Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-08

BEST heg1menfa TO De<enz CnH<<&L
While the Turks have another ana
more modern line of forfiilcations be-
tween Tchatali= and Constantinon1s.
there is little ella Aee, in the oplniea
OF military experts, that they viii
make a stsnd there if they are de-
feated at TcharaIJa. II is expected
however, that the famous Damascus
regiments of the Turkish army have
been reserved for the last effort e
save the capital
There is no fresh news today from
Adrianople, which was reported lzsz
night TO have surrendered.
The position at Monastir and 81
Salonid. where large Turkish arnsies
ere concentrated is unchanged, Sc fas
as the outside world has been IN.
formed Neither of those fortressek
can hold out long, according to uaili-
tary experts. despite the fact thar
the Greek army marching on 1Ionass
tir has been checked by meeting :
superior force of Turkish troops On
the way, and having to wait for re-
Inducements from the army cona-
manded by the crown prince az
Greece.
The Montenegrins are finding the
Turkish fortress of Scutari a hard
nut TO crack. and it is again re-
ported today that they have had lo
retire across the Boyana river be-
cause heavy rains and floods had
made II impossible for them TO keep
up their commissariat service.
Turks Keep World Guessinx.
The Turks, like true orientaIs. c0n-
tinue to keep the world guessing a.
TO their true intentions. The Turk
ish army and people apparently
want the war carried on to the bft-
ter end, and one dispatch from Con.
staptinople says the Ottoman gov-
ernment has agreed TO do this.
Kiamii Pasha, grand vizier, hove
ever, win doubtless make deter-
mined diplomatic effort to save Con.
stantinople for his country. IN fact,
a German paper publishes a dispatch
from Sofia which says Kiamil Pasha
has already approached Bulgaria di-
rect to begin negotiations for peace
The situation at Constantinopla it,
self continues TO cause grave appres
hension. Many foreign warships srs
gathering there. while batteries have
been placed on the heights to the north
Of the city and machine guns on fhs
bridges between Pera. the foreign
residential quarter and Stamboni.
With a fanatical armed mob running
loose, however the lives Of Christians
would be, 1t is thought, in serioua
peril.
Disease Horror Threatens.
To the other horrors threatening th6
Turkish capital must be added that ak
a disease something like cholera
which is said to have been introduced
by the fugitive troops from the front.
1t Is reported that the port of
Silivri. on the Sea Of Narmora. has
been pillaged and that the paopie
have been massacred By the fleeing
Turkish troops. With the fate 81
other Turkish villages on their iIna
of retreat known. there seems Htfls
reason to doubt this latest account
of Turkish cruelty.
While some quarters beIieve that
omens are favorable for an amlcAbi
settlement OF The political aituafinn
arising out of the claims Of the BaI-
kan allies and Of the defernina ian
of Austria that their ambitions shall
not be realized. Il is difficult o ads
just the two points Of view 4 IS
said that Germany. Austro- Il H9neaf<
and Italy viii agree 10 let Sell s.
have a port on the Aegean ats=
Servia. however, wants part oz AZ
bania and a port on the Alrlal|r 3ts
and her armies are now pushing Is
that direction
In other quarters II il believed Ihtz
the only hops for settlement g I'M
Servia 10 gsye Way.
Russia has taken 2 step which
likely lq cause further taeati|ie1 ~
Keeping the time. kn|f EHIft4
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