CONSTANTINOPLE BEFORE THE ARMISTICE.
THE TURK AS PROFITEER.
letter The tollowing pract from it
ed by a Branngham lustress ar From an Armenian who formerly acted as their agent in Constantinople,wers published In the ex- in the 3-hester fingrarn tener be ves site accordis of the d tions in Constantinopletween the entry America into the war and the concl
et the armsan
The sing, in the capital and Every article AFBEST Was Inbuitous. of food and clothing was at bast forty same deaser than
at harumi Lines.
WHY VON TIRPITZ WAS DISGRACED.
THE HUNGKONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY. JUNE 20TH, 1919.
SOME SECRETS OF THE GERMAN ADMIRALTY REVEALED.
KAISER IN A RAGE.
1
Just before I left Berlin writes Mr. P. Sefton Dehner, of the London Daily Maily, it was revealed to me that shortly after war broke aur the German naval authorities suddenly discovered that certain portions of the High Fleet were incapable of fulfilling the task expected With the greatest wereey nad of then. With fear in their warts lost the secret
Was 115, a candy 35, feruete should any day leck ut, they carried put
Sugar was sold at 10s.
was her the neersary revitstruction.
, haricot heales at 4s, were very cheap
Unstead of
The Tacts Were stated to me in conver
Resurse and butter were ation with Eran you Pohl, the widow of
butter
instead
The rich 1 2
Jay
at of good bread, cost
Fruit was ni kuwn to the new qua of the war. A shit of cloth ing was high as E for light coloured
the Chief of the Admiralty Staff, who crrint out the hyeonstruction, and, who, wording to Frau von Fohl, killed him
At the wif with oterbork la doing so
material and about 2 for hay Bluefine von Poki's death was shrouded in For op last pair of lots mystery, and there were even suggestions or black. pad C. although they went her as high of suicide.
dying daily
er
unfere interest. been reading Admiral Jellicoe's
we were able to
while
I have recently, with the profoundest
adinisstus about the conditions prevai uch as cholera, ry plus, adeo Jutland."
ing in the British Fiert before the battle said Frau von roll, n the Spanish influenza.
wy. Our sort, bright eyed intelligent little allwn of our 12 years and an intimate much
pound.
riend of the ex-German Crown Princess. 6% fe her huid.
The strange parallel between Biermany stem la the new each on their laxuries.
The Bosphorus changed hands and Britain struck me as atinos comical, at card parties, while the carriage hire and as there is no harm in talking about Ne the Lung was C The pastry and these things now that the British have Murtineat
shop codesed fohrial" derbeun to discuss their own failings so ith the war me spite of the fabalouts price openly, 1 should like to tell you the af sazar, and windows, were dressed in fury.
A kime when the tempting isery was wangun lave seen hid ren har-footed and fanje stricken. lick the anion glass!
"
VITAL FAULTS IN FLEET.
in the first month of the war we my found out two vital faults in Four Fleet. Our destroyers and cruisers All these high prices and excumquel1.
were as good as aseless. Our destroyers werd art.hem the work of could not possibly ran to England and black bant of banditai valled the Cons
back at full speed. The fuel system with and the satellites called the
which they were, provided was obsolete * Enya and Progress
starts. art of erchandise id devies and deferire. It was found that the related, en ladies stekings, were exhausted the coal, the only fuel which“ quisitioned for the ustensile use of the they could burn, on the outward journey alue. They therefore had to be refitted army, and then given to the friends of
footerunt, who began to trade and to burn off-fuel, a laborious undertaking prisate company names, such as It was furthermore discovered that the Food Products guns of dar esisers were of no avait of National
Bank of Asia linion,"
Matyal
against British ships of the same class, dit.
entirely monopolising th
wing of too short a runge. When these mirket to such therongl Patent that discaveries were mail, the Emperor sum- even the land and gea communications med my husband and commissioned him were reserved by the army to these shante with the important task of reconstruc less hands of thieves. T sprang up like mushrooms, with the sulp ject of annihilating the mere f the Christians and the protection of these lawless Imads, all of whom biegnie ut oneg merchants and commission agents. rather profiteers, who dealt in Stolen and requisitioned gow.
laws
Admiral von Tirpita, to whose ung believable short-sightedness these deleter tries" were due, at once fell into disgrace, hut he was continued in office for some Considerable time lest the enemy should suspect from his fall that something rious was the matter and attack before The Germans were another reasons of the necessary reconstruction was carried the high prices, he scoured even the font. remotest corners of Asia Minor with their and bought all eatables at no
THE GERMANS IN ASIA MINOR.
I
The Fermab Navy in those days, as my husband often explained to it, lived
Joren, urice, which they at once sent in enstant fever, of trepidation, matter
the Vaterland. Turkish and Germaze administrations gase export permits to
their trienus who suid
uld them to third par
ties at fabulous prices.
