The Elbert County tribune., 1918-01-25
TURKISH TROOPS
DESERT TEUT0NS
REoRGANIzED. MosLEM ARMY OF
GEN. FALkENHAYN THOR
oUGHLY DEMoRALizED.
500 Die FROM TYPHUS
MORALE OF GERMAN ARMY ON
THE EBB, CAPT. HAIGH TELLS
MILITARY COMMITTEE.

washington, Jan. 23.-One hundred
and sixty thousand Turkish troops
more than so per cent of General Fal-
kenhayn's recognized Turkish army
deserted during the recent journey
from Constaninople TO Palestine, Off
cial dispatches stated. In less than
three days Falkenhayn abandoned the
Palestine sector and returned in dis
gust to Constantinople. The internal
situation in Turkey is acute. Typhus,
which a few months ago was claiming
| 140 victims per day at Constantinople,
is on the increase.
At Smyrna, city of 100000 500 died
from this disease in single year,
while 30 per cent Of the Turk army
has died or become incapacitated for
service through the ravages of this
dread disease
London, Jan. 23.-While the bitter
internal political situation in Austria
Hungary seems to have abated some
what, the latest indications are that
discomfort is merely smouldering and
I
break out in a veritable conflagration.
The politicians apparently with opti-
mistic utterances have quieted a situa-
ton that admittedly Is fraught with
grave possibilities so far as the dual
monarchy is concerned. but the known
weariness of the populace and the food
shortage are likely soon again tc bring
the people into sharp discord with the
authorities.
The general strike which, it is as
serted, took more than 100000 men
and women from their work-a large
proportion of them engaged in war in
dustries virtually ended Monday
morning, but at last accounts. the peo-
pie still were clamoring for food and
for cessation of hostilities
Paris.-Germany has massed more
than a quarter of million fresh
troops in Belgium for an offensive, 1t
was stated here by competent mill
tary observers. An Amsterdam tele
gram reports the presence of many
Austro-Hungarian soldiers in Belgium,
adding that the province of Limburg
is literally crowded with them
London.-British casualties report
ed in the week ending Jan. 81 were
1908, divided as follows: Killed or
died of wounds: Officers, 76; men,
2,277. wounded or missing: Officers,
213; men. 14,477. These figures rep
resent decyease of nearly 5000 from
I "A
reported. an unusually high total for
this time of the year. Two weeks
ago the figures we're 1898. and three
weeks ago 1881.
Berlin, Jan. 21.-Ostend, on the Bel
gian coast, has been bombarded by ma
val forces, 1t was announced in army
headquarters report.
One Turkish cruiser sunk and one
beached and two British monitors
sunk in battle at entrance to Darda-
4 nelles
British repulse German raid south
east of Graincourt and take prison
ers in own raid on Germans east of
Hargicourt. British bring down eight
enemy airplanes. Four British ma
chimes are missing.
Il French repulse raid near Loivre and
French patrols take prisoners north
of St. Mihiel. Six German airplanes
destroyed by the French and two
raids repulsed by them.
Artillery is active on both Italian
and western fronts at many points.
London. Jan. 21.-A general strike
is on throughout Austria, according to
an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
Paris, which reports 100,0 900 men quit.
ting work in Vienna and Neustadt,
closing down all the war factories
The strikers are described as openly
anti German and the movement as
both political and economic, and espe.
cially aimed at securing peace. Pub.
lie demonstrations, it is said, have
been held in many places at which hos
tility was voiced toward Berlin for try
ing to force the Austrians to continue
the war.
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