Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 261, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 November 1920 — Turk Governor Iron Ruler [ARTICLE]

Turk Governor Iron Ruler

Most Feared Man of North Anatolia Coast; x Drives Liquor 'Out of Country. Kerrassounde, Anatolia, Turkey.— Osman Agha, the newly designated governor of Kerrassounde, is probably the most feared man on the north coast of Anatolia. When the nationalists selected Osman Agha to impress Greeks, Armenians, Jews and Turks alike into Mustapha Kemal’s army they took into their camp a man who would have been a terrible menace In opposition ranks and who. Is merciless in executing the orders of the Angora govrernment. x k Osman Agha has been for years the self-constituted boss Of Kerrassounde Until recently he was only mayor of the little city. But no provincial governor could give the 61d bandit chief orders. In fart, he always managed to unseat all provincial officials. Turks, Greeks. Armenians and Jews fear him alike, but had to obey his orders. . Oman Agha was even a self-con-

short skirts which Moslem women copied from their French sisters. He dried up Kerrassounde by methods as direct as those of the late Carrie Nation. Without Warning he went to all the liquor shops and poured all the spirits Into tbe streets. Immoral women became too conspicuous in Kerrassounde. Consequently he ordered that the heads of all such women be shaved. Many of the women left the town.'