Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-11-04
Fever of Excitement Prevails
and Warships Are Badly
Needed to Protect Christians
at ConStantiAople.
SULTAN PROVIDES
TO PROTECT LIFE
Mohammedan Generals Out
line Plans for Surrounding
and Exterminating Their Bull
garian Enemies,

IBy Morning Journal Special Leased Wire
Constantinople. Nov. j. -- IJncen-
sored) )-Constant is in fever
of excitement over the alarming re-
ports from the field Of battle.
Foreigners and natives are suffer
ing from tension caused by the series
of military disasters, and although the
city is in a state cf siege crime in
some quarters is unchecked, Many
families are leaving the city. The
people fear, first an outbreak of Mos
lem fanaticism by the turbulent ele-
ments, the lower classes. and secondly,
IA rising of hordes of maddened sol
diers, who are being driven by the
Bulgarians to make their last stand
few miles outside of Constantinople
and then perhaps to fall back on the
capital.
The battle still continues on the
plains of Thrace and if the Turkish
soldiers fall back within the gates of
the city it is feared they would turn
their guns and bayonets on those who
are awaiting here the outcome of the
conflict
There is large and unruly ele
ment Of the population which would
be glad Of any pretext for massacres
and pillage. The presence of more
than 10000 Moslem refugees from
the war zone. who have lost all their
possessions adds to the danger of the
situation Rumors are current that
the Young Turks committee may start
roting with the object of overthrow
ing the government, but there have
hacn no tapoihIA of a
plan. 1t is doubtful whether a rising
would be directed against foreigners
as much as against native Christians,
but the danger to foreigners is real.
If the Turkish army sustains complete
defeat, the lives and property of thou
sands of foreigners, as Well as native
Christians, would be in peril.
The presence of foreign warships
is of the greatest importance and will
he the surest guarantee of public or |
der generally. The government has
made more severe the state of siege: /
strong patrols circulate through the
streets and the police have received /
orders to use the utmost vigilance and |
to reprcss disorders vigorously.
A brigade Of infantry has been des-
patched to Tohatalja with orders to
prevent all fugitivcs, principally sol
diers, from going to Constantinople,
but it is questionable whether the bri-
gade under certain conditions would
carry out such an order
On Thursday the diplomats of all |
nations held conference. Just wha,
measures were decided on is not
know, but the Austrian ambassador
visited tba fnraitr,, p,ipiStar a,.1 ..,IIaI !
attention to the disquctude on the
part of foreign residents respecting
their safety.
Different reports Of the great bat
tie are coming in hourly. According
to government officials. Nazim
Pasha's plan is to surround the Bul- /
garians, while Mahmoud Muhtar
Pasha is working to the northwest of
Visa. a column of 10000 will then
be ordered to make a sortie from
Adrianople TO join hands with him
ana bar a bulgarian retreat to the
north. The Turkish army at Dcdag-
match is To hem in the western flank
OF the Bulgarans while the main
turkish force, occupying the line be-
tween Tehorlu and Sereai is expected
l" deliver the decisive blow against
me enemy {
Ihe defenses at Tchatalja have been
repaired ami strengthened and dur-
,"g 'he last few days many guns have
n mounted there but if the Turks
are peaten at Tchorlu and Tcherkess-
keui, an effective resistance along the
last line OF forts is improbable
lhe Tnrkish army is retreating in
the last line of Qualifications o,1tside
me capital This was announced in th,. d
ilrst bulletin admitting defeat in the
great battle which the government is
sued tonight.
ihe porte has applied to the pow
ers Tor mediation with view to the
cessation of hostilities and for the no.
sotiatlon of peace Application has
been made to the embassies here and
'N circular ~ the Ottoman representa-
liNes IN the European capitals
The bulletin admitting defeat fol
lows.
The fortunes of war are variable (
'nd II is not always possible to be ii
'ucressfu on all sides. A people which n
'ccepts war must admit with resigna- :
ION 10 all its consequences. To over s.
"ok this obligation is to fail in ones T.
iutN- Consequently. while ii would be 7
ihwlse unnecessarily to b.. proud over f,
'iciories. il likewise would DE incor- n
'e,t To Ice alarmed at want Of sue o
.ess .
For Instance. in the present war 4
'lih four federated states. The inn !,
'erial troops are defending themselves In