The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-22
Battle Rages All Along the
Turkish Line
OF FOrtificationS Protecting the
City of COnstantinOple.
TO MODIFY THE PEACE TERMS
Bulgaria VIII Adopt a COncili-
atOry Attitude.
Will Tone Down Her Demands
on the MOSlemS.

London. Nov PA battle ragged to-
day along the entire line Of fortidca-
tious at TchataIja ccordIng 70 dis
patches from ConstantinOpIe- The
BuIgarians began again their efforts
TO break through the Turkish lines but
so far have been prevented from doing
SO bv the fire OF the Turkish warshIps-
Called TO the COIOrs-
london Nov. 22-The first classes OF
the reserves OF six 1-ustro-HunzarAl-@ =
army corps have been called 10 Lne
rorOrs ACCORDING 10 q news agency us
rarry7 from Vienna Three OF tnese
army corps are stationed in the nortn
and three in the southeast OF the
Austro-H Hungarian empire
In ConciIiatOry Mood
Sofa Nov. 22-The indications today
are that Bulgaria viii adopt a con-
rfIfatorv attitude and will modify the
conditions orfginaIIy offered TO the
Turkish government 4 special LneeIlIs
OF the Bulgarian cabinet was held to-
day 70 consider the rejection by IurSey
OF the terms Of the proposed arrnlst1ce-
At IS conclusion It was declared IN Wei
Informed circles that an immediate re-
sumption OF hostihties was improbable
Why Turkey Refused
C-onstantfnopIe. Nov 22--The rejec-
-for by- Turkey of the conditions offered
for an arnIstice between the opposing
armies has been communicated TO the
BULGARIAN government One or Lne
causes for their rejection was the opIn-
ion held in officials circles in CONSTANT
uoUIe that the conditions proposed py
the. allies deprived the Turks or the
possibility Of reSuuing hosutlt1sS n rne
event Of the pIsuipotentiaries failing 70
settle terms This, from the Turks
point Of view. meant no armist1ce At
al Such conditions it is held here,
are only made when it is a question or
the preIfmfnaries Of peace and BY ac-
ceptfug such terms as those presented
by the allies, Turkey would be binding
herself hand and foot
It is further insisted that Turkey has
not sunk 70 that degree Of fmpotency
which would compel her to accept sucn /
conditions
The terms stipulated by the Balkan +
states provided for the surrender Of
AdriauopIe with its garrison. for the
evacuation OF the TachaIIa lines in .
front Of CoustautiuOpIe and for the sur /
render OF Scutari- Durazzo and DIbra- I
No mention IS made OF COnstantinople !
Or the DardaueIIes- The Turkish cruiser .
Haufdieh arrived here this morning in
tow. The warshfp was down by the
stern, where she apparently had been .
stuck by q torpedo she was at onee
docked-
The Powers Get Busy.
London, Nov. 2z.-.-Coue and take
them the defiant reply of the Turks
70 the demand made by the allied Bal
kan nations for the evacuation OF the I.
line of fortif1catfous al TchataIja in 3
front Of Coustantinople is not be-
IIeved in diplomatic CirCIes necessarily
70 mean the end of the negotiations
for an armiSrice even though fighting
has cen resumed
From Sofa comes word today that
the victorious invaders are likely to
modify their conditions. The Euro
pean powers al the same time are
CxerrinE themselves to induce the ma
tfous composing the Balkan league to
bring their terms more into line with
the facts OF the situation and TO ar
range treaty which Will give them
ort tha which has not been con-
quered-
Compared with its earlier disas-
= Gus experiences the Turkish army
evidently now considers itself in a
favorable position
In view OF the fact that the Otto
man capital Il captured must ultimate
" be evacuated in accordance with the
decree OF the great powers it appears
that the allies have nothing 10 gain
BY insisting on the surrender OF the
lines which form virtually the gates
of the city Hence the hope expressed
ty DIPLOMATS that this demand will be
withdrawn. in which case it is thought
that Turkey rec guiZiug that she has
no prospect OF taking the offensive for
the recovery Of her lost territory
would quickly conclude that she has
nothing to gain by continuing the con
hfct She would perhaps agree to en-
ter into negotiations on the basis OF 4
surrender Of all but a reasonable strip -
OF territory - the hack Of CONSTANT
nopIe. the DardaneIIes and the Bos-
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