Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-11-11
Proposed Joint Occupancy
of Constantinople by For
eign Warships.
MORE MASSA C r E S,
Ferdinand Insists on Entering Mosiem
Capital-Nazim Pasha Considers
Situation Hopeless.

Paris, Nov .11.-Turkey was under
stood in diplomatic circles here today
to have signifed it's approval OF
temporary joint occupation of Con-
stantinople by landing parties from
English, German, French, Russian, Aus
trian and Italian wkrships, ostensibiy
to protect the six power subjects there
but really to keep the Bulgarians out
The Powers could not conveniently
land enough men to resist the Bulga-
rian army in the event of an actua1
attack on the Turkish capital, but 1t
was considered that Car Ferdinand
could not pissibly be insane enough to
brave the six big nations anger, and
tagonizing even his own friends, by
trying to force his way into the city
over the dead bodies of their blue
Jackets and marines.
1t was the general impression here
that the landing would be ordered the
moment it became evident that Con-
stantinople would hold out no longer
The chancellories were in communica-
ton on the subject today and it was
said on good authority that they were
virtually agreed.
Reports that massacre of Chris
tians was in progress in Constantl-
nople Saturday apparently was base
less. The government, at latest ac-
counts was disarming the populace
as rapidly as possible. News that
English and American residents were
entrenching Robert College, an Amer,
lean institution was taken as indicat-
ing the tenuseness of the situation:
London, Nov. 11--What answer Bull
garia has made to Turkeys request
for peace terms could not be learned
here today. Inasmuch as fighting was
still in progress along the ChatalJa
lines it was,inferred that the Bulga,
rians must have demanded more thar
the Turks would grant, probably un'
conditional surrender.
Car Ferdinand still insisted on en-
tering Constantinople, according tc
reliable information from Sofia, ant
this, it was considered certain, TIE
Turks considered an impossible condi,
ton.
Nazim Pasha, it was said, was moi
making a serious resistance to tht
Bulgarian attack on the Chatalja'
Notifications, considering the situation
hopeless from a Turkish standpoint
London, Nov. 11.-Confrmation wa:
lacking today of the rumor, that th'
British third class cruiser Barhan hat
struck a Turkish mine. The admiralt!
expressed disbelief of the report, off
cials agreeing they would surely hav'
received definite information of i
if anything of the kind had happened
Still considerable anxiety was felt.
Philadelphia, Pa, Nov. 11.-Order
from Washington to proceed to Cen
stantinople for the protection of Anne
ican interesS during the uprising
which it is believed will be followe
by the storming of the Turkish capt
tai by the Balkan allies are expecte
today by officers in command of tn
armored cruisers Montana and Ten
nessee, stationed at the Philadelphia
navy yard.
The vessels are now ready for sec
The ships will remain in the vi
cinity of Constantinople till the clos
Of the war as places of refuge" 70
all foreigners.
Sofia, Nov. Unpublished report
that the powers plan an internations
occupation of Constantinople as
means of keeping the Bulgarians OF
and that the big chancellories approx
the retention by the sultan of stri
of erritory along the southern Turi
ish coast perturbed government off
cialS here deeply today.
If the Bulgarian army is oppose
forcibly doubts were expressed whetl
er Gear Ferdinand could control h
troops Having fought their we
so far the Bulgarians are determine
it was said, to occupy the Ottoms
citadel in Europe.
The proposal to leave the Turks
strip of southern coast was regard