Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-18
FrightfuI Conditions Ex-
ist Along the Lines
of TchataIja.
C0RPSES FILL STREETS
Siege of AdrianopIe Costs Bull
garia Enormous Sacrifice
Is Report.

WASHINGTON, NOV. 1s.-BE-
CAUSE OF PREVALENCE OF cHoL-
ERA IN THE ZONE OF THE BAL
KAN WAR ALL VESSELS FROM
THE MEDITERRANEAN WILL BE
RiGIDLY INSPECTED BY THE
UNITED STATE PUBLIC HEAL-S
SERVICE.
Berlin, Nov. 1S.-The liveliest imag-
ination would be unable to depict the
fr;ghtful conditions existing among
Turkish troops on the lines of Tcha-
talja, according 10 Major Zwenger,
war correspondent of the Tageblatt.
He says thousands of dead and dying
lie along the road. Men with stretch
ers are engaged day and night gather
ing the dead for burial and the wound
ed for transport to hospitals. He con-
tinues:
Wherever / looked l saw distorted
faces and stiffened hands of wounded
stIetched forward appealing for help.
The vicinity of the railroad station is
field OF dead. walked among piles
OF corpses and among masses of
groaning sick men, who soon found
relief in death. According to authen-
tic information, deaths from cholera
number 5000 daily along the line Of
rTChatalja"
A dispatch to the Tageblatt from
kustendje, Rumania, says 1000 chol-
era cases and 200 deaths occur daily
among Turkish troops at San Stefano,
where sick and dead lie indiscrimin-
ately on the streets.
ATTACK FAILURE.
London, Nov. 18-The first Bulgar.
ian attack on Turkish line fortifica-
tions defending Constantinople at
Tchatalja has failed. The whole Bull
garian army was engaged. Every
available man was moved to the front
/ from the Bulgarian forces investing
/ Adrianople, where they were relieved
! by Servian troops. The Bulgarians,
With all their artillery, began an ad-
vance on the Notifications Saturday
and continued the bombardment
throughout Sunday. They found the
Turkish positions so strong they
could make no impression on them
and for the moment at least the at.
! tempt has been given up, firing, &C.
cOrding to dispatch from Constantine
ople, having ceased this morning.
Observers who have been to the
Turkish front agree the capture OF
Tchatalja lines must prove a task OF
tremendous difficulty. The Turkish
soldiers, who had been SO shaken by
previous defeats, appear to have stead
led, and thus far have made a most de
termined stand.
MAIN ATTACK AT EAST.
The Bulgarians made their main at
tack to the east OF Tchatalja, aiming
TO break through at a point where the
railway to Constantinople makes T.;
loop. Should the Bulgarians be sue
cessful in the effort to break through
the Turkish left, the center of NaZiu
Pashas Ottoman army would be push
ed back to the northeast, and its retire
ment upon the capital would be Gu
of. The Turks seem to have no hop'
OF rolling back the Bulgarian forces
but IL they succeed in holding tn,
lines to Tchatalja both the militar.
and diplomatic situation will underg
a marked change, for long defense o
the front probably viii compel tn
Rulgarians to enter negotiations with
outcapturing the Turkish capitals
The invested fortress of Adrianople
according to the independent CORES
pondents, is still able to Withstand
siege Of several months.
Turkish garrison at Adrianopl
lost six field guns and several thous
! and of their men were killed an
wounded during a sortie from the for
ress Saturday, says a despatch.
DEMAND BIG INDEMNITY.
While fighting is going on at Tchat
ALA. negotiations for an armistice los
some OF their interest, but have no
. been forgotten by the belligerents.
is stated the terms Of the Balkan a
lies will include a demand for cessiol
OF du 1uEhlSA AeiIAuOIs uOhu W IN
Erkene river and the payment OF a.
, indemnity of s12O, 900.
TURK FORT sURRENDERs.
! Belgrade, Nov. 1s.-The Turks
/ fortress at Monastir surrendered thi
j afternoon TO the Servian troops. Fift
thousand Turkish soldiers and thre
: generals laid down arms.
3 After the capture of two importan
: heights commanding the city the Sc
/ visns advanced through morasse
4 upon the inner fortifications whic
! surrendered today. Monastir is tn
5 headquarters OF 60 Turkish army corr
commanded by Fethie Pasha. 1t /