Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 April 1909 — FIRE 1,000,000 ROUNDS [ARTICLE]

FIRE 1,000,000 ROUNDS

Army Officer Tells of Civilians Being Killed In Constantinople. London. April 20.—“ Should fighting occur in the streets of Constantinople the loss of life among the civilians would be enormous,” is the opinion of an American army officer who witnessed the revolutionary outbreak at the Turkish capital last Tuesday. “As an instance,” the officer continues, “there was a clash between two small sections of soldiery. Three soldiers were killed and seven wounded, whereas the casualties among civilians amounted to sixty. This ia accounted for by the fact that the populace, apparently without fear, mingled freely with the troops and received a large number of the bullets intended for the rebels.” This officer estimates that at least 1,000,000 rounds of ball cartridges were fired to celebrate the success of the revolt and he believes that many women and children must have been killed or wouijded in their homes, as the walls of the houses have no more resisting power than so much paper. Justice Brewer’s Sisters Safe. Washington, April 20.—Justice Brewer has received a cablegram from Tarsus assuring him of the safety of his sisters, Misses Lizzie and Adele Brewer.