The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-05
DID TIE ALLIES QUIT THE
DARDANELLESAT THE V|O|NEN
0F VICTORY? ASKS NIORCENT THAI

could yh" allied h"o' 7'a"% have
c,ptur.I ('nnS;rnlir"rl"" am '''n-
s,;,n;ly as!ir,! this qu"siin',." says Henry
NurScnthitl. ,'N-\m"ri"ar amh"sSau"r
T., Turkey. who visited ~" IIardhnrii"S
fnr,* during rhr homrnrdmrnt. Mr.
Morrrnlhau gives his answer I" th''
,uc.,I,,s in hi; memoirs ~ tii' s. It"m-
bcr Worlds Work. just published. TIC
says:
AS a lEyrlan my own "pIni"n can
hoy,. HltIr va!Iir. hut quot" III" "pin-
! ions Of ihc German c"nrrL$ ;f'ii M
! rniralS. and If tho TurkS--praciicAlty All
of whom. excepting E.uE"r. h. li"Vc th't'
the rntc:pri,S, would hay" Suc%c'u"n'
and am half inclined that EHf"r 5 N''-
! ,u,. was merely :; case "t graveyard
! whiSiiinE.
"Erv"r had told nr:. on our talk "n
tho deck Of thu Huruk that \" had
.u,rnty nr yunS--plruty "f a:nmuni'l"h'
Eu. this statement VIZ: not true. n
! rlimpSr al the map will show why '"F-
kew was not receiving munitions tro"
Germany or Austria II mat iiuic ne
rac, Wis that Germany WAS just as COM
! pl, 1cIy isolated from her allies ihen rs
| Russia WAS afterwnrd. for Sih"?'a WIS
Csermany'S, enemy and NumHn'a was i
neutral
&c, us suppose that Tho allies had
/ returned To the attack. what would have
| hammered? IT,. one hr"rwh' Inning ia''
IS that the furtilicatinns were very short
Tor ammunition. The! had almost
! reached the limit Of their RESISTING pow
nrs when tho british flr't passed out on
tho afternoon IT the 18th. had secured
nremisSion from Mr.. George y.
Srhrciucr. thr w"ll-kncwn American cor
rcsnnndrur Of IL" Associated l'r>SS. -
| visit tn" parCun"lirS nn thus "ccaSl"h'
On rho night of tho 18th this c"rr'Sp"N.
dent discussed the situation win Hei-
| or,I Mcrlc;,s who was tic chief tc|h-
nicaI officer at tn Straits. General Acf-
tens admitted that the outlook was very
discouraetnG for the dcfrnSo
1--WE expect hat the british will come
hack carly tomorrow morning. NJ Sd''',
land Il they do VIC may be ADJ" L" h"'"
tout for 4 few days.
"aI,nrral Mcrt.ns did not declare IN
| so many words that tho ammunition ""s
nracticaIly exhaust cd but Mr.. SchrrIhcr
discovered That such was IN" case. inc
fact was that Fort Handle. lhr mos
/ powcrfui defense on The ASlatic s'u's'
had lust seventeen artnnr-pi"rcinE Sh'''S
! LEFT, while ut Nilid-ul-l'anr. which W'S
he main defense ON lH' l|H1 'p'>tli '''"~'
there were precisely ten.
~ should advise. you to Gnt up AZ "
,oc,ock tomorrow morning. said General
Mertcns and take 10 the Anatolian h'''S
That's what we are going 10 dc.
.srbe trooos at all tho Notifications
had their orders to man the guns until
!, Tho las, shell had been fired and thrn
:! abandon the forts.
IanT,nSCS
less the problem Of the allied fleet
: would have been a Slrnpl" one. TIL" only
bar to their progress would have oc"h
rho mine field. which stretched from Il
r noint about two miles north Of t.renkr"i
10 Eilid-ul-Eahr But the allied llc |
had plenty Of mine swccpcTs. "hlcn
: eould have made Il channel IN l@H
, hours. North OF Tchanak, as nave al
ready explained. there wcr" tc" guns
bu, they were Of tn" 1875 model. an"
could not discharge nr"jccul"s tha'
could pierce modern armor plate.
All ever Turkey ambitious chr"ttains
had arisen. who wrro monrntirllE ="
; Meeting the fail. and VIII" were l0"klnk
ar the opportunity TO seize 'h''r paris
, Of tho inheritance. As previously &C.
| scribcd. EJcmal had already "r;ih'H'''
: practically an INDEPENDENT EoFcruth' ~
In Syria. In smyrna Rahmt h"S. .h"
,,ny,rnor-ecnrral, hid often dsr"Cardrd
T III. authorities IN IN" canlta. IN
Adrionople Hadjf Add. one of the most
, courageous Turks Of the time. was MAX
= ing his nIans TO set up All independent
l eoyernmcnt. Arabia was already prac'
= really An independent nation. Am"ht;
: N. subject races the spirit of revolt WAS
rapidly spreading. The Greeks and th'
BE-. Lrueoians would also have welcome!
= nm oooortunlty to strengthen the hanoS
s or The allies. The existing financial ana
. Industrial conditions seemed 10 MANI
$ revolution inevitable. Many fnrmcr4
went on strike: they had no SccdS anu
would not accept th"in as u ire" E'''
D from the government because. they SAT-"
as soon as their crops should nc EaF'
nercd the armies would immcnlat'lH
! rcouisition them. AS for C"nStanlin"Il''
y tho populacc there and the best "'''
rrnents among the Turks. Tar from OPP
: nosjur the arrival OF the alIl"u ilH. l.
; u,or1d bayo welcomed il with JOY. The
Turks themselves were praying that INC
= Er,,ish and French would take thr'r
Y civ. for this would rcltev" them 81 me
: controlling gang. ,,tunnc.patc them from
= 10 bo,nd Germans, bring about peace
ord cra their rniserics and pri"atIonS.
= ra1aat as Automobile Ready LOT IN
= Escape.
' .-Io On. understood this better IMAM
: T,l,at {Tc wss taking no chances IN
J making an expeditions rcir"at. IN 'HS'
, rhr allied fleet appeared h"t"r" ih' city
For several months tho TURKISH h'a"'FS
had been casting ,nvlouS SIanccS Ut
: Minerva auto1n"hilc that bad been r''p"S'
,n- in tho belgian legation ever since
! Turkeys declaration Of "af. la"'''
finally nhtain"d pu&*"ES!nn - IN" coy
c,,d nrIzi. II" hud oh'h!nrn &"m"wh'T'
another automobile. which W. h;!h ''i''''
with rxtrI tires. SlS"iin". ana ~! III
o,hcr essentials &C il pr"tr"'rtrd l"hrh'%
This WAS evidently intended |" accom-
nam, thu. NOR. rrctcrli "u> marhn" AS
tini If n 'muih"r-SHIp.' Tnill' Sth''f''
these automobiles on tn AS'aIi" ia" 81
.hc ri,y with "haufr"urs constant? 1T
: hand Everything WIS prepared L" '!', "
, TOR the interior Of Asia nj ih"'''""'
: notice. ..-
"1sul tho great allied armada meyer
re,urrnd f, tho attack.
! TUpEE RnYe nE THIe