The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-20
SERv|ANS CAPTURE MONASTIR
TURKEYS LAST HOPE OF Sue
CESSFUL RESISTANCE GONE.
Victory Will Probably Have Great
Moral Enect--Sultan Makes An
other Appeal to Powers.

London. Nov. 1s.-Any idea that
the Turkish government may have
had OF benefting by continued re-
sistance in the Turkish Balkan war
must be shattered by today's news
or the fall OF Monastir. In the cap
ture of that important town the Ser
vians took three pashas, including the
commander in chief. Fethi Pasha,
10000 men thus achieving the
greatest individual success of the
war Monastir was the second city of
Importance in European Turkey. 1t
was Turkeys stronghold in Mace
donia and by its downfall Macedonia
passes completely out of Turkish
hands.
| What part the Greeks played in the
capture has not yet been ascertained.
1t is known that the Greek army
was marching to the assistance Of the
Servians and it is supposed that the
Greeks were able to cut off the Turk
ish retreat to the south
The Servians naturally would be
eiated at this victory, which out
shines the capture of Saloniki and
must have great moral effect on the
future course of the war.
| Another OF the strange slences
which have been characteristic of this
war appears to have fallen over Con-
stantinople. from which city brief dis
| patches have been received telling of
the resumption Of the Tchatalja bat
Tie and that the sultan has made
fresh personal appeal to the Euro
| pean sovereigns to intervene for the
termination of the war. Quite as lit
tie may be expected to come Of this
appeal as Of the previous attempt at
. mediation by the powers.
With cholera and typhus raging
within her dcmoralized army and
powerful enemy hammering at the
gates of the capital. Turkey must
again appeal to the allies for terms.
Undoubtedly the object of the COM
manders in ordering the attack on
TchatalJa lines WIS to compel this
course. IL seems incredible that Bull
garia for the mere glory Of a trium-
phal entry into city she does not
desire To possess should wish to take
her army into disease infected zones.
Turkish reports, even ipc otHciai
q Spatchcs ct tu" operations have
been so ursrllable throu.hout i've
statements r's rains the Tchata'ja
oattic issued 81 CONltantluo.ic SuA-
day and Monday are not regarded as
of much importance. The operation
probably was little more than an artil-
lery exchange. which all armies use. in
locating his batteries. AS the effect Of
the victory at Monastir will be To
stiffen the Servian government in re-
sistihS Austrian pretensions the con-
sular troubles at Prisrend and Nitro
vita are breeding dangerous spirit
OF i'll feeling between Austria and
servia which is little calculated to
favor diplomatic negotiations The
newspapers of both capitals reflect
this feeling.
No news has yet reached Vienna OF
the Austrian consul at Prisrend Che
Servian government has declined to
comply with Austria's request TO al
low an Austrian representative to 20
to Prisrend to make inquiries. and
practically ignores Austria's protests.
The Austrio- Servian question is less
diSGuieting today except for the at
titudc of the press on either side ana
fer the action of the Servians i'm in
tercepting the reports Of the Austrian
consuls in Albania. Acting on the
rccomm -ndation Of her ally, Italy,
Austria is said To have modified her
construction Of railway from the
Danube to the Adriatic sea
ON the other hand Great Britain
Russia and France are coun-
selling moderation to Servia. The
latter still talks of taking one
or more ports on the Ad-
riatic but doubtless in the end will
listen 20 the adviccs Of her friends
and accept some compromise.
Negotiations for an armistice have
lost some of their interest, but have
not been forgotten. II Is stated that
the terms of the Balkan allies will
include Il demand for the ccssion of
all the Turkish territory down To the
Etk"nc river and the payment Of