Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-28
TURK FLEET READYC0L. RANSDELL DEAD SCORES IN WRECK
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Vessels Prepared to Go Out
and Fight.
GARRISON IS REINFORCED
Chefket Pasha in Command of Oar
danelles Forces.
DIR. NAZIM BEY Is ARRESTED
Taken Into Custody by Greeks at
Saloniki-Peace Negotiations
Are Continued.

LONDON, November 2S-The Turkish
fleet, with the exception Of the cruiser
Hamidieh, is reported by special cor
respondents in Constantinople to be ready
TO so out and fight. 1t is still doubtful.
however, whether the Ottoman military
authorities will agree to allow its use
against the Greek fleet. despite the re-
ported intention of the Greeks to trans
, port'large forces to XerOs bay. behind the
Dardanelles.
Torgut Chefket Pasha is now in COM
mand of the garrison guarding the forts
of the Dardanelles. The troops under
his command have been strongly rein
forced and are said to number at least
four divisions.
The report of the arrest of 800 Turkish
officers and a number of civilians. in
Guiding DR.. Nazim Bey. the chief organ
izer OF the committee of union and prog
ress by the Greeks in SalOniki, is tele-
graphed here by a special correspondent.
Deported to Greece.
The arrested men have been deported
to Greece. The correspondent says this
step by the Greeks was justified because
the Turks violated the terms of capitula-
tion broke their parole and got away in
some cases by using fraudulently OBJ
tanned passports
The correspondent adds that the i'm
portance of this development will be
understood when ii is realized that the
character Of the war in Macedonia has
changed. and that the Greek army is
now seriously haraSsed by numerous
guerrilla bands largely composed of lib
Grated soldiers Moreover, the Bulgarian
commanders have complained that Turk
ish ofncers have left by steamer from
Saloniki 10 proceed to Constantinople
for the purpose of joining their comrades
fighting at Tchatalja.
il was discovered that DIR. NaZim Bey
was organizing meetings and leading nu-
merous intrisues against the authorities
Seek Peaceful Settlement.
News has been received here that the
peace plenipotent.aries are continuing
their negotiations and that Great Britain
and Germany are working actively to Sc
cure a peaceful settlement between Aus
tria and Servia.
According to one Constantinople report
the difficulties in the way of arranging a
formal armiStfce are so great that the
nations are taking the form of seeking a
basis for peace.
The danger of the reopening of hos
tilities, however, is still serious. Ap
parentiy only an informal armiStice of
forty-eight hours has been agreed upon
and IL is reported hat the Bulgarian
forces are already moving closer to the
Tchatalja lines and intrenching them
selves in readiness to renew the at
tack.
Turks Have 100000 Men.
The Turks have an army of more than
10O, 900. and soon will have 10000, for
the most part fresh picked troops, be-
hind the lines, and 1t is certain, ac-
cording to all The correspondents, that
they viii give a good account Oh them
selves if the fighting is resumed.
Under these circumstances. with Ad-
rinople and Scutari still holding out.
Turkey IS little likely to show d very
yielding attitude in the peace negOtia-
ions.
\ Constantinople dispatch to the Ex-
change Telegraph Company says the
council of ministers has telegraphed
new instructions to the Turkish peace
delegates, and more optimistic feel
ing as d result of the negotiations pre-
sa!Is.
dispatch from Sofia declares the
president of the sobranje, in an inter-
view. asserted that the Bulgarian peace
G,legates have Informed The Turkish
delegates that If Turkey failed to ac-
cept the Bulgarian conditions within
fortye2gh1 hours hos ilitieS would be
resumed immediately.
Squadron foI DuraZZo.
PARIS, November 2S.-Austria has de-
cided 20 send a squadron to Durazzo. on
the Adriatic sea, before II is permanently
occupied by Servia. according to a Ber-
lin dispatch TO La Liberte. She also Will
make military demonstration toward
Belgrade. The dispatch says that the un-
compromising attitude OF Austria has
Stiffened.
Want Troops Recalled.
BELGRADE, Servia, November -
The recall of the Servian troops from the
field of operations in Turkey is demanded
by the newspapers here so that they may
he available 10 defend the Servian from
tiers against attack.
All the officers and military officials o1
the spec al Servian reserve forces no,
hitherto summoned have received order.
10 join their commands within twenty
four hours.