The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-15
Bulgarians Demand Eyacu-
alton of Adrianople, Sou
tari and MOnastir
TCHATALJA LINE
OF FORTS PIERCED
Seige of Scutari Being Pushed-yalue
of Aeroplane In War Has Been
Thoroughly Established.
Atrocities Reported

London. November 14.-Turkey has now
formally appealed to Bulgaria for peace
thus forestallins the tarav action of the
European concert toward mediation. No
armistce has yet been concluded; diff
ficulties have arisen about the terms
1t is said that Bulgaria demands the
evacuation Of Adrlanople. scutari and
\ sastir as condition of agreeing TO
am pistice. Negotiations. however, con-
tinue
The Nensorship is again exceedingly se-
we're and it is difficult to arrive at any
correct idea of the military position. The
fall Of Adrianople is rumored from both
seryian and Turkish sources, but it is
still unconfrmed A
Another report says the Bulgarians
have occupied Hademkeui, q miles from
Constantinople If this is true, it is a
very important capture. as that town is
Nazim Pasha's staff headquarters
While the Vienna Reichspot's correspon-
dent with the Bulgarian army reports
what he describes as 'murderous fight
ing along the Tchatalja lines, Turkish
official reports deny that there has been
any serious fighting there for several
days
Scutari Again Under Fire
With regard to other points. an i'm
provement in the weather has per-
mitted the resumption of the Monte
Eegrin attacks against the Turkish po-
sltions around seutari with some sue
cess. A battle is imminent at Mon
astir. where the garrison has endeav-
ored to make terms for its surrender,
but imposed conditions which the Ser
Wan crown prince was unable 10
grant.
Should an attack on Monastir be
made the Turks aranet axpeoted 10
offer serious resistance 10 the com
bined Servian and Greek armies and
It's fate is likely to be the same as sa-
lcnikis.
The Greeks continue their march to-
ward Janina. They have now taken
Metsovo, few miles to the northeast
report through Bucharest places
the Bulgarian losses in the war at
far greater figure than has yet been
estimated. According to this report
the killed and wounded number be-
tween $4,000 and 10000 out of total
of 100000 men and It is pointed out
after allowance is made for holding the
line of communication only 10000 ef-
fective men are left for fighting.
One reason which is considered likely to
induce Bulgaria to consent to an armistce
and to peace settlement is fear of
cholera. Official reports issued at Con-
stantinople represent that comparatively
few cases are occurring daily, but other
reports say the epidemic is serious with
a high mortality.
There is no development In the diplo-
matte situation, but an official denial
has been issued at st. Petersburg to
reports that the Russian government has
pronounced itself definitely in favor of
Seryia's claim for an Adriatic port or
has sent instructions to the Russian am
bassador at Vienna to that effect.
Anxious to Save Capital
Either for military reasons or IN ac-
count of the cholera which Is spreading
the Constantinople correspondent of the
Daily Telegraph declares. is prepared 10
make large concessions in order to pre-
vent the Balkan armies from entering
Constantinople.
AN uncensored dispatch dated November
Il, from Constantinople, to the Reuter-
Telegram company, says that the cholera
is extending alarmingly among the troops.
The cases are reckoned by the hundreds,
while among the refugees there are even
more victims.
In Constantinople, adds the dispatch,
the disease is difficult to control. One
train alone brought 100 patients from
San Stefano They were conveyed to
the Lazaretto at Beycos. on the Bos-
.phorus. The bodies of twenty soldlers
who had died of the cholera were taken
from the same train.
Many trains have returned from the
front with soldiers who are not wounded.
but are in a state of physical collapse
owing to exhaustion. due to exposure
and lack of food. The sights at some
of the stations near. Tchatalja are un-
nerving. Cholera victims crawl to the
station for water in the hope of get
ting to Constant'nople They can I've seen
lying about in every stage of the in
fection.
The greater, danger threatening con-
stantinople is that the water supply from
Lake Derkos may become contaminated.
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