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"VlWe'! "Cut-throat Castle," Built
(Prepared by the National Qeographlo So
ciety, Washington, D. C.)
An Internutlonnl commission ofllclnl
ly rules the destinies of "the Zone
of the Straits." Only since the World
war has it been a "zone." For cen
turies It was the heart of Turkey the
Dardanelles, Mnrmoru, the Bosphorus.
Over It sat not a commission, but sul
tans and caliphs, jealous of the dem
onstrated power of political Islam.
And ages earlier Byzantine Greeks,
and before them their Ionian and
Peloponneslnn cousins ruled those
same straits. The new commission
does not find Its rule unquestioned.
Descendants of Turk and Greek
Turkish rebels, In open revolt against
the commission, and modern Greeks,
entirely willing to rule in its stead
over the Important wnterways of their
fathers are fighting It out in the Near
Hast; and the Black sea and Its gates
are again a field of world events, while
Russians, Roumanians and Bulgarians,
and the great powers of the West look
on, all to be affected whatever the
outcome.
This Is historic ground and water,
from the mouth of the Dardanelles at
the tip of the Galllpoll peninsula, to
the point nearly 200 miles to the north
eastward where the narrower Bosphor
us sucks n mighty stream of water
from the Black sea. Greek mythology
und legend first made them Its theater.
The legionnaires of the Trojan war,
Phryxus and Nolle, and Jason and, his
fellow goldseekers sailed over their
waters and around their headlands;
and later Greek3. Romans and Genoese
built great cities on their shores nnd
established over their waters the
world-Important trade routes of their
days.
Center of the Old World.
It is against the current that flows
from the north that civilization as we
have known it lias worked Its way.
The first adventure was to enter the
Dardanelles or the Hellespont, as the
Greeks called It. This Is the longer
of the two great salt-water rivers that
separate Europe from Asia Minor. It
winds Its way. with two sharp turns
nnd numerous gentler curves, for 40
miles before its expands into the Sea
of Marmora, the Grecian Propoutls.
The strait varies In width from u lit
tle over three-fourths of a mile to five
miles. On the European side rises the
steep ridge of Galllpoll where the 111
fnted expedition of Australians and
New Zealnnders suffered so keenly In
the World war. On the Asiatic side
of the Dardanelles lies the plain of
old Troy and the foot hill of Mount
Ida.
The Sen of Marmora from which the
Hellespont leads is about 140 miles
in length and 40 miles wide at Its
greatest width, and' is thus somewhat
Emuller than Lake Ontario, the small
est of our Great Lakes. But though
relatively small, It has In Its time been
the center of the world. Probably
about no other lake or sea in the world
of such n size have so many important
cities stood. Of these, Constantinople
alone retains Importance today; but
living and dead cities cover the shores
of practically every harbor and head
land of the little sea, The settlements
that still exist are not even the heirs
of the great cities of yesterday, but
rather ill-kempt Interlopers squatters
that under Turkish domain occupied
their sites.
Colonized by the Greeks.
Colonists from the Greek cities and
Islands pushed up through the Helles
pont und settled on the Propontlne
shores nt the dnwn of European his
tory. Byznntlum, on the slto of pres.
fnt-day Constantinople was a member
of the Second Athentnn league; and
the Dardanelles, already a Grecian
strait, was the scene .of the bnttle
which closed the I'eloponneslan wars.
The Marmorn really came Into Its
own In the period following the death
of Alexander when the kingdom of
Blthynla flourished on its shores, and
Pontus nnd Pergamos grew to pros
perity on either side. Cyzlcus on the
peninsula of that name on the south
ern shore of Marmora was the chief
city. It was founded earlier than
Rome or. Byznntlum. It had a long
life, possessed nt various times by
Athens, Sparta, Persia, Macedon. Per
gnmos and Rome. It wns rated one
of the splendid ancient cities, and Its
gold coins were the standard of their
dny ns Florence's florins became In
Itonnlssnnce times.
But when Bywintluni, In Its iuroin
Durable position by the Bosphurus,
r ?
by Mohammed II.
rose to power, the glorlc3 of Cyzlcus
pnssed nway. Today practlcnlly noth
ing is left of the once great city, for
Byzantines nnd Turks alike used the
old buildings In the place of natural
quarries as sources of stone with
which to build the lntest motropolls)f
the Marmorn nnd the Bosphorus.
NIcomedIn, now Ismid, ut the ex
treme eastern end of the Murmora,
was another city of world importance.
Under the Emperor Diocletinn It was
for a brief time the capital of Rome
and the world. Nicnea, Just to the
south of Nlcomcdia nnd a short dis
tance Inland, has three rimes been tho
seat of empire. Twice the Turks, be
fore they reached Constantinople,
made It a capital rivaling to a degree
old Bagdad; und for more than half
the Thirteenth century, between its
peaks of Turkish brilliance, while tho
Franks held Constantinople, It wns the
capital of the Byzuntlne empire.
There, too, the Nicene creed, n land
mark in the crystallization of Chris
tian theology was framed.
