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Show MARINES MUTINY. Disgruntled Turks Make Final and Futile Fu-tile Resistance. Constantinople. The marines in the Kassim barracks, which are situated behind the American embassy, mutinied mu-tinied Saturday night. They refused to embark for distribution to the various va-rious ports. The marines belong to the old disaffected dis-affected garrison, and although they had nominally surrendered, were in an ugly mood. They were easily persuaded per-suaded by agitators to make an armed protest against exile trom the capital. General Schefket, commanding, lost no time in bringing the mutineers to terms. After they had surrendered, he said: "It was the last flicker of resistance. resist-ance. After we had disposed several 'battalions of troops and some batteries bat-teries within easy range of the barracks, bar-racks, we inquired which it was to be obedience to order or the fate of their comrades In the Taxim arsenal. The white flag was then hoisted on the barracks. "I do not blame the men for the mutiny," added General Schefket, "it was the work of a few ringleaders; We are now sorting them out for court-martial." |