Show READY TO Tb MARCH MARCHON ON THE CAP IT At Fifteen or wenty Thousand I Soldiers Soldier Only Forty Miles From Constantinople SITUATION VERY GRAVE NOTHING DEFINITE CONCERNING FATE OF MISSIONARIES Constantinople April 17 liThe The com corn committee comI I I mittel of union and progress has given ghen convincing proof of its power and in influence influence influence fluence over the Third army corps Two military trains each containing gee in infantry Infantry fantry arrived this morning front from hatalhe T about miles from the capital and four other trains are aree expected e d to reacH that point within the next hours Preparations are also being made at for the dispatch of a of additional trains for Constantinople After remaining a u short time at al the two trains continued on onto onto onto to which is inside the line Une of fortifications at forty miles from the capital which was aban abandoned abandoned during the night by artillery of the garrison The troops evi evidently evidently dently are collecting at where they should s number not n t less lees 1 than then by tomorrow with reinforcements that are ar coming from Within a day or two the committee will have between arid and men within striking distance of constantinople Constanti Constantinople nople where the mutinous garrison garrIn having practically discarded Its It officers and all discipline certainly will not be beable beable beable able to offer resistance Quick Changes Necessary It is believed that the bat bet battalions battalions on their th lr arrival here will ill de demand demand demand mand the fulfillment of several condi cornU conditions conditions which the sultan and the new government will find it impossible to reject The advance of or the tl e soldiers has greatly impressed the public and it is expected that some quick changes will willbe willbe willbe be made among the government sill officials officials dale daleA A special mission composed of two pashas three ulemas and three deputies deputies deputies ties has been sent to to per persuade persuade persuade suade the troops that the constitution is being maintained and to explain also the real meaning of the rising last Tuesday It is rumored that the commission ion has not been successful in impressing the leaders of or the young Turks who also rejected the explanation of oC flight as accounting Ung for Cpr the th absence from the deputation of ot the deputies from front Salon 1 St end Monastir Ano ther composed m soo sed tit t tw r members m f Is fe t convey to the tb troops tOO s the assurance of or the chamber that there has been no infringement of the eon een Situation Grave The situation undoubtedly y is grave On account of the of the public mind the slightest Incident may pro provoke provoke voke yoke a conflagration while the news from the provinces possibly may arouse race prejudices in this city that up to the present have The artillery at mutinied during the night Seizing some of their officers and compelling others to don the uniforms of privates they the entrained for Constantinople to the number of 1290 1200 l in order to assure asure themselves that the constitution was being maintained and that the sultan was alive alle They marched to the war office where the they were entertained at tea and re refreshments refreshments refreshments afterward proceeding to parliament Here they listened to re reassuring reassurIng reassuring assuring speeches s es by b the acting president pre president l dent of the chamber and several Beveral prom prominent promInent prominent deputies Cheers for Abdul AbdulIn f In the square facing lacing the Ute house of par parliament parliament prayers were offered aM and the sultan was wan cheered The whole scene Rene which was wan most moRt dramatic jM ed off 0 with perfect order The men subsequently subsequently returned to with the parliamentary deputation The council of ministers minister consulted with the British ambassador concern concerning concerning ing the advisability of authorising G GH GH GH H first dragoman of the embassy to accept the parliamentary deputation and explain to the troops that the powers were satisfied with the assurances of the tho maintenance of the constitution on but it was wae decided df to abandon the idea and ami leave heave the dep deputies to arrange the matter themselves The Th difficulty at and other renters centers in Macedonia is that the vari various van flue ous populations J have been unable to learn the significance of Tuesdays rv r v at Constantinople owing to the censorship of all dispatches by tle te or organs oi 01 gans gana representing the committee of union and progress 3 Further press telegrams from Salon SIon flU iki which have hac been received r re Iv here rep Continued on Page 3 READY TO MARCH MARCHON MARCHO ON O J THE CAPITAL Continued from Page 1 1 resented that the th troops and public were reassured whereas where the contrary was the case CI The latest information is to the effect that the northern norther Al Albanians Albanians are wavering while the south southern southern ern em Albanians Al who wo first decided to send rend contingents to Constantinople have now no abandoned the plan pIn The land wires in are a inter interrupted rpt and it I is not known What are the te exact conditions in that territory i I One of the most Jt important events event in connection with the present predent vre ent troubles is the union of all al political parties paries com corn committees associations and leagues Sink Sinking SinkIng Sinking ing all al differences they formed the committee of Ottoman union and the common effort efort will wi be directed toward the defense of the fatherland and the constitution and nd the maintenance of the laws law based base on the Sheri Sherl laws The Th British vice consul at Alexan dretta dreta telegraphs that the most dis disturbed disturbed disturbed condition prevails there and re requests requests quests the instant dispatch of a war vessel It I is reported that serious dis disturbances disturbances have extended throughout the and Adana although details are lacking laking A telegram received today from the vice consul at Adana reports a great get loss los of life Ufe and property at that place but it i adds that disorders have practically ceased In the town ceas Serious attacks have been ben made on the Christians at Tarsus Tarus Tar us and part of |