The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-10-03
TURKEY WANTS
PARATEPEACE
Notification to This Effect Sent
Germany, According to
Zurich Report.
EMPIRE REACHES CRISIS
Germapy's Reply Described as
Long, Menacing and
Pleading"

London, Oct. al. N. S.)-Turkey
has notified Germany OF her intention
to make peace, according to Zursh
dispatch to the Daily News today.
Germany's reply. which was described
as "long, menacing and pleading"
promised Turkey that Bulgarian soil
would be occupied.
Ever since Bulgaria collapsed. the
rfports that Turkey would drop out
ravc become stronger, and more cir
cumstantial Turkey is In a critical
state and has been for some time.
Gen. Allenby's victorious army in Pal
estine has taken Damascus, and Is ad-
yancing northward against Aleppo, the
Turks chief base of operations. An
other British army in Mesopotamia
has advanced beyond Bagdad. with
Bulgaria out OF the conflict. the way
has been opened for a drive direct
upon Constantinople. and the Orient
railway, the only direct line OF com
munication between Turkey and the
central empires.
Under Turkeys Protection.
Turkey has been in the war since
It's beginning, having entered into q
secret treaty Of alliance with Germany
on August 1, 1914. At the outbreak
of the war the German cruisers Bres-
Mediterranean Sea, but took refuge In
the Dardanelles under the protection
of the Turkish forts. Instead of In
terning these ships. in accordance with
international law. the Turks pretended
to buy them and gave them Turkish
names. BY order Of the German ad-
miralty, the two cruisers passed INTO
the Black Sea, where they bomparded
Russian ports without any proVoca-
ton whatsoever.
. Enuland Declared War.
On November 5, 1914, England de-
clarcd war against Turkey, and at once
began preparations for an active cam
paign at the Dardanelles.
A mixed French and British army
was sent to the Dardanelles, and on
February s5, 1915, mixed heet OF
British and French warships began
bombarding the Turkish forts TO open
the way for land operations.
A British army was landed on the
Callipoli peninsula, but the er rprise
turned out unsuccessfully, and in De-
cember, 1915, the troops were With-
drawn.
Advance On Mesopotama.
Tn the meanwhile, a British army
was landed from the Gulf of Persia.
and began an advance in Mesopotamia
~WhzchrevcntuxliysEa 'if posseesieoa
Bagdad. Later, operations were begun
In Palestine under Gen. Allenby, ana IL
has met with brilliant success.
Turkey has long been unoer Ger
man influence Enver Pasha. comrnan-
der of the Turkish army. being viru-
lently pro German. He was completely
under control of Field Marshal Won
Der Goltz, who was sent to Turkey py
the kaiser to supervise Turkish
operations"
Even before the collapse Of Bulga-
ria, Turkey was weary of war, ana
was ready to quit. There were frequent
reports Of bread and peace riots at
Constantnople. These increased as
the British military successes on TURK
;sh soil constantly multiplied.
Germany had promised Egypt TO
Turkey in the event of victory, and two
unsuccessful efforts were made ny the
Turks and Germans 20 reach the SueZ
canal. When Russia broke down, Ter
many turned the Turks attention 10
the east, promising the Ottomap en-
pire a slice of the rich oil-producing
Russian territory in the Caucasus.