MINIMISING ERZEROUM.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 49, 26 February 1916, Page 5

MINIMISING ERZEROUM.

STAFF ADOPTS KAISER'S .. .'.:':phrase..::\.:"'"''':> old turks take alarm!* (Times find Sydney Sun Services.)/..; J ' ■• - (Received .8 a.m.).,si. ■. February. 25. Despite,the assurances of Enver'Paslia* (Minister of War) that Erzeroum is. an unimportant town, the general situation is beginning to alarm the Turks.,:nOsam Pasha, .Abdi Pasha, and Soua] Pasha "are heading an extensive'" movement" among the Old Turkish party in Constantinople and the provinces,- with headquarters apparently at Smyrna. There is a serious shortage, of .provisions, and this, is, assist-ing-the which threatens; to cause arconvulsion. ,-'-' —~ :'C J '^i'^ti' The '"Daily - -Tjfews" ' correspondent at Athens states that the ".Turkish gene rat staff ha,3 issued a' comforting "prbcl.afnation.*.pr6mising to retake Erzeroum, and ending: "Be patient- God fs with .us," GARRISON ASKED TOR MOKE ;-' ' - 'TROOPS.-,,- 1 '■>-;-' "" lOTOSSIBTjE TO" iDO-MORS ' "- '- ... .... _ ,:;>i' RCteiE; Fehr'uaTy^a. The .Athens correspondent::-of the "Tribuna".sayß that, prior -to the^fall of Efzeroumthe commander of the garrison sent' a-• :missihh . asking •urgently-for Reinforcements .and- Supplies, and stating that .the Armenians and Khurds . had refused to wage guerilla warfare agaihst'the.TTussians. i Talaat BeyQind; Ehver Pasha replied •thdt~it for the . defence, .of., Erzeroum..'A- stffrmy scene ,ensued 7 "and a German,-officer accompanying: the mission to Constantinople narrowly escaped" being: violently handled. - ---'.:'•"- -"- w - Turkey categorically refuses 'to cooperateari the ißagdad unless Germany sends' 100,600-troops to Constantinople. — T ." CRAFT TO CARRY IT OUTI CARRY SIX-INCH z GtrNS. . ; , i . l^ari'.) _ * i ', ;; ;"r.-LONDON,-Pebraary 25. - Discussing :tlie prospects of-Gcrmany's threat of a"-new" submarine-campaign of \ Admiral von.Tirpitz .may :p.ossibiy ir have.:produced a large submarine,. justifying-the use of the cognomen .''submersible"";cruisers." Mariners Teport that"'".'the newest submarines are.-largeioatsaxmouredibnitop, and carrying; one; or.- guns, apparently;, Gin; The craft "are of 1,000 tons or more,''a'nd~afe~bbvibusly capable of making, long journeys. . . _. „ - ' Gerald Eieriness, '.a., prominent expert, . writing In.the "''Westminster ."Gazette," calls the hew boats\ submarine monitors, with an ■armoured batterj iboye a cylindrical hull. - .---,---•:-"- --- ,; ;' :"•-■?." "'•■ . Numerous reports agree-.that--great activity iSinofic.eablc';at.-jSieii anj the possibility. of" submarine, destroyer, and Zeppelin attack on the Grand Fleet-is Great Britain is awaiting the commencement of the sink-at-sight-policy-with great interest, but no fear.— — The Navy league-passed a resolution appealing to the .Government to concentrate on-aircraft eon- _ s.t.ructioh,witlia"\iewtp'a vigorous offensiye,;pbiicyr .;>..-; ;■•'-; " ; •;:;.-.. ;:■ ~

SUNK OR CAPTtTREto.

WAX'S TOU ON SHIPPING. OVEH 2,000 eRATTr.-liOST; OB •-- : V " •- ~A^record_.prepared:jby..]Mr Lloyd George.' (Minister 'of • Munitions) shows that 2,193 vessels been detained,"captured, or : destroyed.by i belligerents. Of "principal nationalities ..wer 6- jas, foUowi-^-l. Z. •. .- --■: -.Vessels.- Tonnagej British .... 485 - - 1.5p(i,000 ■V.' Gernian,,:-."." .'(301.":7 :.73&-i :cj44l/(00 ;' Submarines 'Britisl; vessels, of a tonnage of 746,000".:'. .ManyrfbT the .captur.ed.rneutral,,' vessels ~i.have. .been released.'-'": ;•-.-'■:-■:•: t:;~ '-■' J.":

~ -. _ JAPAN-PROTESTS.— i AND HINTSJAT REPRISAIS. — -ani Sydnoy-Sun-SErTices.) .."."._ "V-: XO2fp.OJs:Februaiy.2s. j -It is. reported that j Japan 'sent. :to Austria ■";: and : through America, on January 2-t;.-a protest against - tlie-:'stnWn»:-0f the steaiiier -Yasaha . jVTaru-in""flie-Sre<litcr-ranean, stating -that.. Japan not pledse-herself to continue generbus'-lreat-ment of GeranorpTisoners if this unlawfuLandv'anh'uman continued. .'.The Washington' oQiciala. decline to give any/Sfbrmation on- the poiat;-^