The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-04
OTTOMAN POWER
IS NEARING END
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bangles white the prophet utter
piercir- cries for help.
Powers Not to interfere.

bangles while the prophet utters
/ piercir- cries for help
Powers Not to interfere.
Tn" general concensus Of opinion
tonight is that the powers will not
/ dare To interfere with the Balkan
states In the completion Of their work,
nor attempt 10 undo what has been
/ done. The broad principle of their
right to What they have paid for with
/ the blood of thousa nds Of stain win
/ be recognized. The fate Of CONSTANT
nople alone is in doubt OF this, cap
4 i,ai Of the world once, center OF cul-
ture, luxury and learning. and latterly
front Of the civilization Of Moslem.
IL buffer state VIII probably be made
an independent prineipality. e'yern-
ed by al he powers Jointly
IL will become simply. but signia-
cantly, the gateway between the east
and the west. The definite dividing
lime beyond which The civilization rep
resented by the Ottoman will forever
he declared from crossing over into
( Esrope. And the Turk, long master
f &
( for five hundred years has held all
/ Europe. viii become merely serva nj
the power at the gate"-if Ind, ed
ne he permitted to rule at all
Important Port Captured.
, With the surrender of Adrianople
imminent and the Bulgarian army
turning the TANKS of the forces of
Na2im Paaha for final rush on Con-
1 stsntinople. a Greece Cretan force to-
/ day captured Prevesa. "A port of great
I Importance on the Gulf Of Arta.
! A Greek Eunher1t in the gulf can
nonaded II Turkish torpedo boat which
{ had been lying under the forts OF
/ Prevesa since the attack made at the
beginning of the late Turkish war by
the Duke he Abruzzi's squadron. The
I torpeCfo boat WAS set af1re, and the
! flames ohscured the enemy from the
guns of the fort. Two motor launches
were sunk TN the firing that followed.
/ Troops were landed and the capture
] Of Prevesa and Nikopols small town
ts17s f7n north .Cuag ,sstfEEtEd w.t. bout Diff
ficuity
/ The foregoing news is contained In
! message received at the Greek legation
/ here from tina minister Of war at
Athens.
Ferdinand in Command.
King Ferdinand. Of Bulgaria, left
/ his headquarters in an armored auto
:. mobile today to assume active com
msnd Of the Investment Of Adrianople
according 10 dispatches from Sofia.
( The city la unteuahle and of no possi4
BILE use to the Turkish forces. The
/ Turkish garrison is holding out tena-
I cfously to delay surrender and to Sc
cure, II possible ienieHt terms Of capt
tuati0n.
Tchoriu was reported late today TO
have been taken by the Bulgari.tns.
/ but this is denied by Constantine pls.
| The division Of the Bulgarian aimy
detached from the main force at
Adrianople 10 hasten to a victorious
Fend the campaign in the west has ef-
! feeted "a junction with the Serviah
+army advancing on Satonika.
! Austria Declines Proposals.
7 The efforts of The powers TO agree
upon II single course of Intervention
were given "A serious setback today
| by the declination by Austria, of the
/ Poncare proposals, A dispatch from
! Vienna states that Austria contends
that her interests in the Turkish en-
/ pire and the Balkans are enough
greater than those OF tho other pow
ers to warrant her dealing with the
! balkans direct. which sha proposes to
do. This action of Austria is viewed
with considerable alarm by some
Jiplomatiejs tonight, inasmuch as it
may influence Russia TO attempt in
! dependent action and thus precipitate
the dreaded controversy over the ter
lritorial spoils spells which the Balkan
/ leaders declare are theirs, TO he de-
I tended by arms.
! The first division OF the Third Brit
| ish battleship fleet, under Admiral
Rnrney, left Gibraltar this morning
and the second division, under Ad-
mlral Thursby. followed this after
noon for the near east.
In the meantime the situation in
Constantinople and Salonika grows
more acute The Rulgarians apparent
" have undertaken two turning move
ments. with the obtectTof completing
a circle about the force under Nazlm
Pasha. now railing back TO the fortified
line of Tchataldla west Of the Otto
man capital All the meagre dis
patches received today bearing on the
Bulgarian opera tions, indicate that the
Bulgarian commanders are delaying
The actual capture OF .Constantinople
by attempting this new movement for
humanitarian reasons
Massacre is Feared.
Should the Bulgarians press the
Turks directly back into the city, which
ITO do. the crazed Mohammedan troops
would begin the most terrible mas
1acre in history If the Buigarians
ran turn back the wings of the"Turk-
ish army, eneirele Nazim Pasha, force
his s,irfeftuer ana then march on
CONSTANT -~ple they would have to
deal only with the Mohammedans
within the city
The Turks are in pitiful position,
A., .t,.J
with a depleted oOmmissartat, and dis
heartened and disorga nized they are
retreating In disorder prepared to sur
render and pull Turkey To her knees
In duplication before the victorious
enemies from the north
Meanwhile the Servian army, led
by the cavalry, Is sweeping the rem
nants Of the Turks from Macedonia.
Turkish rule in Macedonia is today
fac. ~ h{gfory The Eeryiaus have