The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-11-22
TCHATALDJA UNDER
COMMANDMENT AGAIN
Sound of Artillery Firing Borne
to COnstantinopIe.
Turkish Commander Still Seeking TO
Keep Invading BuIgars Out of
Ottoman Capital - Little
NeWs Obtainahle.

"A ulSpdIcH udLeQ COuSJduIIHOpIS,
Turkey, says:
On the teeth of a wind coming down
the valleys from the Tchataldja forts
is borne to the ears of those in the
plague-stricken city the sound of far
away artillery firing And the people
waiting here with despair in their
hearts know that once again the Bull
gars are attacking the last defense of
the Turk in Europe.
Maxim Pasha's Last Stand.
Up along the winding ways of the
railroad. across the countryside where
hangs the smoke of burning villages.
at the end of the desolate stretches
where slow wagon trains filled with
the wounded move, Nazim Pasha with
his back to the capital is making one
more stubborn effort to keep the Bull
CARS out of Constantinople. The house
tops of the capital are black with peo-
pie straining every ear to the far off
booming The city is tense with ex-
element. The frequency of the re-
ports suggests the size of the engage
ment that is being fought out at
Tchataldja.
Little News from the Front.
There comes but little news back
to the walters in the capital city as
to how it fares with their general at
the front One dispatch telling that
the Turks, attacked on their left
flank, threw back the invaders caused
INV hut bn of of n
people in general is apathetic and de-
pressed.
The firing which excited the city
was apparently a preparatory infantry
attack
Persons who have arrived in the
capital report unexplained movements
of the Turkish troops behind the
Tchataldja lines. One person says
that several thousands have been leav-
ing the lines and several hundreds of
others are moving towards Constan-
tinople.
Reports Bulgarian RepuIse.
This dispatch from Nazim Pasha,
who is commander at the front. has
been issued
The battle, which began with a Bull
garian infantry attack, continued until
an hour past sunset. The enemy,
who advanced particularly to the
front of our right and center, was re-
pulsed by our infantry and artillery
fire. Three Bulgarian batteries were
destroyed"
The sultan telegraphed his con-
gratulations to Nazim Pasha, who re-
piled, saying that his majesty's mes
sage was received with cheers by the
troops, whose condition and morale
are excellent.
Ambassadors Take Precautions.
The ambassadors of the powers met
at the Austrian embassy to discuss
the desirability of landing contingents
from the warships, owing to the fact
that the battle at Tchataldja has evil
IDENTIFY begun. The chiefs of the Turk
ish gendarmerie were invited to at
tend and the meeting decided to land
men to guard the approaches to the
Pera district and the embassies.
The men came ashore in full cam
paigning kit, bringing Maxim gun
The official explanation of the meas
ure states that it is intended to check
the nervousness caused by the firing.
BuIgaria's Peace Terms.
Bulgarias terms of peace to Tur-
key consist of seven stipulations.
Included in the first stipulation is
the surrender of the Tchatalja army
and it's withdrawal, guarded by Bull
garians.
The second provides for the evacu-
alton by the Turks of Adrianople,
Scutari, Monastir and Janina.
The third calls for payment of a
war indemnity.
The fourth demands the surrender
of conquered territory.
The fifth calls for the internation-
alization of Constantinople.
The sixth and seventh provide for
opening the Dardanenes and making
Caloniki free port