Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02

THEY smashed through the sipahis the
Turkish light cavalry, and broke them and
pressed on again. It was very gallant charge
and it lost the battle.
These first three lines had been no more
than Bayazids advance. When they gained
the next ridge the wearied chevalfers found
themselves confronted by the flower OF the
Turkish army $4,000 strongly the white tur-
bans Of the janissaries and the armored regl-
mentS Of cavalry drawn up In han circle
about them. without wasting men In coun-
tercharge the Turks began to shoot down the
horses Of the Christian knights with their
arrows Dismounted, hindered by their heavy
armor some Of the crusaders fought on grrny
others turned and fled before their horses
went down.
But with the forces of the Turks closing up
around them and their own allies outdistanced,
most Of the chevaliers threw down their arms.
So ended ingloriously the last crusade
THEN unexpectedly out Of the east the Tatars
appeared, struck at Sivas and passed on.
Bayazid fastened into Asia. 1t was the year
1902.
Timur the old gray wolf of the steppes, was
ON the march, and this pleased the Turks.
Their main strength lay in the infantry, and
the Turkish infantry was always best In de-
fensive action. The greater part OF Asia Minor
was broken, wooded country Ideal Ior tnem.
Only one road ran west from SlVaS, ana upon
this road they expected to meet Tmur.
Slowly Bayazid moved his host east, as FAR
as Angora. Here he established MS mann
camp and pushed on, crossing the River Hays
and entering the hilly country beyond. His
outposts brought him word that the Tatars
were at Sivas, some 60 miles ahead OF him.
Bayazid halted his advance, placed his reg1-
ments ON favorable ground and waited.
He waited three days. week. His scouts
brought in people from sivas with oisconcers-
ing tidings. Only the usual Tatar garrison
was In that city Timur and his army had
departed long since, going toward the Turks.
RUT Timur was not between sivas and the
~ Turkish camp The scouts galloped
through all the hills, and returned unable to
find q trace of the Tatars. They had vanished
somewhither taking their elephants with them.
The situation was something of a novelty to
the Turks. They were quartered in battle for
nation In the wastes Of broken country in the
heart of the great bend of the Hays that
rises beyond SivaS and sweeps far south, turn
ing north again almost within sight OF Angora
and emptying its waters into the Black Sea-
Bayazid waited where he was, determined not
to move until he had definite news OF the
Tatars.
At dawn of the eighth day he heard from
them. A regiment of scouts commanded by
one of Thurs amirs galloped in upon the out
posts Of his far right wing, made prisoners and
departed again. The Turks were certain now
that Timur was to the south OF them, and
thither they moved accordingly. In two days
they reached the river, but found no Tatars.
Bayazid sent out cavalry columns of his own
across the river under command Of his son
SuIeiman, an able leader.
A LMOST at once SuIeiman returned with in
n formation Timur had evaded the Turks
entirely and was now marching rapidly toward
Angora, behind them.
Startled out of his apathy, the Sultan crossed