The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-10
Turks Claim Victory


 The Turkish garrison of Adrianople claims to have inflicted severe defeat on the Bulgarians in a two days bat tie on the west front of the fortress in the vicinity of Maras' exterior,
 An official report dated November s, has been received from the civil gov ernor of Adrianople. in which he says the battle began at o'clock in the morning of November ', and continued without cessation 1 hours. After half an hour pause, fighting was resumed with renewed vigor and lasted all night and the whole next day until nightfall of November 8.
 The Turkish report says the Turkish troops attacked with fixed bayonets and compelled the Bulgarians to retreat in disorder, leaving several hundred rifles and a quantity of ammunition on the field.
 All along the western front, the re- port continues, the Turkish guns have silenced the Bulgarian batteries while the Bulgarians on the front, after sus- taining heavy losses near Mount Kar- tai, were driven to the west of that hill.
 The report concludes.
 This bloody battle Tasting 36 hours, will go down as one of the most bril- liant feats of arms in Ottoman history"
 The authorities of Constantinople are adopting every precaution for pub lie security and numerous preventive arrests have already been made. while all fugitive soldiers are being stopped at the outskirts of the city.
 It Is stated here that one of the European powers is encouraging the porte to resist to the end, representing that the forts of Tchatalja are capa- ble of turning the war to the advantage of Turkey.
 Orators Sent to Front a
 The Sheik ul-Islam, who yesterday ls- sued manifesto to the Utemas and Hodias, proclaiming a holy war, made public another statement today. He says:
 'On the initiative of the military council and with the approval of the council of ministers, a eommutique of the grand vizier has been issued order ing the dispatch to Hadeuk keu of about 100 eloquent and influential ulemas With the object of uplifting the moral state and exciting the warlike ardor of the imperial army now being concen- trated at Tchatalja.
 The ulemas are to eXhort the troops in words easy to be understood by the common soldiers. These orators have been chosen from among the most dis tinguished professors of theology and Ulemas in the capital, They are now preparing to leave for the headquarters of the army,
 Reports circulated contrary to the spirit of this communication are false and should be considered worthless"
 Long Proclamation Issued
 The ministry of the interior has is sued long proclamation which, in 1 part is as follows:
 "The war with the people of the Bal Ian states through divine decree has not had the satisfactory outcome de- sired Thus the Turkish eastern army has been compelled to withdraw to the lines of Tchatalia, where complete coll 1 centration is proceeding. ] The presence of the enemy at the 1 gate of the capital affects greatly the , security and tranquility of the capl- 1 tai While it is necessary to complete | defensive measures at Tchatalja it is equally important to contemplate the possibility of failure there, even if the chance of failure Is only 10 per cent
 The proclamation refers to the gov eminent measures to preserve order in ! Constantinople, and says;
 The government will not tolerate the dissemination of unfounded reports such as caused the powers to ask per mission to send warships through the i DarGanelles. The circulation of erron- cous reports, either Intentionally or through ignorance will be regarded as an act of treason and punished in the most severe manner. The government Is determined toaact vigorously should any attempt De made to disturb order'
 Important Forts Stormed
 Vienna. November 9.-TAe newspapel correspondent with the Bulgarian army sends the following:
 ''Kartaltepe and Papaztepe, important positions to the northwest and southeast Of Adrianopie, were captured Thursday night A brigade of infantry followed up q fierce cannonade and stormed tht forts amid blaze of Turkish search. lights and hail of projectiles. "Reirforcements rushed up and at one, commenced to fortify the rear of the cap tured positions f9r the purpose of re polling counter attacks.
 ] "llartalIepe is an especially strong DO