Why
were
Will the do the English not attack! English not attack_to-morrow i the questions we asked ourselves hourly. We felt like crabs in the process of chang- ing their shalls. The greatest recy
Everything fernan was thost hateful
• AN At the slightest German success of arins, or imagmary, the paliemens observed in all our dockyards, and
of which the number was nearly equal
to the vin of the city, went
sad ordered that t
apparently our scenet never oozed out.
I said to Pran von Pohl that it seemed
to me incredible that Tirpitz and bie from shop to once the Hags were to be hung to erlebrate staff of experts could have made such is
In a quarter of an hour takes the victory.
At
AL
chant'
TINP.TZ DESERVES HANGING.
the city would be completely decorated
It is not incredible." she said, "when with Turkish and therman flags but the city did not know why. assure yon one remembers the egotism of Tirpitz. must, of the shopkeepers were sick at heart has self-confidence. his domination of the and very rare stores of German iner
reluctant to comply with orders. Emperor and the public through his the
were ships
which were the very first special Press, and his own shortsighted news in wishing to speed up the construes their bunting up on such octisions. Most of them had things in front of tion of his feet for mere show purposes; where I lived At last the British sub so that he might bluff his enemies, stupid marines played into a desert.
havor among them and the man, by the mere prestige of numbers and appearances. If any man deserves' Bigg
thieves than these Germans we hanging it is Tirpitz. had never seen normagined. They were
·most shameless in ail their doings. They had taken possession of ent
of entirely furnis
SEL WIES
All the alterations were complete two months before the battle of Jutland, and my husband had even then drawn up the houses of belligerents, or rented __HUDA of them.
furniture and effects of plan which he showed me and which some of these houses were taken to Ger- still have at home, afterwarris followed many by officers who left, while other who by his successor in the battle of Jutland. moved in other parts of the city or coun-Frau von Pohl. despite my reference to try deliberately sold the furniture by aueadmitted "British losses at Jutland, was
they were the owners.
trying to get the highest price, as reluctant to be drawn to talk about what She the Germans suffered in the light.
I hentioned above typhus and cholers, went on to lament the gang"which had but forgot to speak about the as ful skin surrounded the weak-minded Kaiser and Leubles from which everyone suffered. isointed him from all sound criticism Itch was an ordinary trouble even aroong the leanest Lice were to be picked up From steamers, ferry boats, and trama daily. Entrate aeroplanes were a soures of
Great danger to us on "Recount at the stupidly organised defence Ere, which destroyed the city and left the planes to go kent-free. But still we rejoiced be cause they were our people and we longed for their arrival.
THE LAST PHASE OF THE WAN.
and saber warning. She related how William fl. had remained in his illa- sions as to the real state of the war up to the vers last minute. It was not until November 6th that any of his ministers dared to reveal to him the fatal state of his armies and his throne.
A w days ago," aid Frau voD Publ. friend Fru Drew, the wife of the gf Minister of the Interior, told me that her husband had taken upon himself the unpleasant duty on November cib of opening his Majesty's eyes to the
During the very last phase of the war when every corner of the vast empire was lost, we were victoriously marching truth. The Emperor listened first with through and conquering disorganised Caucasus, and although these territorial amazement, then with incredulity, and acquisitions were not inuch compared nitimately in a ruasion of sage, eclling
with what we
were
ere originally to
Dr. Drews, a madman and an arrogant
India, Egypt, Tripoli of Africa, fool, and drove him in fury from his
und Algiers, leaving aside un- presence."'.
important Afghanistan and Turkestan-
believe ine every Turk was convinced of
those things, enlightened or otherwise).
was always a victory,
account
Although on the mighty armada that has anchored
of this advance the most highly there. As for the Greek warships, the Bourishing and civilised regions of the whole Greek fleet is at Constantinople." Armenians of the Caucasia were devo
The population of the city, excepting one good came as a result of it. imported from the Caucasus, which was formerly sold at 25 sterling the was reduced in pristering the
stated
Tea
Bulgaria begged for peace we and who greeted each other with Christ
and
COBI
the Turks, were mad with delight. Up went the flags of each of the Entente Powers on every house-front and show front, and the streets were crammed with people, who donned again their hats
knew it was the beginning of the end.
is risen t
embraced each other. The Attics and the and our happiness had no bounds.
cellars gave up the little later our own armistice was signed. imprisoned of three years on account of and the policemen were It was said by the Turks that no foreign military service, troops would be allowed to enter the molested everywhere by facetious deserters city: But there is hardly elbowroom in who asked them for their military papers. They are the streets boenuse..... of the presence of What are the Turks doing? British and French troops. Again we gnashing their teeth and throwing-slips were assured that only a few warships of paper into the houses of the Christians would come, and among them not a single on which is written," Oh, vile Christians, Grock one.
But now there is hardly room these things will pass; you will remain dort rowboat in { -port on account of in our possession again, and we shall This is how they massacre you all." (Continued, at foot of wexi folum 15.) repent for their past misdoingá.
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