The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-10-30
Nd. man TELLS, !
|. OF CRISIS OF
TURK VICTORY
Splendid Setting in Red and
White Prepared for Entry
of Victorious Army

Vi ViStOl RVuS al Ill
The story of the climax Of tn,
Turkish victory as seen by an Amer
lean in the New East at that tim'
is told by Lester Briggle, Of Lintor
secretary Of the Constantinople Wo
mems College. The description fol
lows:
1.-TWO weeks ago l promised de
scription Of my trip to Angora but
the events of the last few. days nave
been so great for Turkey and Con
stantinople that it would be to baC
to put them off. They are easier tt
write about now and will be much
fresher for you if you get them al
this time.
To-day is the eighth Of October
The Turkish Hrmy entered Constan-
tihople on the sixth and we are liv-
ing completely and safely under Tur-
kish rule. Many foreigners have
had their fears of the possibility of
some accident that the auth critic
might not be able to cope with and
consequently life has been miserable
or them for many days and they
have cast an unnecessary gloom
about their friends.
THE fifth and sixth of October
will go into Turkish History as dates
or the greatest Importance. Friday
the fifth was spent getting the pick
ed troops of the whole Turkish army
assembled at Hadar Pasha on the
As,atic side of the Bosphorus. pre-
paratory to the Grand entry into the
city proper on the SIXTH and indeed
nothing was done by halves and the
whole affair from start to finish has
been grand event fitting to the I'M
bounded JOY of the Victorious Tur-
kish Nation. Regardless of what
may be the opinion of any foreign
nation or enemy of Turkey the world
Hili be obliged to give Turkey great
credit for having made an honest er-
Tort in reentering and taking over
her national city in proper form.
Truly, we have a right to expect this
but | mention it for the benefit of
those who think it impossible.
Setting For Event
days were spent in decorating
and making the proper setting for
the great event. There are very few
people in the world that have the
natural ability or knack to stage a
great event like this as the Turk
mas. Nearly his whole color scheme
is red and white. The Turkish flag
is red with crescent and star in the
center, in white. This is a land Of
jay and striking colors and when
this old city is tagged and decorated
in real Turkish fashion it is a uni
que sight nowhere else to be found.
THE main thorofare of the city
beginning with Seraglio point, where
the troops land on the European
side of the Bosphorus, across the
famous old Galata bridge, extending
the whole length of Pera to Taxime,
where the treops disbanded to the
vanous barracks, was one solid
stretch of decorations consisting of
every conceivable design worked out
IN elaborate triumphant arches
across the streets and huge frame
works in front of I/incipal stores
and office buildings covered with
green branches and the most elabor-
ate and beautiful Turkish and Per-
SIAN rugs, interviewer with red, white
and green electric lights which when
lighted at night gave most strik-
ing and artistic effect. On either
side of the street at intervals of
thirty feet were erected twenty foot
poles wrapped spirally with strips
OF red and white bunting giving the
effect OF an avenue Of barber poles,
which would have to be seen to be
FULLY appreciated. Then over the
tops of these poles for distance of
one and onehalf miles was stretch
ed a continuous rope of green lau-
raj branches, an enormous piece of
work which only the patience of the
TVrk would work out. Nearly every
window facing this parade street
had beautiful rug suspended be-
meath 1T giving the street walls a
most charming appearance and while
the troops were passing all window
space was at a premium.
Made Army Welcome
Nothing was spared on the part
OF the Constantinople Turks to make
their army feel that it was thorough
~ appreciated and welcome, but the
army itself-from the point of view
OF the foreigner was no doubt
great disappointment, that is, any
citizens of any of the allied powers
who had been accustomed to seeing
their well fed and we'll dressed
troops on parade, that saw his grand
entry into Constantinople must have
noticed great difference in appear
ance. The officers when seen in
groups about the city present a. very
Inc appearance and impress one as
being highly intellectual and eff
'ient, while the common Turkish SOL
iler give one quite the opposite i'm
IRE 3sion. He has been underfed for
months past. His uniform is made up
s the spoils Of victory and is very
much the worse for wear. When on
'arade the men did not seem to be
xtremely happy. They impressed
ne as being sick of war, as the
hole world is today, but extremely
onscious of determination to see
he thing through to a successful fin
III but at the same time anxious to
brow: off the long worn accoutre-
tents. of war. The cavalry horses
eminded me of our western horses
G the plains that have been used
; roughing it through the winters
Y paving, their food from under
he SHOW. That is, they were hard
ped to rough usage but not the best
Ipe for parade purposes.
Prohibitions Question
tt'Now, since the allied forces have