The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-02
FATE OF TURKEY AT
 STAKE NCLASHW WITH ALLIES NOW RAGING
Battle That Has Made World History Drawing to Close Before Cafes
 of ConstantinOpIe

London, Nov 2-Bulgaria's claims that the Turks have been overwheln- ingly. defeated were amply confirmed, today. The defeat was rout. The Turks were making their last stand between 25 and 30 miles west of Con stantinople at latest accounts. The Bulgarfans were almost in the su- burbs. The only uncertainty was whether they will enter the Sultan's capital before the powers agree on an intervention program.
 Budapest, Nov 2.-A battle com parable with any in the worlds his tory was drawing to it's close before the gates of Constantinople, today. / On both sides-Bulgarian and Turkish-neariy 59O.0ooa men have days ago and has ragged almost con tinuously ever since.
 The battle front was about 80 miles rsarly 100. Today, it had marrow ed again to about 30. as the sea hemmed the combatants in on either side.
 Of the losses in killed and wound ed, only the vaguest estimates could be made. Military men here sur missed, however, that. on both sides the figure will approximate 75.oo0
 Beyond the fact that fighting was still in progress within 25 or 30 miles of Constantinop1e. today. accurate in- formation was lacking of develop ments later than Thursday night.
 Ten days ago it was taken for granted here that the Turks when would fight to the last man. Today, this was not the opinion. The per sistency with which they have been beaten has shattered the general faith in the Ottoman arny's prowess. News that the Bulgarians had enter ed Constantinople was expected at
 The Turko-Bulgarian war, thus far. has not been exactly a war but one huge battle. Skirmishing began as soon as the Bulgarfans crossed the frontier at Mustapha Pasha. The scene of the heaviest fighting was in the vicinity of Kirk Kilisseh and Ad- rianople until Saturday night. Over Sunday there was 1ull. Monday. the struggle was fercer than ever. The Turks were in strongest force near Lule Burgas. Here the days fighting BuIgars attacked the Turks west wing with such fury that by night fall the latter were forced back upon
 Reinforced the following morning, Wednesday,, by attachments draft ed from the Adrianople besiegers. the Iy against the Turkish line that by afternoon the Ottoman west wing crumpled up under the assault and began a retreat which quickly deVel- oped into 8 flight,
 By Thursday morning. the Turkish east wing, previously victorious, be-
 
 pursued hotly and this retreat be- came a rout.
 Of the developments. yesterday, and the situation, today, there were few details. That the Turks were con centrating, however, behind the chain of forts which connects Cara Burun and Silivrie was certain.
 At latest accounts fighting was in progress completely across the Con sta tantfnople peninsula and within Sc miles of the capital itself. It was be- iieved this was the Turks last stano
 The manner in which the troops have fought, according to men who witnessed parts of the battle, most of them wounded who have been sent to the rear, was never before seen in history.
 Of provisions, thera was no scar city for the Bulgarian troops. To the Turkish war office it seems never t. have occurred that the troops would have to be fed in the field.
 ''The troops have been starving for eight days,'' said a Turkish officer, 'sand the men could fight no longer FALSE BULLETINS
 TO PREVENT PANIC