THE PERSIAN CIVIL WAR.
DECISIVE VICTORY FOR THE
PEOPLE.
SHAH'S INFANTRY MELT AWAY,
[PRESS ASSOCIATION.] (Received July 19, 4.19 p.m.)
TEHERAN, July 18. The Elders in the chief quarters of Tabriz agreed upon concerted action against the Government forces.
Priests harangued the crowds,- and thousands of citizens proceeded to Eafchim Khan's headquarters and threatened a holy .war unless he withdrew.
Rakhim, without waiting to parley, •withdrew his'horsemen ho the suburbs.
The mob then'looted the residences of the Shah's wealthiest supporters. Many of Rakhim's horsemen were , isolated in the town and killed, and . r^he majority of the Infantry melted ;away ;into the crowd of civilians.
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Marlborough Express, Volume XLII, Issue 170, 20 July 1908, Page 5
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104THE PERSIAN CIVIL WAR. Marlborough Express, Volume XLII, Issue 170, 20 July 1908, Page 5
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