Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-11-01
TURKS RETREAT IN
MAD RACE BEFORE
BANNERS OF INVADERS
NOPLE FAILS AND OTTOMAN H0RDS POUR IN PANIC STRICKEN FLIGHT
INTO SACRED CITY WHERE ALL CHRISTIANS MAY Be MASSACRED
POWERS WATCH CONFLICT READY TO
INTERVENE AT PROPER MOMENT

/ Athens, Nov. 1.-The Greeks toda,
occupied the Turkish island of Samo
thrace in the Aegean sea. Its popula
tion numbers about 5000, most o
whom are Christians.
Constantinople, Nov 1.-The sink
ing of the Turkish battleship Feth-l
Bulend by a Greek torpedo boat in the
gulf of Saloniki is confirmed in a
dispatch from Saloniki. The warship
sunk in five minutes. Part of the
crew was on shore at the time so that
the number of lives lost is not known,
Athens, Nov. 1.-The Turkish bat
tleship Feth-I-Bulend, was sunk last
night in the gulf of Saloniki by a
Greek torpedo boat. The Greek COM
mander's daring enterprise was car
ried out under the guns Of the Turk
ish forts without being observed and
the torpedo boat escaped unscathed
The commander of the FethIBulend
telegraphs that nearly all the crew of
the warship were saved. He reports
that the Greek torpedo boat entered
the harbor at midnight and launched
two torpedoes at the stern of the Turk
ish vessel, which began to sink i'm
mediately. The commander, three en-
gineers and four blue jackets were
thrown into the water and rescued by
fishing boats. The boilers of the
Feth-I-Bulend exploded as she sank.
London, Nov. 1.-The Turkish ar
my on which the fate of the Ottoman
empire depended, has been out-gen-
eraled and out-fought. 1t has made
what is believed to be the last stand
against the victorious Bulgarians and
is now falling back in aisordelvon its
final base Of defense at the forts
of Tchatalja, 25 miles only from
Constantinople.
Grave doubts are expected in mill
tary circles and repeated even in the
Turkish capital as to whether the
remnants of the immense army OF
the Sultan will make any serious at
tempt to hold this line. t
Foreigners in Constantinople are
fearful for the safety of the Christian
of the Turkish towns and
the European powers have taken steps
in this connection by dispatch of war
ships to Saloniki, Constantinople and
other Turkish ports for the protection
of their citizens. This is the most
pressing question of the moment.
One correspondent in CONSTANT
nople voices the fear of Europeans in
that city that the Turkish retreat
from Tchatalja might result in massa-
oles and pillage by what is no long
er an army but a mob.
Old residents of Constantinople who
know the Turks thoroughly say for
aign warships could afford some pro.
lection at Saloniki, Constantinople
and other ports, but declare the widely
scattered missions and Christian popu.
alton are already seriously endanger.
ID
The Bulgarian troops who have
hown such dash since the opening of .
he campaign, are not likely to give
iiC VI NO IluCll lllllt W IoOISdHlZe.
t is true they have hundreds of dead
nd wounded, both Turks and Bulgar /
ans, to dispose of, and this must de-
ay them somewhat. They had, how
Yer similar difficulties to contend
gainst after Kirk kKilisseh and around
drianople, but there was not much
Ill in the fighting then.
News comes today that the Bugar-
ms occupation of Democitathus shat
9red and hope the garrison of Adrian
pie may have had of deliverance
ON that quarter. Other parts CT the s
ne of invaders are pulling themselves {
,gether for another. spring. which
ley hope will definitely put an end +
} Turkish rule in Europe.
The Servialis, having completed the =
of Macedonia, are estab- ,
shing civil administrations there and :
'leasing some of their troops to go +
} the assistance of their allies at Ad-
anople and for an attack on Salon !
j. .
Armies are converging from three ,
rectiOns on Saloniki. ..
European powers are now keeping ,
touch with view to acting in !,
'ncert when the opportune moment !,
'rives. Bulgaria, however has let :
be known that Turkey must nego-