The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-01
By M,fs VI. Edith Durham
Special Correspondesat Of the L,ondDn Daily
Chronicle In Montenegro

BY Nffs VI. Edftk DarHdm
cnnronicIe IN Montenegro
PODGORITZA, Nov. G.
AN no authority on things military, but
IN spite of its great reputation. 1 am.
believe. one OF the few people VINO
had no great faith In the Turkish army
Last years experience during the Al
bantam ,nsurrection taught me much Few
people in Europe probably realize how
near 10 war we were upon the frontier
here at Podgoritza- The irsurgent Malls
sori numbered under 300. They used Mon
tenegro as their base The Turks poured
IN RECONSIDERATION after battalion Their
object was to round the Malissor up
cut them from their base. This they failed
entirely TO do. Had not Tourgond Pasha
occupied Detchich by treachery during al
armistice. 1 doubt II he would have pene-
trated the mountains at all.
Detchich last year was entirely unfo-u-
fied-a great bare crag. wiki no wall nor
rampant upon T. Tourgond at once made
stone ramparts and took up artillery. ard
the Mahssor were unable to retake 81
Tourgond Pasha's Boast
Time after time the Turks made -ruces
and offered terms. Time after time they
were refused. and we expected an attack
ON Montenegro. The whole Montenegrfn
frontier was Enec with troops. and all
y as ready Tourgond Pasha bossted that
n tweDty-four hours he would De IN Get
sinJe. Through the brOiling June days We
expected war. 1t did not come Why?
asked myself. / could find out one reply.
They were afraid Scutaria was unfOrti-
fed. and they knew that all the tribesn IT
o. Albania were against them When
pressure from certain Of fhe powers con
GUIDED the Instruction the terms de-
uanded and obtained by the Eve insurgent
tribes were euch that for them II was a
moral victory. Perhaps for the only time
IN the history % this land insurgents were
Allowed to return bearing their weapons
with them, having dictated their own
terms J. was amazing II could have
but one nesnfng-Tl-key was AFRAID a
handful % tr1oesne1- supported by Mon
tenes7o. the smallest country IN EUrope.
bad coTec TIE great Ottoman empire
returned With the insurgents and
sp~Et al re winter n Scutzr1- Ire
Ital;sns we've tie n-st 70 profit By Al
oSf.ia's teachinx. : cannot describe she
ent1.s-asD WIKI which the tr1besr1en
hailed tAs TripoI campaign
DisPair Of the Turks
lesrus5 rs; that Italy rad declared
war when l Sss OF OF re plains nest
q Scutsrs with Nj Sevfnsoa. cesiing
out G-in-ne % ne sesor-stricken peas
49,
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l2st- Triyol r. oct Al q lost.~ TIE
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f1s.o1. tre1fi1g a. Itsi4sa landing
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sd 20 myself A. thro.gh tte winter
- Tx worked feve-isaly. Not a. ne
roscs thry hsd promised 70 make. D.; al
for-fca-ons
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crowd Henf out daily 20 F1asha stogt. trs
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re TUX Thee cferrtrf v-e~eve~ 4
cran-e offered They had bon prom
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given fhera. They protested - -
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