The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-06
Turks n TIE non.
Events I'm Thrsce May Lead Porte's
Council to Declare for Peace ut Any
Cost-Invadiers Near Constantinople

the bulgarian chief.
whose skiiful strategy has probably
brought to close the Turkish Balkan
war and made 1t one OF the shor lest
and most remarkable wars on record.
great Turkish army. estimated at
over 100000 men. has been defeated
and Is In retreat. Constantinople Is
said to be at the mercy OF the VIC
torious Bulgarian army and council
sitting at the porte Is discussing the
advisabiiity OF suing for peace.
This is news which comes from
Constantinople. 1t Is only a fortnight
since Turkey declared war. The first
week Of the campaign closed with the
dramatic fall OF Kirk Kilisseh. fully
revealing for the first time the disor-
ganization. bad morale and inefi-
cheney OF the commissariat of the
Turkish army. Today the army is
defeated and within a short distance
OF Constantinople and It's line Of de-
Tense is broken. Only the briefest
and vaguest accounts of the great
and vaguest accounts Of the great
battle have yet been received, for the
var has been remarkable In that no
war correspondent has been allowed
with the front except In the case OF
the little Montenegrin campain
against scutari.
No independent personal narrative
OF the absorbing events has been pos
sibie and the world has had to depend
ON biased official accounts.
Apparently Maxim Pasha has been
completely out manoeuvred by Sa-
von's skill The Bulgarian turning
movement along the Black sea ap-
pears to have been a feint which In
duced the Turkish commander to
throw his main army to the eastward
to such effect that the Bulgarian force
on this side had the greatest difficulty
In holding the Turks In check. The
Bulgarians gave way and thus enabled
Maxim Pasha to report to Constanti-
Aople some success.
In the meantime. however. Gen.
savoff hurled his great strength at
the weakened Turkish left wing.
which he crushed at Luiebugas. The
lighting along the whole front. which
evidently has been Of the most stub
born and determined character. wax
carried on day and night without in
termission and both sides lost heavily.
The capture of Maxim Pasha's
headquarters at s'chorlu. 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- within the defen-
sive lines with only one remaining
fortified position protecting CONSTANT
nopie. II lies 25 miles to the north
west Of the capital.
Adrianople still holds out but has
lost Its Importance now that the Turks
have met their Sedan at Luleburgas.
IL Is believed a peace settlement will
be arranged and by the porte suing
for peace. or through Intervention and
an interesting question involving diff
ferent problems will Immediately
arise az To the division OF the spoils
OF war--a question concerning not
only the victorious allies. but also
Russia. Austria, Roumania and possi-
bly, other powera
The campaign OF the other Balkan
states continues with success which
throughout has attended them. Scu-
tar, has not yet been captured but
1pek has fallen To- the Montenegrins
The servians have taken Prisrend and
Greece 10 occupying the islands I'm the
Aegean sea and several towns In Mac
edonia-
A noticeable feature Of the war is
the insignificant parts played by the
Turkish and Greek fleets.
Whatever the result Of the Turkish
Bulgarian campaign In the eastern
part Of the Balkan peninsula. It's con-
clusion probably will give occasion for
Intervention Of the European powers
In dispatches from Vienna II IL as
serted that the foreign ministers ot
the European governments have
reached n tentative agreement In this
matter and In any event the entry OF
bulgarian troops into Constantinople
Will not be tolerated by the powers.
Even Russia Is dislncllned TO per-
NIT such an occurrence
IL IL also understood I'm diplomatic
quarters In the Austrian capital that
the Balkan nations already have
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