The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-11-06
TURKEY HlTEl
TURKS MAIN ARMY IS MSAs'
0USLY DEFEATED.
I'm A FOUR DAYS BATTLE
Turkish Army Retreated Toward
Coastantinople After Its Crushing
Defeat ct Threce, Bulgarians in
Hot Pursuit and is Now Almost at
the Door Of the Ottoman Capital. !

A dispatch from London says1a
four days battle in Thrace has end
ed in the triumph Of the Bulgarian
conmander-in-chief Gen. Savof,
whose skillful strategy has probably
brought to a close the Turkish-Sal-
kan war. and made it c2e Of the
shortest and most remarkable wars
on record.
A great Turkish army, estimated
at over 100000 men, has been oe-
feated, and is in retreat. CONSTANT
nople is believed to be atItne mercy
OF the victorious Bulgarian army ana
a council sitting at the<Porte, IS DIS
crssing the aoEisabiliy OF suing for
peace.
Such is the news which comes
from Constaptineole. 1t is only
fortnight since turkey declared war.
The first week of the campaign clos
ed with thesdramatic fall of Kirk
Killisseh, fully revealing for the first
time the disorganization, mad morale
and inefficient commissariat Of the
Turkish army. To-day that army is
defeated, srouted within fifty miles
of Constantincple and possibly its re-
treat within the Capitals line of de-
$ fence sicut of.
Only the briefest and raguest ac-
counts Of the great battle have yet
been received, for the war has been
especially remarkable in that not
single war correspondent has been al
lowed at the front except in the case
Of the little Nontenegrin campaign
against Scutari.
Thus no independent personal mar
ratiyea Of the absorbing events have
been possible, and the world has had
to depend on biased Official accounts
provided by the respectable Govern
ments or confused details supplied
by wounded soldiers.
Apparently Nazim Pasha has been
completely out-manoeuTere6 by Say-
OTIS skill. The Bulgarian turning
movement along the Black Sea coast
now appears to have been feint,
which induced the Turkish command
er to throw his main army to the
eastward, to such effect that the BuI
gariaH force on this side had the
greatest difficulty in holding the
Turks in check. The Bulgarians gave
away and thus enabled Nazim Pasha
tc report to Constantinople some sue
cess in this direction.
In the meantime, however, Gen.
Savof hurled his great strength
against the Turks weakened left
wing, which he crushed in at Lule-
burgas. The fighting along the whole
front, which evidently has been Of
the most stubborn and determined
character, was carried on day and
night without intermission and both
sides lost heavily.
The capture Of NaZim Pasha's
headquarters at Tchorlu, to which
town the defeated turks retreated,
has not as yet been reported, but is
hourly expected at Sofia. In this event
the Turks will be forced within the
defensive lines Of Tchatalja, the only
remaining fortified position protect
ing ConstantinoDle, 1t lies twenty
Eve miles to the northwest Of the
Capital.
Adrianople still holds out, but has
lost its importance now that the
Turks have met their Sedan" at
4UteDuISaS.
It is believed peace settlement
will be arranged either by the Porte
suing for peace or through interven-
ton, and an interesting question in
volying difficult diplomatic problems
will Immediately arise as to the divis-
ion Of the spoils Of war-a question
concerning not only the victorious al
lies, but also Russia, Austria, Rou-
maria and possibly other Powers.
The campaign Of the other Balkan
states continues with the success
which throughout has attended them.
Scutari has not yet been captured.
but Ipek has fallen to the Montene-
grins. The Servians have taken
Prisrend and Greece is occupying the
island in Aegean, in addition to many
towns IN Macedonia. The Powers.
fearing disorders and nassacres in
Turkey, are hurrying warships to the
various ports Of the country to pro-
teet foreign residents.
A noticeable feature of the war is
the Insignificant parts played by the
Turkish and Greek fleets.