Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-07
RCUT TURK TROOPS
BULGARIANS TAKE IMPORTANT
CITY ALONG LINE OF
BATTLE.
MOST IMPORTANT MOVE MADE YET
Cutting Off Sofia and Communication
With Capital Stopped
Powers May In
terVene.

London.-A brief Sofia dispatch an
nounced Monday what may prove to
be the most important move of the vic
torious Bulgarian army so far-the
capture of Eski-Baba. The dispatch
describes this town as an important
position on the main line between
Adrianople and Contantinople, but
omits to say whether the Bulgarians
are in actual possession of the railway
station. If they are astride the rail
way at this point they have cut the
communication between Constantine
pie and Sofia.
With 1000 Turkish troops now in
Adrianople it had been supposed the
Turkish forces after the fall of Kirk
Kilisseh were holding the line from
Kulesburgas to Luleburgas, a short
distance east of Eski-Baba.
Destroy Turkish Forces.
The Bulgarian plan af campaign. ac-
cording to well-informed correspond
ent of the Vienna Reichspost at the
headquarters of the second Bulgarian
army, will be the complete destruction
of all the Turkish forces along the Ma
rita river and those retreating across
the Erkene river.
Bugarians to Meet Turks.
The correspondent says there are
still large forces of Turks north of the
railway line with others at Chorlu and
Istrandia. Detachments of Bulgarian
forces have been dispatched in the di-
rection of these places and Midia on
the coast The intention is to cut the
Turkish army off from the capital and
force it toward the seashore, and there
compel it to capitulate. He describes
the attack on Adrianople as making
excellent progress, and predicts its
successful conclusion within a week
A Bulgarian column from the Arda
valley has occupied Salpistalar and
Emirli. Another report announces the
occupation of Paschmakli.
Minister Reaches Chorlu.
Nazim Pasha, the Turkish minister
of war and commander in chief, is
There is no indication where the
Turks. will make stand. They are
everywhere falling back before the
victorious allies.
No Resistance at Istp.
They evacuated the town of Istip il
Macedonia without resistance.
Bulgaria, far from assuring that the
war is approaching a conclusion, i:
summoning $4,000 reservists to the
colors.
Turkish diplomats do not concea
their disappointment and surprise ovel
the results of the campaign. but the,
point out that the main Turkish army
has not yet been engaged, much les!
defeated.
Says Triple Entente Solid.
Paris.-The answering fidelity o
the triple entente was the keynote o
Premier Poincaire's speech Sunday a
Nantes. The premier placed befor,
the country the views of the govern
ment with reference to both externa
and internal affairs.
M. Poincaire lost no time in shatter
ing the idea that in collaborating will
Germany in the search for a means t,
reestablish peace in the Balkan
France was preparing to modify tn
lines of her external policy.
Powers Now Discuss Plans.
London-The Vienna correspondent
} of the Daily Mail describes an embry
, plan which the powers are now dis
cussing for the settlement of the nea
eastern question.
: According to this plan it is propose
tot leave Turkey only in possession G
the territory between Adrianople an
the Bosporus. All her other Europea
dominions are to be taken from he
Bulgaria is to extend southwark to tn
, Aegean sea; Servia is to have a
, Adriatic seaport; Montenegro is
, have Scutari, and Albania and Mac,
donia are to be made independer
, principalities, with princes of Swede
+. and Denmark as their rulers. No mel
: ton is made of Greece.
, A dispatch from Stara Zagora to tn
Telegraph reports a mutiny in tn
Turkish army near Constantinopl
e which troops have been sent to SUI
s press.
/ Missionaries Are Safe.
:, Boston.-Although no word hs
l. been received by the American boar
S of any of the missionaries in the Ba
l. kans, no anxiety is felt for their safet
# according to James l.. Barton, seer
r tary of the American BOARD of commi
# sioners for foreign missions, in Sc
Q mon Tuesday. This is due to IL
d fact" he said, that they are reco