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artillery. In fact the Servians alone
claim to have captured not less than
500 guns. This will certainly mill
against any prolonged stand at
Tchatalja.
will Keep Fighting.
In a circular note to Turkish am
bassadors abroad, the Turkish gov
ernment maintains that although
embarrassing, affairs are o desper-
ate, and declares that when the allies
completed their mobilization,
Turkey had barely begun hers. The
note insists that Turkey is still able
to maintain prolonged warfare.
Up 10 the present hour there is nc
sign that anything has come of the
porte's appeal 10 the powers for med.
intion. No replies have bee1 - Owed
al ConstantinopIe and The little
doubt that when they arr r,t,ived
hey viii embody a decnDM.on to
oonsider The idea OF proposing an
armistice. Apparently Bulgaria is i'll
no mood TO negotiate peace at the
present time.
Although Ngi,Ine IS still proceed
ing ON the Tchorlu- Serai line. aud
correspondents arc sending reports of
Bulgarian and Turkish successes in
that neighborhood, according to
which side they draw inspiration
from, the official announcements
from Constantinople that the Turks
are Withdrawing to the Tchatalja
line oil forts is not to be doubted and
it is evident that this fighting is
,tar,l, an nytanCiyn ynpy. pt,nr1 ~
tion to cover the movements of the
Turks toward Constantinople.
The fall of Adrianople is expected
daily.
The occupation OF Bulk on the rail
way between SaIoniki and the knl-
Rurgas is the last link of the chain
wholly cutting off the Turkish army
which has been fighting the great
battles in the east from the scattered
forces i'm the heart of the country
and TO the west.
Constantinoplc Worried.
Comparative order is maintained
i'm Constantinople and Saloniki but
apparently the nervousness felt in
itFurOpe oven possible outbreaks is
shared by the authorities in Turkey
In Constantinople the government is
already Selling great supplies for the
army and the likelihood for famine
prices for 600 will add to the diff
culties. Anxiety has been partly re
lieved, however, by the arrival OF
European warships. Others are or
the way. Ii is considered not unlike.
ly that the fear of serious outbreaks
in Constantinople may influence the
,,n urn IN rco lin1nnnatin nrnccnrn IT.
bear to bring about peace at the
earliest moment.
Will Not Mediate.
Paris, France.-The French atti
tude in regard to the Turkish APP
peal for mediation is shared b.
England and Russia. The Turkish
proposals were as follows:
First: That the powers offer and
if need be, enforce an armistice OF
the belligerents.
Second. That the powers profit b,
the armistice to have the Delliger
ents make known their peace term
and, if necessary, harmonic the con
hicting terms of the belligerents.
In refusing to act Premier Poin
caire declared that France was VI
able to accept the suggestion abou
an armisticc without furnishing t
r the Balkan states guarantees relatiy
to the conditions of peace. An arm
istice, he said, would check the at
vance of the allies at the height {
> their Victories and give the TURK
time to r~eorganize and %strengthe
n their army.
The British Position.
London, England.-The BIRTHS
: attitude in the Balkan situation W.
e explained today in the House
Commons by Sir Edward Grey, TO
eign secretary who said:
> mo one, in view of the result
+ the war up to today, will he dispo
ed to dispute the rights of the Ba
= kan states to formulate the tern
on which they are prepared to co.
clude peace. The powers are e
changing views in regards to the
position in the east but it must be
delicate matter for them to int
IT fere unless at the request OF both
Asked whether Great Britain cou
N follow the precedent of Mr.. Roos
II welt in the Russo-Japanese war. 5
, Edward did not reply.
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