The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-23
Artillery Duel Continues
Along Lines Fronting
Constantinople.
ANOTHER VICTORY
CLAIMED BY TURKS
Little Credence Placed in Nazim
Pasha's Report of Bulgarian
Repulse With Heavy Loss.
Powers Are Using Their
Influence to Bring About
Compromise.

London. November 22.-The enor'S
toward peace IN the Balkans made nc
visible progress to-day. Exchanges OIL
artillery fire and infantry reconnois;
sances proceeded along the Tchatai>a
lines, and Maxim Pasha. the Turkish
comma nder in chief. In a dispatch 70
tantinople claims that an infantry
hattie occurred in front OF the centre
of his position. and that the Buisarians
left several thousand dead before the
Turkish outer works. Not much creo-
ence is placed in this report. however
Elsewhere in the war zone the mil
itary situation remains unchanged. Inc
Servian forces advancing toward the
Ad,iattc are meeting with hardships In
the barren mountainous country. which
is buried deep IN snow.
The Bulgarians have occupied the
important town Of Dedeaghateh. the
terminus of the Saloniki Railway On
the Aegean Sea- The Turkish cruiser
Hamiditch came into port at CONSTANT
NOBLE damaged from . Bulgarian tor
pedo. The Turkish claim that the
Hamicitch sank two OF the bulgarian
torpedo boats with which she was
engaged yesterday has not yet been
confirmed.
The peace negotiations are believed
BY the diplomats to have been sus-
pended only by reason Of Turkeys re-
fusal to accept the first offer OF the
allies, and to them the Turkish posi-
ton appears to be one of awaiting e1-
pectantly for another Did The best
opinion in London is tina, compro-
mise will be effected between the bel
l.zerents, anu that the powers are
using their good omces behind the
scenes With this end in view.
ReportS from Sofia say that Tur-
keys rejection Of the pro9fered terms
Of an armastacs caused no surprise
there. Three Bul8arians representing
the three northern Kingdoms have
started for the front, with the expecta-
ton of meeting the Turkish plentpo-
tentiaries.
The Greek military attache with the
Fulear,an army will join the Bull
earian pIenipotenfiaries. A cessation
Of hosttItt.es Is not necessarily e1-
pected to follow the departure OF the
CONSERVATIVES Of the allies on the
mission Of peace.
whatever basis for an arnistice may
he reached. II Is expected that II waii
J.ave In Allowance for the negotiation
Of a peace treaty the amount OF ter
,.,orv Turkey will eventually be per-
nitted TO retain.
The contract, It - said, will include
BULGARIAN renuncIatia. 60 intention 70
enter Ccnstanttnople-
Reports emanaHing from Vienna an
no,,nce tina. the AIbanians VIII pro
claim their independence tomorrow n
nurrasso, and that there viii be q JOINT
Austrian and Italian naval oemos-
ton or that port
csu,es LsHtle Su<DE1oe.
Soe. Noyember 2.-Dr. 9. Danen.
,-.s,dent OF the Bulgarian Parliament;
General savon, Bulgarian commanoe'-
in-chief. and General Pitcher, onaef OF
.,.0 OF the Bulgarian army, have been
.nnointed Bulgarian plenipotenue.'ss
To- the negotiation Of m armastics Do
,~~en the Turkish ana buiGa1ien
srr,,es They will proceed immeaafeiS
80 the Tchataija lines to meet the
turkish plenipotentiar1es there
Nov that the delegates have been
az noan,ed. IL 10 expected here that fof-
mai negotiations between the nui-
-.-,.n. ana the Turks will begin with
,~ensv-four hours. The rejection OF
~. preliminary conditions by the
Turks caused little surprise here the
pul~ar1ans expected to encounter tine
turkish propensity Tor bsfgainins'
:. nd therefore demanded more than they
expected to obtain
The Balkan allies are prepared TO
~rant reasonable notifications OF their
terms. and are confident thet Tu'Ne'
will finally agree to them
An they do not fear that Delay wsa'
eause them any serious d!sadvantaee'
IN. Ruls,r,ans are all the more ready
% make concessions because they are
snrious to settle Affairs with Turkey
~i,tou. the Intervention OF the powers.
r, a asserted that the bulgarian
canine. has given the European pow
ers the assurance that the BULGARIAN
,,,on. viii not enter Constantiaopie
sn6 fh., this will obviate intereerencs
FROM Europe
In the meantime military operations
xfu not necessarily be stopped, DOT u
N understood that the Bulgarian
troops Will remain passive unless AZ
tackled by the Turks.
n IN thought improbable here that
active hositilit;es. with the exception
perhaps u an srsIllsry duel WIZ %
immediately resumed, ~ the eommano-
erp Of both armles are fuIiy oceupsee
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