| Show TURK IS chivalrous ENEMY much maligned race shows high sense of honor in its manner of conducting warfare when the red cross dressing dresing stations at bay were shelled by the turks writes norman wilkenson in his account of the gallipoli campaign agn it was owing to british britis li carelessness in in landing stores and ammunition n near c ar the stations it was not a deliberate let act for no nation could possibly have conducted warfare in a more aboveboard above board manner than the turks tile the fact w was 18 a surprise surp ilse iise to me although naval officers generally hare long regarded the turk as the gentleman of 0 the eastern mediterranean t that is further borne out by the turks refusal to use poisonous gas when lien attacking on the afternoon of the landing the turks sent in to say that they would respect the red cross stations it if no stores were landed in the vicinity at a later date the turkish headquarters sent a liello hello message to the effect that they had seen tows of boats communicating between warships and the dressing stations that they naturally resented and sald said that if it did not cease they should feel compelled to open fire in another case a surgeon told nie me that the enemy lind had actually sent to apolo apologize ize to him for the accidental shooting of one of his stretcher bearers all tills this is only what aliat one would expect from a chivalrous enemy but the lie action of the turk shows that this much maligned race retains a sense of honor bonor that is more sensitive than that of some who alio regard themselves as superior |
