The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-11-05
TURKS. MUST DEAL
WITH THE ALLIES
Victorious Nations Are Against
Intervention.
MAssACRES FOLLOW BATTLES
Neavy Losses Of Both Sides Make
This the Most Savage and Bloody
War Fought In Europe.

London, Nov. 5. - The Balkan ma
tons and Greece are persistent In
their determination that Turkey must
arrange directly with them the terms
of peace without the Intervention OF
the European powers.
This attitude is emphasized In
statement from political sources, and
says:
The Turkish proposal of peace is
satisfactory insofar as it shows de
sire to prevent further bloodshed. AS
regards foreign Intervention, however.
there seems to be no chance of the
Balkan states listening to any foreign
counsels while treating for the ar
rangement of conditions of peace.
These must be settled between the
Balkan states and Turkey direct.
1T may at this stage be declared
that the whole campaign was prear.
ranged and has so far been carried
out entirely in accordance with the
program. For a considerable time an
officer Of the Greek military staff.
SOlOACA AOuSAACdio, Voc SAos5SN ~
Sofia preparing the military details,
while the political program was large
~, II not entirely, the work of Pre-
mier Venizelos, of Greece.
1.-THE union of the Balkan states at
this moment is more close, hearty and
intimate than it has ever been, for 1t
has been welded by blood and com
mon sacrifice There is not the least
danger that any disagreement as to
the division of territories or the posi-
lions of the frontiers will disturb It.
It may be assumed that inasmuch as
the details of the campaign were ar
ranged with the greatest care the
same procedure will be followed, bot
as to the conclusion of hostilities an
subsequent political considerations"
The latest proposal to the powers
made by the French premier, Raymond
Poincare, is as follows:
"First-Recognition by the powers
of political and administrative changes
In the territory occupied by the troops
of the allies.
Standardization of the sultan's
sovereignty at Constantinople and the
region round the capital.
"Third-The summoning of Euro
pean conference in which the Balkan
nations shall participate"
Those powers thus far consulted
have responded to Turkeys appeal for
mediation by declaring that they
could make only proposals for peace
and could not approach the Balkan ma
lions with a requent for an arms
tice.
The war must, therefore, continue.
and the Turkish armies, which the
Porte has at last admitted have been
beaten, must keep on with their IN
equal struggle against the. victorious
invaders.
Every nerve Is being strained by
the Bulgarian commanders, to hasten
the fall of Adrianople. according to
Lieutenant Wagner, telegraphing to
the Vienna Reichspost from the Bull
garian headquarters. The desire Of the
Bulgarians is to release their siege
guns for eventual use on the Turkish
lines at Tchatalja.
While the number of troops engaged
In the series of battles fought be-
tween the Turkish and Bulgarian ar
mics in Thrace during the last fort
night was not so large as that Of the
armies that fought in the Russo-Japa-
nese war. yet this probably will be
the most savage and bloody war ever
fought in Europe.
The fighting Is followed by many
massacres by the Turkish soldiery.
the brutality of which is hardly be-
lievable. The reports issued by. the
Bulgarians are probably exaggerated.
but the accounts of independent wit
nesses show that the situation in this
respect is very bad.
The losses of the two armies are
mere guesswork, but that they have
been extremely heavy goes without
saying, and it is probable that the Bull
Hars, who attacked fortified positions,
lost even more than the Turks.
One correspondent says that 10000
Turks have fallen since the battle OF
Kirk Kiliseh and another that they
lost 10000 at Lule-Burgas. At the
Bulgarian ministry of war, according
to q dispatch from Sofia, the names
Of 1000 dead Bulgarian soldiers have
been listed and it is known that dur
ing the last few days 10000 Bulgar-
ians have been wounded, half. their
seriously.