Chalcedou, Rodosto, Heracleln Per
Inthos, Selymorla were other centers,
no mean cities in their day, which have
disappeared or dwindled to Insignifi
cance. Thriving communities in ni
most each case until the Turk ap
peared on the scene, they have been
since touched with the blight to pros
perity and progress that is said ever
to follow his steps.
Bosphorus Most Important.
Shorter and nnrrower than tho Dar
danelles, the Bosphorus, third link In
the chain of historic waters that sep
arates Asia Minor and Europe, Is per
haps most Important; It Is the Imme
diate gate to and from the great Black
sea which reaches toward tho heart of
southwest Europe. To dominate It is
to dominate one of the world's grent
trade routes, a fact which has been
put to good account from the days of
pro-Byzantine Greeks to those of Sel
Juk Turks. The strnit Is about twen
ty miles long und varies In width from
1,800 feet or a third of a mile to two
miles. Darius chose not the narrows
but a point at which the shores are
more than a half-mile apart as the
site for his famous bridge of boats.
The water In the Bosphorus Is over
100 feet deep. A mighty current Hows
along the surface from the Black sea ;
but beneath the surface a return cur
rent of water flows In the reverse di
rection. A slmllur Inbound current
flows from the Mediterranean to the
Sea of Marmora, furnishing for the
Black sea at lenst an answer to the
old query: Why Is the sea snlt?
The Seljuk TurkB recognized tho
strategic Importance of the Bosphorus;
und crossing It above Constantinople
in 1452, built on the European shore
tho old "Cut-throat Castle," only seven
miles above the city. Wljth the Bos
phorus In their control, they captured
tho ancient capital the following year.
Until the conclusion of the World
war nnd the adoption of the trci'ty of
Sevres with defeated Turkey, tho
Turks had sat for over 500 years as
the masters of the Bosphorus.
Many Nations Around Black Sea.
At the northern end of the Bosphor
us lies the Black sea u dark, forbid
ding ocean to the landsman and well
worthy of its nnme. One wonders that
the early Greeks named It Euxlnos,
signifying "friendly to strangers," un
less they did so by wny of offering
n propitiatory complaint to tho angry
sen god. Here we ure dealing with
no small sea computable in size to
our lakes, but with a great expanse of
water 750 miles long nnd from 200 to
400 miles wide, which would cover
Mississippi, Georglu, Alabama and
South Cnrollnn and n considerable
part of Tennessee Into the bargain.
Around the Black sea are now
grouped more nations than its waters
have touched, perhaps, at any other
time In history. Just beyond the nur
row zone of tho straits and the tiny
patch to which Turkey-In-Europe has
shrunk, Greece, forging northwnrd,
now lias a strip of the coast. Next
comes Bulgaria with u shoreline of
about 100 miles; nnd beyond It lies
Rouinanla, occupying the greater part
of the western end of the sen. Across
the north stretches Russia, und In tho
ejist lie Georgia and Armenia. Stretch
ing nlong the rocky south shore Is
Tiirkey-ln-Asln. Hardly less Interest
ed In the Black sen ure Inland Austria,
Czccho-Sloviikla, Hungary and .lugo
Sluvln. whose commerce reaches lu
.viiters over the Dnnub'j.
(Copy tor This Department Supplied by
the American Legion News Service,)
ALL KNOW JACK WILLIAMS
Adjutant of North Dakota Legion De
partment Acquired Popularity
While Serving as Newsle.
Everybody In North Dakota, nnd not
n few In bordering states know Jack
Williams, n d J u
tftnt of tho Amer
ican Legion de
partment, nnd his
resonant voice.
Williams acquired
both his popular
ity nitd his voice
by crying "Extra,
extra, nil about
it" on tho streets
of Fnrgo, N. D.,
for six years.
While newsle,
Williams conceived n monopoly on nil
tho city's evening papers which
brought nil the other boys into his em
ploy nnd made moncjr for him. Lnter
he branched out nnd worked In n news
paper press room. Ho worked up to
pressman, n position ho was holding
when ho enlisted in the Third En
gineers for tho war.
Forced to quit school whlio In the
fourth grade, Williams obtnlned a good
education on the streets nnd by night
study. At twenty-one years old ho
wns president of the Fnrgo Trades
and Labor assembly, n post ho re
signed to enlist. Ho went Into the
army ns a private and came out with
the same rank. He was the first stato
adjutant of the American Legion de
partment. POST SELECTS THIS BEAUTY
Puget Souna Organization Chooses
Miss Hazel Jordan as One
of Their Prettiest
A dip In refreshing ocenn wntcr ev
ery day during the summer nnd every
wee k, nt lenst,
during the winter,
makes for the
sparkling o y o s
and exceptional
beauty of Miss
Hazel Jordan, re
cently selected by
the American Le
gion of Senttle,
Wash., as one of
tho three most
beautiful girls In
the great North
west. Because of the cool, moist air
which blows the year around, because
they swim, skate, ski, lloat and fly
and do everything else thnt a real Hvo
American girl Is supposed to do, the
beauties of the Northwest fur surpass
those of any other section of the
United States, the Legion of Seattle
holds. All these advantages obviate
the use of rouge, powder, the lipstick
and pnlnt, too, they declare.
