The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-08
RESEMBLES NAPOLEON'S
RETREAT FROM MOSCOW
GREAT TURKISH ARMY OF 100000
SOLDIERS FLEEING BEFORE
ALLIED FORCES.
PORTE SEEKING AID Of POWERS
suIgarians, However, Will Refuse to
Treat With Mediator Is Belief,
But Demand Direct Confer
ence With Allies.

Constantinople.-T Turkish army
Is retreating to the last line OF tortl-
fications outside the capital. This
was announced in the first bulletin ad-
hitting defeat in the great battle
which the government issued Sunday
night.
The Official bulletin follows:
THE fortunes Of war are variable
and it is not always possible to be
successful on all sides. a people
which accepts war must submit with
resignation to all its consequences.
To overlook this obligation is to fail
in ones duty, Consequently, while it
would be unWise to be unnecessarily
proud ever victories, it likewise would
be Incorrect to be alarmed at want OF
success.
For instance, in the present war
with the four federated states, the
imperial troops are defending them
selves within the envirOns Of Scutari
and Janina, but the eastern army
around Luleburgas felt Obliged to re-
tire to the lines of defense.
In order to facilitate a successful
defense it has naturally been decided
to exert all efforts to safeguard the
interests of the f2therland.
London.-The Turkish army is in
full retreat on COnStantlnopie and the
| Turkish government has asked the
powers to intervene.
An official bulletin was issued by
the government at COnstantlnOple
Sunday night admitting defeat at the
hands of the Bulgarians in the great
battle on the Tracian plains.
Application was made to the en-
bassies in Constantinople for media
ton by the powers to end the HOSTILE
ties and arrange peace agreement.
The ambassadors, prior to this, had
asked the porte to grant permission
to each of the great powers to send
one Warship through the Dardanelles
and this request had been complied
! with The only guarantee of safety
for the native Christians and perhaps
foreigners in C0nstantinople is to be
found in the presence of the WarShips
OF the great powers in the harbors of
the Turkish capital.
Bulgaria Wants Direct Dealings.
1t is the general belief that Bulgaria
will refuse to listen to anything in
. the way of intervention until the Bull
garian army is at the gates of Con-
stantinople and will insist that Tur-
key make an appeal direct to the al
! lies.
The powers have not been able to
agree upon the French premier's
formula of territorial disinterested-
ness which is not acceptable to
either Austria or Germany. They are
taking steps, however, for the pro-
lection of Christians and their own
political interests in Turkey. O.e
warship, In addition to the vessels al
ready dispatched to the Turkish ports,
also will be sent through the Darda-
nslles by each of the powers.
Fighting Is Reported.
The besieging forces are Tightening
their grip around Adrianople and the
bombardment is becoming more Wig,
! orous.
In other directions the allies are
consolidating their occupation of Turk
ish territory. The Greeks have taken
Metropolis and Prevesa and have land,
ed a division of men at Stavros, which
is marching to attack Saloniki. An
uncensored dispatch from the latter
town intimates the likelihood OF its
surrender without resistance.
Warning From Austria.
In connection with the Servian Oc'
cupation of Prishrend, warning from
Austria appears in the official Vienna
Fremdenblatt, which, in the SUPPOSE
ton that the Servians have now at
tanned the object of their operations
toward the west. says:
There are neither military nor ma
tional motives for the Servian army
to penetrate the districts beyond
Prishrend, which are exclusively in
habited by Albanians, that Is there
fore in the undeniable territory o.
another Balkan people"