Show Europe's s 's Fighting Center Shifts to Suez Canal I s Little Abyssinia to o Decide Gr Great at World WarP War 1 Small Asiatic Nation Ruled by Boy King Now Is Counted Upon by Entente Entente En En- tente tent Powers to Stem Tide of Turco-German Turco Drive on Egypt I LONDON Dec 27 Abyssinia Abyssinia may maywin maywIn maywin win the E European war for the allies Belgium saved the entente powers in the west west and and Abyssinia may do more She is now being relied upon to save the Suez canal rial and d' d ste stem th the tide of the Turco drive on Egypt e eThe j a The greatest of conflicts will soon I shift its theatre of human blo bloodshed from Europe to Asia is what tills this this this' means The Caucasian th the black the yellow yellow yel yel yel- low Jow man will all alt mix their blood in what may soon prove the titanic and probably decisive struggle for supremacy in the great war There exists no further doubt that Germany wants Egypt that Egypt that already her forces ar are marching on to it Her designs have swelled to such an extent that every preparation is being be be- ing lug hurriedly but systematically made by the allies ames to defend the Suez canal at any cost Already British soldiers have evacuated their position at the Dardanelles Dardanelles' But where these forces will will- willbe be moved can be no secret despite despite despite de de- de- de spite the efforts of the tile British war office to keep it such There can be no doubt that Gen General General General eral Munro Is la moving them to the defense of tAe Suez canal since at this late hour they can be of slight avail at Southward are moving the Turco- Turco German thousands for tor the great drive They are now under General von der Goltz in Syria From the east will move thousands of Persians Persians Persians Per Per- for Persia has pledged her aid to the kaiser and the sultan I Meeting they will seek to to- cross the Sinai Swat peninsula to reach the Suez canal If Ir the they succeed they will follow in the footsteps of the children of ot Israel Just as Persia's aid must be had by the Abyssinia's is equally equal equal- ly as imperative to the success of the allies The fate of Egypt the supremacy of or the entente or central powers hangs in the balance Persia or Abyssinia must tip the scales that will make the most exciting exciting- chapter chapter chapter chap chap- ter in the wars war's history The Suez Suez canal canal will be the new cockpit of Europe's fighting kings From the Orient has ha's sailed i if reliable re reo rep liable report may be credited a powerful powerful pow pow- erful Japanese fleet which will cooperate cooperate cooperate co co- co- co operate with Abyssinia by transporting transport transport- ing its troops to Egypt or mia Thousands Thousands' of Jap marines may also be transported to the next theatre theatre thea thea- tre of war Already part of the Nipponese Nip Nip- Nipponese ponese fleet has arrived at the canal It is possible too for the French railroad connecting the French port of with Addis Abeba in AbyssInia Abyssinia Abyssinia Abys Abys- sinia to transport troops to the coast from where within four days they ther could reach Suez or in five days Bassora In ill Mesopotamia The troops are well armed And Germany has largely furnished them with their arms Since 1911 Abyssinia has purchased from to modern modem titles ri ti- ti fles les most of which were manufactured in ill Germany Persia too is Ie well stocked in mu mu- munitions and and Germany Is rapidly increasing increasing increasing in in- in- in creasing the supply What will be the strength of the Persian and Abyssinian armies can only be conjectured Nevertheless Britain on Abyssinia's pledge to put armed men in the field at the start Persia cannot be expected expected expected ex ex- ex- ex to arm more than Only tho the friendship of or a aboy boy has won the support of Abyssinia for the allies He Is the young young emperor who resisted every effort of German agents to induce i to abrogate treaties with Great Britain Italy and France which nations guaranteed guaranteed guaranteed guar guar- the independence of the boy emperors emperor's domains Persia or Abyssinia will decide whether the Suez canal and Egypt will be taken talen by Germany or held by Great Britain I HOW ARMIES AD WARSHIPS OF AND CENTRAL POWERS L WilL BE MOVED MED D TO SUEZ CABAL FOR ASIATIC STRUGGLE 4 l P NG 9 e eT I T 7 pE RS I A A t ARfI-t wy 1 EP mUO laa ib T HE r i F fi 5 4 t S L. L t f 1 z t ff t I 1 L EGYPT x I 1 1 r A f N I. I i m N 11 y m 1 4 b fir t.- t. ft I AB sst N lA 1 Inset in this map which shows the location of the Suez canal in relation to the Dardanelles Persia Abyssinia and Egypt are the pictures of the boy shah of Persia Ahmed Mirza and andY Y emperor of af Japan whose troops will figure in the approaching struggle for Egyptian supremacy t |