Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-09-05

The duel that took place between Ger
many and the entente for Turkeys favor
wa a most unequal one. Germany had
won the victory when she smuggled the
Goeben and the Breslau into the sea OF
Marmora. The English, French, and Rus
sian ambassadors we'll understood this,
and they knew that they could not make
Turkey an active ally of the entente; they
probably had 10 desire to do so: however.
they did hope tina they could keep her
neutral. To this end they now directed
their efforts. You have had enough OF
war they would tell Talaat and Enver.
OF the Turkish government. You have
fought three wars in the last four years:
you will ruin your country absolutely II
you get involved in this one"
On condition that Turkey should remain
neutral. they offered to guarantee the
integrity Of the Ottoman empire.
Unhappily. the entente's promise TO
guarantee Turkeys integrity did not win
Turkey to their side.
They promised that we should not be
dismembered after the Balkan wars"
Talaat woul tell me, land see what hap
pened to European Turkey then"
Wangenheim. German ambassador, con-
stantly harped upon this fact. You can't
trust anything they say" he would tell
Talaat and Enver. Didn't they all go
back on you a year ago?" And then, with
great cleverness, he would play upon the
HAS AS0hy oSSA0NSS SAS
Turk. The descendants of Osman hardly
resemble any people / have ever known.
They do not hate, they do not love: they
have no lasting animosities or affections.
They only fear. And, naturally. they at
tribute to others the motives which regu-
late their own conduct. "How stupid you
are" Wangenheim would tell Talaat and
Enver. discussing the English attitude.
Don't you see why the English want
you to keep out? 1t is because they fear
you. Don't you zee that. with the help
of Germany, you have again become a
land doesn't want to fight you!"
Public opinion, so far as public opinion
existed in Turkey, regarded England, not
Germany, as Turkeys historic friend.
Wangenheim. therefore. had much oppo-
,sition to overcome; and the methods
which he took to break it down form a
classic illustration of German propaganda.
He stared a lavish publicity campaign
against England, France, and Russia.
Turkish feelings had been piqued at
losing Turkish ships in England (com-
,mandeered). Wangenheim's agents now
filled columns Of purchased space in the
press with bitter attacks on England for
taking over these vessels. The whole
Turkish press rapidly passed nde the
control Of Germany. Although the Turk.
lish constitution guaranteed . free press,
. censorship was established in the inter-
est Of the central powers. All Turkish
editors were ordered to write In Ger
many's favor. n they obeyed in.trnc-
lions. The Jeune Turc. . prU-entente
newspaper. printed in French. was sup
pressed. The Turkish papers exaggerated
German victories and completely manu-
featured others; they were constantly
printing the news Of entente defeats. most
Of 9 wholly imaginary. In the eve
ming Wangenhetm and Pallavicini would
show me Official kilograms giving the de-
tails Of military operations: but when, in
tho morning. / would look in the news
papers. I would find that this news had
BEEN twisted in Germany's favor.
A certain Baron Oppenheim Travelled all
over Turkey. manufacturing public
opinion against England and France.
Ostensibly he was an archaeologist. while
In reality he opened Offices everywhere.
from which issued streAms Of ISLANDERS
against the entente. Huge maps were
pasted on. WALL. shoving Ill the. terri
tory which TusEey had lest In the oourss
q . century. Rhesia wAs portrayed q the
na<Son O6eoe1y r~e6ponstblo for these ''rob-
oegieg.' y attention Was drawn to tie