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Show STEPS TAKEN TO GIVE UP ROADg i CONSTAIIIPLETO BE LEFT 10 TURKS IF THEY HIE eOODj Ottomans Warned They Must Not Molest Armenians Else Trouble Will Follow LONDON. Feb. 17. Great Britain, it was learned today, has instructed Admiral Ad-miral do Robeck at Constantinople to anoounce there that the allies have de-cidea de-cidea not to deprive Turkey of Constantinople. Con-stantinople. If the persecution of the I Armenians continues, however, the admiral ad-miral was Instructed to say, the peace treaty with Turkey may be considerably consider-ably modified. The fact that conilnuea possession of Constantinople had been granted her should not be misconstrued by Turkey, the British representative was directed to inform the Turkish, government in plain "words. Admiral de Roebeck will point out to the Turks that they must comport themselves properly or be subjected to a peace more severe than the eoun cil now is disposed to arrange. |