Miss Jordnn lives in .Everett, Wash.,
on the enstern shore of Puget sound.
She was tho only one of tho three
girls who would tell, willingly, her age,
She admits eighteen years.
KILLED BY SHELL FROM WAR
Ammunition Expert Is Almost Blown
to Pieces In His Own Home
at Indianapolis,
Although he had gone through the
World wnr unscathed and had quali
fied as an expert
In handling artil
lery ammunition,
Jrnnk M. Klnne,
Indianapolis, Ind.,
recently wns near
ly blown to pieces
In his home by a
three-inch shell he
had brought from
France, After hav
ing served In nn
exhibition squad
which gave dem
onstrations ot how shells were unload
ed and exploded, Klnne was unload
ing his souvenir shell when the fatal
accident occurred.
Klnno's little home was wrecked, but
his mother nnd sister, sleeping in an
upstairs room, miraculously escaped
Injury. The locnl post of tho Ameri
can Legion, to which the soldier hnd
applied for membership following his
recent discharge from the regular
army, gavo him a military burial.
Special Rates to Convention.
Sixteen railroad lines touching 27
states have granted oiie-cent-a-rallo
fare to tho third nnnuiil convention of
the American Legion in Kansas City,
Oct. 80, 81, and Nov. 1. Rnto reduc
tions have been made by tiio following
railroads: Missouri Pnclflc; Kansas
City Southern; Frisco; Rock Island;
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Puul;
Wnbash; Illinois Central; Chicago
Great Western; Chicago und North
western; Burlington, Chicago and Al
ton; Santa Fo; Chicago, Peoria und
St. Louis; Missouri mid St. Louis; Mis
souri, Kansas and Texas and the Un
ion Pacific. The oue-ceiit-a-mllo furo
zone Is hounded by Denver, Minneap
olis, Buffalo, N. V Savannah, Ga.,
Jacksonville, Fin,, Birmingham, Ala,,
Nuw Orleans and Port Arthur, Tex.
HE'S LUCKY
Polar Dear: Thank goodness the
prlco of Ico hasn't gono up around
here yet.
Facing Facts.
It showed several weeks.
On tho Hp with great persistence-,
Comes to him tho thought "My life is
Just a hand to mouth existence"
Emphasis With Discretion.
"I like u mnn who speaks out In
meeting,"
"So do I," snid Scnntor Sorghum,
"provided ho Is smart enough to do
so without breaking up tho meeting."
An Antl. Saving Device.
"Ben Franklin advised people to
savo their money."
"Another enso of humnn lnconslst
ency. Ho went right ahead with ex
periments which have resulted in cv
crybody's having to pay electricity
bills."
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"Mo, may 1 go boating?" asked
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girl. "Oh, very well, you may go with
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"O Ilnppy Day" sang the laundress
as she hung the snowy wash on the
line. It wns a "happy day" becnuso
she used Red Cross Ball Blue. Adver
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"How long did It take you to put
your little brother to sleep?"
"Only one round." Life.
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Policeman's Stand Against Immodest
Attire Would Seem to Oe
Somewhat Far-Fetched.
Two girls wore crossing n Coney
Island street. One had on a heavy,
old-fashioned brllllnntliic bathing suit,
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Bleeves. The oilier was In street
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"Youl" he called to the bnthlng
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The girl looked down at herself,
then up nt the policeman and smiled.
"Why, look at Maine 1" she ex
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Tho olllcer glanced at the other girl.
She woro n filmy not waist, glaringly
transparent, generously decollete, and
a skirt ending a few Inches above her
knees.
"But she Ih dressed," said tho guard
Inn of tho law. "Now you go and put
some clothes on or you can't pass here,
see?" Judge.
Next Year Maybe.
"Look here 1" bellowed an Irnte custo
mer In tho general store of Four Cor
ners. "You suy you won't sell me n
shovel unless I get a permit from the
authorities mid sign my name In thnt
book. What's the big lden?"
"Wo ain't tnkln' chances," answered
proprietor Ilosklns, firmly. "Govment's
mighty kccrful these days. You fel
lers buy a shovel, dig up the ground,
plr.nt barley, make It Into malt, and
there you are. No sir-reel" Ameri
can Legion Weekly
Areas of New York and London.
The total area of tho live boroughs
of New York and of tho Incorporated
city Is 314.75 square miles. The area
of the so-called Greater London, com
prising the registration county of
London nnd tho "outer ring," Is about
OOIl square miles. The populntlon of
London Is 0,720.7C:i; of New York 5,
021,151. Doesn't Mean Anything.
Creditor Is Mr. Perkins homo?
Maid No, sir.
Creditor But I seo his hat nnd
coat hanging on tho hall tree.
Maid That doesn't mean anything
my dress is hanging, on tho clothes
lino In the yard, but I'm not there.
Early Habits.
Ethel Are they engaged?
Clara Not yet. He still hires a
taxi when they go to n show.
Temptation Is tho hnlnnco In which
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