The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-15

| London. Nov. 15--Bulgaria and Tur-
| key have agreed upon an armistfcs-
according TO a special news agency dis
! patch which reached this city this
| afternoon from Bucharest, Rumania-
Belgrade, Servfa. Nov. 15.-Another
Turkish force hoisted the white flag
and surrendered % the Servfan caval-
~ near Monastir.
The Servians attacked the Ottoman
troops at Debromira about five miles
to the north .ast of Monastir and in
spite of a ga ling fire succeeded in dis
/ lodging the Turkish advance posts
from their strongly entrenched po-
SitiOnS. The Turks retreated and were
pursued as far as the village of MOrabi
close TO Monastir by the Servians. who
surrounded them there and poured in
such a heavy fire that the Turkish Of
ficer in command decided IL was use
his men to throw down their arms.
The advance of the Servian army
has been temporarily stopped by
floods
VIII Talk 1t Over.
Sofia. Nov. I5-The Turkish re-
quest for an armistfce addressed by
KiamiI Pasha, the grand vfzier, to
King Ferdinand was discussed today by
the Bulgarian council of ministers
1t was decided to reply that the Bull
garfan government would inform the
other nations of the Balkan alliance
of the step taken by Turkey and would
give its reply as soon as possible after
coming to an agreement with them
After the allies have consulted it is
believed the negotiations for an armfs-
utce will be carried on by the com
ruanding generals of the opposing
armies purely from a military point
of view.
The negotiations can begin only af-
ter the Turks have accep pied the condi-
tions laid down by the Bulgarians
that in the meantime no further rein
forcments of Turkish troops may be
brought into the field OF operations
Cholera Is Spreading.
COnstantinople, Nov 15.-By way
of Kustendje.-The cholera epidemic
the line of Notifications at Tchatalja
in front of ConstantinopIe is rapidly
becoming worse More than 500 cases
are reported daily and the total num-
ber already exceeds 5000
BuIgars Near Capital.
Constantinopie, Nov. 15.-Bulgarian
troops have reached the vicinity OF
kilios, on the Black sea coast at the
entrance to the Bosphorus and within
a few miles of the capital The men
belonging to the Turkish life boat sta
ton have left
Greeks to Help Servians.
Athens. Nov. 15.-The Greek army
commanded by Crown Prince Constan-
ing to MOnastir- The Servian troops
have succeeded in practically sur
rounding that city where il is believed
a large Turkish army is concealed
Close to Therapia.
London, Nov. 15-The announce
ment that the Bulgarians had reach
ed the vicinity of Kilios lifts a corner
of the veil which has been battling
observers for some days regarding
their movements and shows that they
have managed to creep around behind
what is known as the forest OF Bel
grade on the outskirts Of COnstanti-
nople. They are now in close prOxf-
nfty to Therapia, the summer resort
of the residents Of ConstantinopIe.
From Theraphia a good road leads to
within a few miles of kilios- There is
a strongly defended fort at KiIios. but
this was constructed to defend the
place from attack by sea and may be
open to assault on the land side.
Control the Waterworks-
ConstantinOple. Nov. 15--Whatever
hopes the Turks may have had or
maintaining the line OF defenses at
TchataIia have been diSsipated by the
outbreak Of cholera An eyewitnss-
declares that he saw 263 corpses buried
in one very shallow trench at Haden1-
keuf the headquarters Of the Turkish
commander-in-chief,o on Tuesday. Ths
bodies were dragged to the trench on
hooks
While cholera is undermining the
Turkish defeuces II also constitutes a
most formidable opponent to the Bull
zarian advance and IL is generally BE-
Iieved here that the outbreak has dis
posed Of the question Of even a tenn
porary occupation of Coustantinople
bv the Bulgarian troops It is though.
unlikely that King Ferdinand of Bull
garfa viii risk the lives Of his soldiers
in this way IL he can avoid It. II is
stated on good authority that cholera
already has appeared among the Bul-
garfan troops-
The Bulgarian army on Sunday last
occupied the town Of DerEros at the
Black sea end Of the TchataIja lines.
and thus controls the water supply cf
ConstantinopIe- This. however, has no.
yet cen frterfered with
The apathy and sullen resignation
with which the Turks face the series
Of overwhelming disasters deserves
comment It is true the sever ap-
pfication Of martial law prevents the
public expression Of any criticism OF
demonstration Of resentment The
great mass Of Nosiems- however. are
inclined to bow TO the inevitable am
to accept without violent opposition
what they regard as the dictates Of
fate