The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-06

LONDON. Nov. 5.--The speedy fall
OF Constantinople is Inevitable to-
night. The Bulgarians have cut OFF
the capitals water supply by occu-
plying the town OF Dercos. and have
pushed their advance guard under
the guns of the northernmost forts
of the chain Of defenses. behind
which the Turks are making their
( last stand.
/ The Buigarians have occupied the
| region between Tchorlu and Tcha-
taija. and completely surrounded the
Turkish force In that district.
The bombardment OF AdrianopIe
continues without abatement A
large force OF Serviars detached
from the army in Macedonia passed
j through Sofia today To assist in the
! siege of the Turkish stronghold.
/. Turkey conveyed a covert threat to
| the powers today by intimating TO the
/ German foreign office that II the Bull
garians enter Constsntinople II would
/ be impossible to prevent an anti
Christian uprising. Germany Is more
fayorably disposed toward the Turks
plea for Intervention by the powers
! than the other nations. but there was
no intimation In diplomatic circles to-
day that the powers viii take any ac
ton further than protecting the
Christians In Constantinopie.
Austrian Warships Sail.
Three Austrian battleships. eruis-
er and two deatroyers. lett Pnaa. to7.
day for Turkish waters. This action
! Is regarded as significant. as AUS
tria alone of all the powers IL not
In favor of permitting the Balkan
allies to divide the fallen Turkish ter
ritorg among Themselves without out
side Interference.
| This fail or SaiUnika Ia expected
tonight. While strong Greek force
In practically at the gates Of the city.
another force. combined with strong
detachments OF BuigArians is max
ing forced marches toward the city.
Still another Bulgarian force is
marching on the seaport Of Kavala,
on the Aegian sea.
Situation In Consfantdnopie.
The situation In Ccnstanttnopie In
described tonight as extremely criti-
cal. The embassies and consullates
and the larger foreign business es-
Establishments are all under heavy
guard. For the most part the Chris
tians ara covering in their houses,
momentariiy expecting to hear the
Mohammedan mobs crying for their
determination.
attempts have actually been made
by Mohammedan throngs 10 get from
the native quarter. Stamboui into
have feiled all of them by throwing
open the draw in the bridge across
the Golden Horn.
/ Definite information of reports of
dreadful massacres are lacking. but
hundreds OF Christians have been
killed on the coast OF the Sea of
Maru.ora. many isolated missions have
been destroyed. and their inmates
slain.
Turkish steamer sunk.
/ CONSTANzA, ROUMANIA, Nov.
The Turkish steamship Chanlee
struck a Bulgarian mine In the Black
sea today and sank. Her crew and
forty passengers were drowned.
Turkey Asks Mediation.
PARIS, Nov. 5.-The request OF the
Turkish government for mediation was
presented at the foreign ONCE to-
night by the Turkish ambassador.
Rifaat Pasha- The note says:
The Ottoman government requests
the great powers to undertake col
lective mediation with view to the
immediate cessation Of hostilitiea. and
the determination OF the conditions
Of peace"
M. Poincaire, the foreign minister,
Immediately acquainted the legations
OF the other powers with the Turkish
request. and notified them that France
was ready to participate In any con-
certed action.
NJ. Poincaire emphasized to the
Turkish Ambassador that the powers
had agreed not to take action looking
toward mediation unless the beiIsger-
ents were agreeable.
eritish Cruiser On eesns,
CONSTANTINOPLE. Nov. 5.--The
British cruiser Weymouth, the first
foreign vessel to entar the Darda-
nelfes. II expected hers hourly tonight.
Dispatches state that French and Rus
Sian warships entered the nardanelies
late today. and viii arrive here tomcr-
row.