Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-10-30
TURKISH COMMANDER
COMPELLED TO SHOOT
SOLDIERS With PISTOL
He STOPS PANIC AMONG HIS BRIGADE BY PERSONAL FEARlEsSNsS
HOUR OF GREAT OTTOAN IS NOW ENGAGED IN DESPERATE
EFFORT TO STOP INVADING COLUMNS AND SAVE SITUATION
DESPERATE BATTLE IS NOW WELL
UNDER Way With RESULT IN DOUBT

London, Oct. 3O.--A big battle, per
| haps the decisive one of the war, is
proceeding somewhere to the east Of
the line from Constantinope to Ad
ranopIe, between the Turkish anc
Bulgarian armies and severe fighting
also is taking place around Adrian
ople itself.
Beyond the fact that a clash has
come, however, the general staffs of
the Turkish and Bulgarian armies
are keeping the outside world ignorant
as to how things are going with them.
No news has come through from the
scene of action, except the dispatch
from Nazim Pasha, the Turkish com.
n,ander-in-chief, saying: "The posi-
ton is favorable to the Turks"
While admitting that they have to
depend on mere rumors, and suppo-
sitions, military critics here are in
clned to believe that the Turkish ar
my is at last ready to take the Offend
sive and has chance of retrieving
itself.
The Bulgarian troops have oh
viousIy suffered check in the vicinity
Of AdrianopIe, as dispatches from
Sofia report the arrival there of many
wounded from the front and it is an.
nounced that the Bulgarian plan Of
storming the great fortress has been
delayed until endorsements arrive.
The Turkish commanders plan is not
clear but it is believed that he will
attempt to relieve Adrianople and its
garrison of $4,000, while at the same
time holding the BuIgarians on his
left flank.
The rumors that Bulgarian trooos
had reached the sea are unconfirmed
Zekki Pasha is gathering the rem.
nants of his army at Monastr to
meet the advancing Servians and the
allied Bulgarian column. It is thouqht
he may make another PIevna of Mon
astir and prepared himself there for
a long siege.
The failure of the ex-SuItan, Abdul
Hamid, to arrive at Constantinoole.
whittier he was being removed from
SaIoniki, seems to confirm the report
that the railroad between these two
cities also has been Interrupted. From
Belgrade come reports that the Ser
Wan victory over the Turks at veIes
was accomplished by the cavalry
which divided the Turkish force
while the servian artillery drove them
from their positions.
Turkish troops defeated by the Ser
VANS and Montenegrins in the district
OF Novipzar are arriving in hundreds
IN Bosnia, having crossed the front.
ier.
Colonel Charles A'Court Repinoton.
one of the best informed military writ. /,
ers, in an article in the Times today.
after silence since October rs. saws
that the military situation in the Bal. !
cans has been SO hopelessIy confused
that It has been useless to attempt
afy appreciation of it. !.
London, Oct. 30.-In the event of
decisive battle at Adrianople, Turkey
3 sure to sue for peace, according TO
ieorge Fl. Moses, former United
states minister to Greece. In the
course of an interview today. he said.
The terms of peace will be dictated
absolutely by the Balkan allies with
'ut hlndrance from the powers. The
erms Will agree without hindrance
rom the powers.
The terms will agree with these
ald down in the note sent by the Bal.
ian nations to the Porte before the
declaration of war, with the important
that the Balkan nations
Will hold all the territory conquered
oy them and will exercise suzerainty
'ver the other Christian districts of
european Turkey.
The Balkan allies are probably
making every effort 10 capture all the
turkish provinces of Macedonia and
SO that they may be in a DO
ltlon to enforce their demands for
he annexation of these districts
Constantinople, Oct 30.-1:3O n.
h)-The Turkish commander-in-ch chief.
>azlm Pasha, telegraphs that big
attic has been in progress since this
corning The troops engaged on both
ides number 100000. Nazim Pasha
avs the position of the Ottoman
orces is favorable.
Mahmoud Mukhtar's division of the
'urkish army repulsed the Bulgarian
foops yesterday, inflicting severe loss
them at Tcherkesskecti, on the
'chorlu river and on the railroad mid
'ay between .Constantinople and
Rieka, Montenegro, Oct. 30.-The
entral column of Montenegrin troops