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Show The Last Stronghold Strong-hold of Turkey Today's Installment of tho National Nation-al Geographic society's war geography geogra-phy deals with tho Turkish peninsula peninsu-la of anlllpoll. It says: "Calllpoll peninsula, the Chersone. bus Thracicn of classical geography, whero ono of tho most powerful battle bat-tle flouts of nil times Is attacking! Is tho spur defonso of Turkey In Eur-opo Eur-opo tho best guarnnteo in tho present pres-ent of tho Ottomnn emplro's placo among the great powers. It is a fruitful land, whoso conditions at. ono time gnvo promlso of a world important commercial future. Tho Turkish occupation of 1357, however, nt off this promlso and tho land has rcmnlncd ns much an obscuro land to tho Twentieth century as It wns to tho Crooks of Pericles Athens. Tho wonderful water nvcnuo which stretches behind It townnl tho heart of Contrnl Aslu has remained stagnant stag-nant of all development. "anlllpoll peninsula forms the Ku ropenu bank of tho Dardanelles. To tho north, It Is enclosed by tho deeply deep-ly Indented Cult of Snros. The soils of this district nro exceedingly for-tlio for-tlio nnd well ndnptcd to agrlculturo. Tho peninsula Is n hilly rib of land C5 miles In extent nnd varying bo tween thrco nnd thirteen miles In breadth. It supports about 100.000 peoplo. It was tho first section of European land to como under tho domination ot tho crescent. "Wheat and maize are grown In consldcrnbla quantities here, nnd nro exported to tho Aegean Islands nnd to Turkish ports. Unrloy, oats and Unseed woro rnlscd largoly for Great Ilrltnln, and canary seed was exported export-ed to Australia. Turkish rule, however, how-ever, has been n continual dead weight upon Its development. For oxamplo n wine wns formerly produc ed from GnlllpoU's grapes whl eh was held In admiration wherever connoisseurs connois-seurs of nlcohollc boverngos enmo together. to-gether. It "wns exported In groat quantities to Franco nnd thoro blend ed with other wines. Tho Turk put n tnx of 55 per cent upon It, which drovo tho vintners to uproot tholr vines and sacriflco tholr Industry. So Important Industrial establishments establish-ments havo been developed horo. Thero nro sonio steam (lour mlllst a snrdluo factory, nnd thoro is, further furth-er a limited manufacture of leather nnd silk In tho chief town, Galllpoll, which lies upon Mnrmora sea nt Its Junction with tho Dardanelles. Resides Re-sides tho grains, skins of goats and sheep, and ment products mnko up tho bulk of tho peninsula's export. It Imports woolen and cotton fabrics nnd hardware. Tho Unltod States practically has no part In this trade." |