Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-23
Spurns Thought Of Evacu-
ating Such Positions as
Tchatalja at Door Of Cap
ital, as Proposed.
OTTOMAN MAY EVEN
RETURN TO BATTLE
Military Experts See in Fail
ure Of Bulgars to Get Into
Constantinople Reaction
IN Musselnen's Favor.

London, Nov. 22.-"Come and take
them," the defiant reply OF the Turks
to the demand made by the allied Bal
kan nations for the evacuation of the
lines of Notifications at Tchatalja, in
front Of Constantinople, is not be-
lieved in diplomatic circles neces.
sarily to mean the end of the negotia-
tions for an armistice even though
fighting has been resumed.
From Sofia comes word today that
the victorious invaders are likely to
modify their, conditions. The European
powers at the same time are exerting
themselves to induce the nations COM
posing the Balkan league to bring
their terms more into line with the
facts of the situation and to arrange
a treaty which will give them all they
have conquered but will leave out that
which has not been conquered.
Compared with it's earlier disastrous
experiences the Turkish army evident
" now considers itself in a favorable
position. Military experts see. in the
temporary failure OF the Bulgarian
rush into Constantinople signs of a
reaction among the invaders after
their efforts of the past month.
In view of the fact that the Ottoman
capital, even if captured, must ulti-
mately be evacuated in accordance
with the decree of the great powers,
1t appears that the allies have nothing
to gain by insisting on the surrender
of the lines which form virtually the
gates of the city. Hence the hope ex-
pressed by diplomats that this demand
will be withdrawn, in which case it is
thought that Turkey, recognizing that
she has no prospect of taking the Of
fensive for the recovery of her lost
territory, would quickly conclude that
she has nothing to gain by continuing
the conflict. She would perhaps agree
to enter into negotiations on the basis
Of a surrender of all but reasonable
strip of territory at the back of Con-
stantinople, the Dardanelles and the
Bosphorus
May Modify Conditions.
IN SOFIA, NOV. ll.-lne lnQlCdClOnS To-
day are that Bulgaria will adopt a con-
ciliatory attitude and will modify the
conditions originally offered to the
Turkish government.
A special meeting of the Bulgarian
cabinet was held today to consider the
rejection by Turkey of the terms Of
the proposed armistice At it's con-
clusion it was declared in we'll in
formed circles that an immediate re-
sumption of hostilities was improb-
able.
Demand Surrender Of important Posts.
Constantinople, Nov 22.-The rejec-
tion by Turkey of the conditions Of
fered for an armistice between the
opposing armies has been communi-
Gated to the Bulgarian government
The terms stipulated by the Balkan
states provided for the surrender of
Adrianople with it's garrison, for the
evacuation of the Tchatalja lines in
front of Constantinople and for the
surrender of Scutari, Durazzo and
Dibera. No mention Is made of Con-
stantinople or the Dardanelles
The Turkish cruiser Hamidieh ar
rived here this morning in tow. The
warship was down by the stern where
she apparently had been struck by a
tOrnedO She was at once dOcked