure a.d attention Of IN" 81
/, tire German people - almost entire
concentrated CA the army. Thus, whlI
> all the Government OffiC"s ~ Constant
noi,le are shabby. as isey always hay
I been, while electric light and gas liIf
5 exist no 'onger, the German controlle
| War Office. where ! had AN iuto~estln
interview with Enver Pasha, has h"e
entirely r~edecDratod outside and lns.o
: ard looks spic. span and FrusSian. Tai
l well dressed German soldiers are q
duty everywhere
Z I'VE read constantly OF prisoncl
. taken on the western front consis,ir
: largely OF badly dressed old Lauds;ur
II en- n boys. The Germans are NJ
e sending this class TO the east tn, &c
: man army in Constantinople consls
really of first rate troops
The writer expresses doubt OF u
= accuracy of the statement printed IN q
: Times that the Germans have 800
=. troops IN Ioustantlrople.
! Fifty thouaAud German troop, N;
. have passed through Constantincric."
. says, but after inquiries ! should y
=, the actual number here at any enc tin
= at ten thousand. Nonstantinop'e IL on
a temporary depot.
II stayed at the Pera Palace Hot,
The electric light was reduced 10
solitary bulb here and there, The
was no gas. The food was bad, Bre;
tickets We're given for bread, which "
practically UNBEATABLE. The hotel
, swarming with German officers, VINO "A
grumbllng bitterly AT the fare, but
2. are talking OF Egg pt.
II GnIlipoIi Day Celebrated.
o When | returned to Asia Minor
u stayed at the Continental Hotel, VINE
' ' tbi,yy uar. nV.n worse On figllpl