The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-04
Continued from Previous Issue
CHAPTER III,
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"The Personal Representative OF the
kaIser"-Wanuenhejm opposes the
Sale Of American WarshipS to
Greece.
CHAPTER III,

"The Personal Representative OF the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS opposes the
Sale Of American %arshtps to
Greece.
But even in March, 1914, the Germans
mad pretty well frightened their hold on
Turkey. Liman Won Sanders, who had
arri, sd in December, hal become the
predominant influence in the Turkish
army. At first Won Sanders appoint
nient aroused no particular hostlllt!
for German missions had been called
In before TO instruct the Turkish army
notably that Of Won der GoltZ, and an
English naval mission, headed by Ad-
mIral Limpus, wa even then IN Tul-
key, attempting the difficult task o.
rAorganizing the Turkish navy. We
soon discovered. however, that the Won
Sanders military mission was something
quite different from those which have
named. Even before Won Sanders ar
rival il had been announced that he
was TO take command OF the tirst Turk
ish army corps. and hat Gen. Gr0nSsaIL
Won Schnellendorf was TO become chiet
Of staff. The appointments stgniiledi
nothing less h that the kaiser haa
almost completed his plans to annex
the Turkish army TO his own. To SHOW
the power which Won Sanders appoint
ment had given him, 1t Is only neteS-
sary TO say that the first army corps
practically controlled COnslnntlnOple
ThesS changes clearly shoWeu lo VIVA,
an extent EnNer iasha hhd pe.u,Ie "
cog in the Prussinn system. Naturally
the representatives OF the entente pow
ars could not tolerate such a uSuTpa
ton by Germany, The Brl.lSIl' r,ttiE"'
n Russian ambassadors lluo'eIlalell
called upon the grand ytSter ana pro
tested with more Wafmth lnnn ro, I'm
Turkish cabinet hummed and haWed
in the usual way. protested lhhl lnn
change was not lmpciIani' put lltttii
it withdrew ' on Sdhueis dppoln''n',
az head OF the INST ann 'o,i y "tr
made him inspector %gtheral iioN'ltI
this did not greatl} improve luo ~
uation, for this post really gave Won
Sanders greater power IMAM INC "ne
which he had held before, nus Ky
January, 1914, seven htphlhS HtIVlt Wv
great war began, GelInauN uetu l,iS p'r =,
sition In the Turkish arnl}, .'e',r"n
general was thlet o. s.ai,, " Gor,mar nf-
flcers held commands OF me llSt na',
p~ortance, and the IulklSh p"'Itc,""
who was even theu an o~ulspuhe, ''",m
pion of GERMANY EhNer iNS'''' was
minister or war A., ,,.,.a,or, ri-
After securing ms "up,"t,ai , a.
umph Wangenhoini "%S Irahts" i M
cation-he had certainly ealhru ,'n4
Giers, the Russian an,0 lSsHu"r, Wvmt
.,..tt,,, nj the Eun1R time
OIL on a Naca..nh H., e"nlained IA me
baroness Nansnt"e ~, III Tine of nil
was .shVI"nts ,1iinin,n. cv--nreciaely
these subtleties OF dlploihNES pr VWts or
wnst these NhV"trp"o am"e she said.
genhelm = IesNe =. foraien office
meant .uat w" nos nda,s emIsode M
regarded ~ . "a. a ccrn,an vie
closed cioHt" NrAl aha nyrIafnad
tory. EleIs to"emE mn tn ac"ent
meant !hat tNussla Ibbo 90 far
THIS point OF Nlem, IA ,hn Won San.
~ RUSSIA was cohSetagu '"t ,.n,,sn,har
ders Rlialr hau hot u ~ tbis mvg.
writing TO my lantts ,"%i ;nioo,or The
FERROUS near eHsteIn ttp,O'"" octs
nations talked 70 e"rn o,nen psrnnass
not woros' anu i n,s,snn' oT thcss
Wangenheitn e1pIdaet osn in no,nt
diplomatic vacatiohs 81 a az, a. NV
An incldent Wn,on No"M p.a .ns "a ho,y
own rouse opehsu ~ =, ns"S ibis
seriously o oahpeis tesISN'II save
military. MISSION, oh ~. - H,,nn
my tirst d,piohlatle aa"nS, avs nt,snd.