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Show CHOLERA CAUSING GREATER HAVOC THAN BATTLE. 8oldlers Dying by Hundreds Fron Dread Disesse, Mosques Being Turned Into Hospitals. Constantinople Itlxa Pasha, th general commanding the heavy artIV lery along the line of Tchatalja d fenses, was attacked by cholera Bat urday at army headquarters. He waa hurried away to KJub owing to tht danger of the Infection spreading to other commanders. On the train with 11101 were 1,601 soldier afflicted with theAireaded dl ease, which Is causing greater havo now-than the battle. Soldiers dying on the way to the hospital at KJub are laid out on the roofs of cars. 'A large number of patients bave been p'aced In the mosque of St. Sophia, where a cordon ha been established. Reports from commanders at the? front state bluntly that their position Is absolutely hopeless and that Tcbafc-alja Tcbafc-alja cannot hold out many days. Safr urday's mortality from cholera reach ed 2.0CIO. The disease has appeared .--- In Its most virulent form and th deaths already run well Into five fir ure. Those attacked are simply left to die without the slightest atentlon Many of the foreign residents wha bad been ready to risk tbe chance of a fanatical outbreak are departing fot Kurope because of the cholera. |