The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-11-21
BATTLE CLOSE TO
TURKEYS CAPITAL
SULTAN'S ARMY MAKING LAST
DESPERATE STAND AGAINST
BULGARIAN FORCES.
TROOPS ARE
All Day Long, c~onstantinople Crowds
Listen to Booming of Cannon
MosIem Ships Take Part in
Artillery Duel.

Constantinople. Nov. 1.-the great
battle between the Bulgarians and
Turks is on all along the line of the
Tchatalja Notifications. Nazim Pasha,
the Turkish commander in chief, sent
the following dispatch:
"The battle which commenced yes
terday morning with an attack by Bull
garian infantry lasted until one hour
after sunset. The enemy, who ad-
vanced chiefly facing our right wing
and u center was %repulsed by u
Infantry and artillery fire. Three Bull
garian batteries were destroyed"
Heavy Guns Heard.
the heavy guns, booming %distantly
was heard in Constantinople. 1t
ceased only with darkness. The fir
ing along the entire line evidently
vas preparatory to an infantry at
tack.
The Turkish batteries replied vigor-
ously. The Turkish ships in the sea
of Marmora shelled the Bulgarian po-
sitions. Undoubtedly the fleet in the
Black sea also took part in the en-
gagement, though details from those
points are lacking.
In the afternoon the wind shifted
and it seemed for a time as though
the battle had ended but again the
booming was heard and the move
ment of troops could be observed not
far from the very gates to the capt.
toll. A detachment of several thou
sand from the Tchatalja lines was
replaced by fresh troops who had
been held in reserve near the city.
The refugees behind the lines be-
gan breaking camp early in the day
and moved back toward CONSTANT.
nople. The Greek villagers. who here
to fore had remained admirably indif-
ferent to events, prepared to desert
their homes. +;
While calm prevailed, there was a
deadly tension in the knowledge that
the fate of the capital, the Turkish
army and those who waited a~nxiously
in Constantinople, were at stake. :
Several members of the legations
and other foreign residents witnessed
the artillery duel which they describe
as magnificent, and the Smelling from
height to height across Bimyua Chek-
medye lake and over the plains to-
wards the north. The flashes of the
guns on both sides we're visible to OBJ.
servers over miles of low country. i,
Within the city every military pre-
no 1finn uyoc foly0N Ds11v1<~ -~-~
posted at various points and patrols
guarded the streets. The ambassa-
doris held a meeting at the foreign
ministry with the commanders of the
Ottoman gendarmeric and advised for
the safety of the foreigners.
1t decided that detachments for the
protection of foreign institutions will
be landed at dawn today. They will
remain concealed in the buildings and
will only cooperate with the local.
Turkish forces should assistance be
required.
The Austrian ambassador, MARQUIS
De Pallavicini. notified the porte of
this determination. but emphasized
the friendly character of the measures
undertaken, explaining that they we're
In the interests of the safety of for
eign subjects and institutions. :
The sanitary board at a meeting
yesterday urged that steps be taken
to prevent the armies now facing each
other at Tchatalja from entering the
capitol owing to the cholera epidemic.
The resolutions to that effect were
proposed by the British delegate.