CONDITION OF THE ARMY DESPERATE
OFFICERS IN HIDi.NG
APPALLING MISfcRY IN THE PROVJNCfcS
CHILDREN ,DYING ON THE WAYSIOt
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CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 7.
Nazim Pasha's report to the Ministry of War describes tne condition of the army as despcarte. The discipline is abominable, and fifty officers were condemned to be shot lor various offences. Nazim Pasha admits that .he personally shot three for cowardice.
Many positions were abandoned without the slightest resistance, the artillery and stores being left to the enemy. Many officers refuse to go to the front, and are in hiding. The Ministry of War has issued an order threatening death to the skulkers. It is reported that 25,000 Kurds from Asia Minor are marching on Constantinople. There is appalling misery in many of: the provinces, and thousands of families are flying to the towns. Mosques, schools, and churches are crowded with refugees. Many children succumb to the bitter weather, and lie down by the wayside to die. Some were driven insane by their privations at Mustapha, Pacha.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVII, Issue XLVII, 8 November 1912, Page 5
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