The Washington times., 1912-11-05
KILL CHRISTIANS
PLAN OF TURKS,
GERMANS HEAR
Sultan Asks Powers 70 Pre-
vent Massacre in Con-
stantinople.
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as they may be to him. It is source
OF great danger to him, II was asserted.
since his guards are understood to have
received orders to kill him rather than
permit him to be rescued or to escape.
| Definite confirmation was lacking Of
reports that massacres OF Christians are
already IN progress at Rodosto. on the
coast OF the Sea OF Marmora, and at
various interior points in European and
Asiatlc Turkey.
1t was doubted here that any out
| breaks have yet attained the propor-
tions OF massacres, but 1t was certain
that many Christians have been killed,
and the situation Is growing steadily
worse.
Turks Repulse Greeks.
CONSTANTlNUPLE. Nov. 5.-That
| the Turks have Tepulsed Greek at
+. tack on Salonika was asserted IN the
| Turkish newspapers here today. The
| Greek advance on MonastIr has also
! been checked twenty miles south of i.s
! destination, II was announced. Tie
! Greeks lost heavily, 1t was said. and
| at latest accounts were throwing up
entrcnchments in an effort to save
themselves from being completely
routed.
a victory by E.ssad Pasha at Scutari
was claimed. too. BY II desperate sally
he drove the Montcncgrins from their
position on TarabosCh mountain. killin,;
many and capturing number of can
| non.
The ConstantinopIc government has
! announced 80 many Imaginary victories,
! however, that .ts latest claims did not
produce much impression
The Turkish heir apparent, his brother
and their STATS left Tor Chatalja today,
hoping that their presence az the front
viii revive the Ottoman soldiers fight
ing enthusiasm.
A strong international fleet IL looked
for in the Bosphorus within the next
few days to protect Christians In the
event Of u Mohammcdan uprising.
PARIS. Nov. 5.-Thc Turkish govern
ment today asked the powers to send an
additional warship each to CONSTANT
nopo in an EFFORT to prevent an anti
Christian outbreak.
SOFIA, Nov. 6.-The Bulgarians were
reported here today on the point Of
carrying the Chatalja forts, Constants
nuple's last lin" OF defcnses. II was
even rumorcd that the fortiiications had
been captured. and tnat Gar Ferdi-
nand's forces welr scattering the broken
Turkish army preparatory to beginning
their final twcnty-hvc-mile dash to the
capital.
At latest accounts a terrific lombard
ment Of Adrianoplc was In progress. tn"
Bulgarian commander there having re-
ceived orders TO reduce the city at once o,
as the siege guns he is using were
needed at the front.
BELGRADE. Nov. 5.-Nows that the
Servians have attacked MOnastir
was hourly expected here today. The
press discreditcd reports that the
Greeks nave been checked south OF the
city.
CONSTANTSA, Roumania, Nov. 81
The Turkish steamship Chanlec sank in
the Black sea today, supposedly from
having struck mine The crew and
about forty passengers al" reported
! drowned.
VIENNA. Nov. j.-Trouble among the
Balkan allies was scented here today
from a message foreCasting the procla-
n alton of Ferdinand Of Bulgaria as en-
reIor of Balkan federation following
the conquest of Turkey.
That a federation of the Balkan
states was contemplated at Sofia, Bel
grade. Ccttinjo and Athens has been
!, known here for some time but 1t has
from the first been regarded as unlikely
to be Ccnsummated because, from all
that could be learned. each state had
chosen Its own sovereign for the post
Of supreme ruler.
King George of Greece was the first
one mentioned-as "president' OF the
alliance. 1t was undoubtedly by inspira-
ton from Athens. The reference to
Ferdinand was looked on as Burgaria' y
, response to the Greek feeling Belgrade
and Cettinje were expected to be heard
from next.
Three Austrian battleships. a cruiser
and two destroyers left Pola today for
Turkish waters. The commander was
ordered to report to the Austrian am
hassador in Constantinople for instruc-
tions
, SOFIA, Nov 5.-The Bulgarians today
, occupied the Turkish town of Dercos,
cutting on Constantinople's water sup
! ply. They also surrounded "A strong
, Turkish force between Chorlu and
Chatalja.