Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-11-18

WINTER AT THE DOOR.
Ravages of Cholera Causes Apprehen-
sion in Europe-Servians and
Greeks Charged With Atrocities.

Vienna, Nov. 18.-Turkey's claim
that the Bulgarians have at last suf-
fered severe check in their advance
on Constantinople was regarded here
today as corroborated in several con-
vincing ways.
More to the point than any other
one thing was the stiffening of the
Ottoman representatives at the varl-
Gus European capitals in their attl-
tude concerning peace terms. Hither,
to since the succession of Turkish de-
feats between Mustapa Pasha, ant
Chatalja, the Sultan has fairly clam
ored for intervention by the powers.
Today, while it was still admitted
that he expects to make heavy con
cessions to secure a cessation OF hos
tilities, it was intimated that he doe:
not feel that there is need for sucf
desperate haste about it.
Sofia too, which has been very
prompt in the past in reporting every
Bulgarian victory, was propoundly
silent concerning the latest develop
ments before Constantinople.
Finally the story that the Turks re,
plused the Bulgarian attempt Satur
day to batter down the last line of the
Turkish capitals defenses rested
alone on Turks hauthority but also
on that of disinterested foreigners
in the city.
Assuming it to be true that Czar
Ferdinand's forces have been effec-
tually stopped, it was agreed mere
that the allies will have to modify
their demands and make peace with
the Turks in short order.
The cholera epidemic behind the
Chatalja lines has reached such pro-
portions that, according to the teStl-
mony of foreign physicians in Constan
tinople, the safety of all Europe Is
threatened.
Twelve thousand Turkish soldiers
were reported today, in special to
the Frankfort Gazette, to have died OF
the disease in the past week.
The widest fancy cannot picture
the scenes along the defense line, the
Gazette's correspondent asserted. Sol
diers fall dead with guns in their
hands. The railroad is lined with
their oorpses. Dogs would not be so
brutallv treated in a civilized country.
Diving men are kicked from the trains
with the ruthlessness absolutely in
human.
Three thousand stricken men brought
into San Stefano in box cars were
left without medical attention or even
food for twenty hours, begging
piteously for only a few canteens OF
water.
Fresh detachments were landed IN
Constantinople today from foreign
warships in the Bosphorus.
Washington, Nov. 1S.-With the bat
tie raging just outside OF CONSTANT
NOBLE, the sound of the cannonadine
being plainly heard in the city, two
thousand men from foreign war YES
sells have been landed to guard TOR
e;pn embassies and legations, ac-
cording to a cable from Ambassador
RockhiN today. He said that all tho
warships in the harbor contributed u
his guard, including the American
gunboat Scorpion. As the Scorpion
is a small vessel carrying only o'
men, it was assumed that the Amer
lean contingent did not contain NOR
than score of bluejackets.
The ambassador reported that tn
big assault on the city began at
o'clock Sunday morning, with fight
wing along the entire line of the Tcha
italia forts. The sound of the bonn
bardment was plainly heard in the be
leagured city. Foreign naval com
manders are protecting foreign resi-
dents on both sides of the Bospho
rus, marines and sailors being scat
tered throughout the city. Rockhil
said that at the time his dispatch wa
filed every measure had been made fo
protection of foreigners and ther
appeared to be no cause for apprs
hension as to their safety.