New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-06
Investing Bulgarian Force Pre-
Sents a Front Extending 80
Miles Across Peninsula.
RIFT IN THE ALLIES Lutte
servians Begin to Work Against
the Autonomous Albania"
Agreed Upon Before Open
ing of Hostilities.

sorts twenty-five miles from the CAPT
al, according to a special dispatch
from that city.
Except for a few struggling de-
.,chments Of men in fighting formation
,rd cor fleeing Turkish troops, the
country beyond the Tchataldja forts
torming the last Turkish defences be-
Fore Constantinople, is now clear of
ottoman troops. .--...
The investing Bulgarian force on the
,,o;ns below the Tchataldja hills pre-
ssnts a front extending about thirty
miles ross the peninsula.
The water supply Of Constantinople
was cut Off to-day by large Bulgarian
force. which occupied Derkas, at the
end Of the line of Tchataldja, from
which point the aqueduct supplying the
Turkish capital starts, according to a
news agency dispatch from Sofia.
The Bulgarian troops have occupied
the region between Xchorlu and Tcha-
taldja, completely surrounding the
Turkish force in that district.
Bulgarian Armies Active.
Another Bulgarian column, formed of
attachments from Drama and other
captured towns, is marching on the
seaport of Kavala, on the Hgean Sea.
An allied force, consisting Of Bull
sarians from Kuruk and Greeks from
Yenidie- Vardar, is proceeding by forced
marches to Salonica.
The second Bulgarian army, COM
manded by General Kutintcheff. is
marching along the coast OF the sea
of Narmora to effect junction with
the Bulgarian army commanded by
General Dimitrieff at Tchataldja. To
get on the move so quickly the Bul-
earian troops must have worked hard,
as they have thousands OF wounded
Turks and Bulgarians TO care for, while
they have had to burn or bury large
number of killed.
The Seryian troops are going Loyalty
10 the support Of their Bulgarian allies.
Is officially stated in dispatch from
Belgrade that the Servians, having an
initiated the. Turkish army in Mace
donia, have been ordered to assist the
Bulgarians, Greeks and Montenegrins.
A large force Of Servians has already
passed through Sofia on the way to
Adrianople, the bombardment OF when
continues without abatement
The British attitude in the Balkan
situation was explained to-day in the
House Of Commons by Sir Edward
Grey, the Foreign Secretary, who was
loudly cheered, when in reply to a
question he said:
No one. in view of the result Of the war
up to date will be disposed to dispute the
rights Of the Balkan States TO formulate
the terms on which they are prepared 10
Do not think that the great powers are
more slow than other people to adJus.
their known views 10 The march OF
events The powers are excnangl'lS views
IN regard TO the position IN the Near Fast Ss
but fl must be a very delicate matter FOR
them &c interfere between two powers I'M
less they do so at the request OF BOTH
Asked whether Great Britain could
not follow the precedent Of Mr.. Roose-
welt in the Russo-Japanese War, Sir
Edward did not reply. d,
Sir Edward Grey Speaks.
Referring again to the war, Sir Ed
ward Grey said nothing untoward had
ut happened at Constantinople. The
situation there remained as 1t was
yesterday. the city being in a state OF
apprehension as to what might happen.
Sir Edward denied that Great Britain
had given a warning Of any kind to
Bulgaria. The movements OF British
ships and their intentions were pre-
cisely similar to those Of the other
powers-namely, to protect lives. The
steps had been taken as a result of
communications which had passed be-
tween the powers
The chancelleries Of Europe are CIV
ing undivided attention to the diplo-
matte situation arising out of the hos
tilities. Austria Hungary, which after
all is the country most directly inter-
ested Of the great powers, being the
nearest neighbor to the Balkan States,
WILL il is believed, not sit quietly by
and see the Balkan League establish
itself across her path to the Egean
Sea, in which direction her trade is ex-
banding, while at the same time the
servans spread themselves to the
Adriatic. The Austrian government
points out that the Albanians are as
much nation as any of the allies and
mat Albania should be reserved for the
Albanians.
Question Of Albania.
me nrst sign Of dissension among the
balkan allies themselves comes in a
dispatch from Belgrade, in which IT
salu the servians are beginning to de-
clare that the autonomous Albania, .
"hich was agreed upon before the war
started has now faded away. In the
dispatch the Mussulman Albanians who
iought against the servian troops are
oiamed for the change in the Servian
attitude.
instead OF the twenty-mile stretch Of
.ne Adriatic coast hitherto claimed by
oefPla' the same dispatch says that
eerVia now wants sixty miles. and that
~ return Montenegro is to get more
tndn her ali0ttad third ehara of the dis