The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1912-11-21
TURKS ASK PEACE
OF THE EBULGAR|ANs
TARDY ACTION OF POWERS TO
WARD MEDIATION FORE
STALLED.
ARMIsT1CE PREVENTED
Difficulties Arise as to Terms.-BuI
gar Losses Placed at from
$4,000 to
10000.

London, Nov. 16.-Turkey now has
+" Anslly appealed to Bulgaria fol
Ice. thus forestalling the tardy ac
'tion of the European concert toward
mediation.
No armistice has yet been conclud
ed; difficulties have arisen about the
terms. 1t is said that Bulgaria de
mands the evacuation of Adrianople
Scutari and Monastir as condition
of agreeing to an armistice. Negotia,
tions, however, continue.
Censorship Severe.
The censorship again is exceedingly
sever and it is difficult to arrive al
an idea of the military situation. The
fall of Adrianople is rumored from
both Servian and Turkish sources, but
this still is unconfirmed.
Another report says the Bulgars
have occupied Hademkeui. 81 miles
from Constantinople. If this is true.
it is very important capture for
that town is Nazim Pasha's staff head.
quarters.
While the Vienna Riechpost CORE
spondent with the Bulgarian army re-
ports what he describes as murder.
ous fighting along the Tchatalia lines,
Turkish official reports deny that
there has been serious fighting there
for several days.
With regard to other points. an i'm.
provement in the weather has permit.
ted the resumption of the Montenegrin
attacks against the Turkish positions
around Sentari with some success.
The Greeks continue their advance
toward Jania. They now have TAX.
en- Metsovo a few miles to the north.
east
A report through bucharest places
the Bulgarian losses in the war at a
far greater figure than has yet been
estimated. According to this report
the killed and wounded number he.
tween 10000 and 10000. out of total
of 100000 men, and it is pointed out
after allowance is made for holding
the line all communication. only 16O,.
600 effective men are left for fight.
ing.
One reason which is considered like.
1y to induce Bulgaria to consent to an
armistice and to a peace settlement
is fear of cholera.
There Is no new development in
the diplomatic situation. but an off.
cial denial has been issued at st.
Petersburg to reports that the Russian
government has pronounced itself def
nitely in favor of Servia's claim for an
hoo
tions to the Russian ambassador at
Vienna to that effect.
Cholera Spreading Rapidly.
London.-Either for military reasons
or on account of the cholera which is
spreading rapidly at Hademkeni, the
government. the Constantinople CORE.
spondent Of the Daily Telegraph de.
clares, is prepared to make large con-
cessfons in order to prevent the Bal.
kin armies from entering Constants.
nople.
Fighting About AdrianopIe.
London.-Bennett Burleigh in dis
patch from Mustapha Pasha to the
daily telegraph, describes the fight
ing around Adrianople. He says:
Port Arthur produced no grander
or more terrible effects than Sunday
nights furious bombardment. Hun.
dreds of shells burst at the same in.
stant over and around Adrianople,
Guns Of all sizes and kinds made a
flaming. roaring inferno. which must
have reverberated for miles along the
Balkin mountains and rocked and rat.
tied the houses in distant Mustapha
Pasha."