Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-11-09
VETERAN GENERAL OF
TURKEY SAYS YOUNG
men RUINED ARMY
he ASSERTS THAT MEN USE TO Be PROMOTED FROM RANKS AND THAT
there were MORE OF Them But THAT IN REMODELNG NATIONS
SYSTEM MILITARY METHODS WERE CHANGED WITH DISASTROUS
EFFECT
BALKAN STATES Open BATTLE ON
LAST Line OF FORTS SAYS DISPATCH

! Constantnople, Saloniki and the Oar
danelles. The fate of Constantinople
and the Dardanelles, said the premier
would be left to the decision of the
European powers. AS for Saloniki
however, the Balkan allies had not
its disposition.
Washington, D. c., Nov. 9.--The u.
S. revenue cutter Unagla, now at
Port Said, enroute from Baltimore to
Immediately to Beirut and Smyra to
protect American citizens and their
properly
Vienna Nov. 9.--The Neue Frei
Presse says it has learned the entry
OF the Bulgarian army into Constan-
tinople is considered doubtful, as
Russia is protesting against such ac-
ton
Uskup, Nov. 9.-The battle which
resulted in the capture of the Turkish
city of Prilip, (or Perlepo) by the Ser
Wan troops was one of the most Sc
we're that has been fought on this side
OF the Balkan peninsula. The Ser
vians lost $500 killed and wounded
while the Turks suffered COCO in cas-
ualties. The battle field is still cover
ed with corpses. Owing to the broken
nature Of the country and the poor
railroad communication the members
OF the Red Cross society are encoun-
teIing the greatest difficulty in dealing
with tle wounded.
The fall OF the Turkish stronghold
of Monastir, which is now being at.
is expected hourly.
Paris, Nov. 9.-"Neither ] nor tha
sultan will ever abandon CONSTANT
nople. Ny sovereign will wait death in
his palace; in my office"
Thus Kiamil Pasha, grand vizier Of
Turkey, has addressed the ambassa.
doris of the powers
kiamil Pasha informed the ..mbassa
doris in Constantinople that he would
maintain order there until the end,
according to a dispatch to the Mat;n
today. If, however, the Turkish capi-
tai should be occupied by the invaders,
the grand vizier declares that he could
not be answerable for what the ex-
asperation might lead to. Anything
that might happen then would be on
the conscience of Europe, he said:
This bloody battle, lasting SO
hours, will go down as one of the most
brilliant features of arms in Ottoman
history"
Noradunghian Pasha, Turkish min
ister of foreign affairs, is directing af-
fairs with singular tenacity and devo-
ton in spite of his 50 years. He ap-
pears to be infusing new life into the
population of the Turkish capital. For
eleven days he has not left his office.
lie eats there and sleeps there throw
ing himself in the early hours of the
upon military bed in order
70 snatch few hours repose.
General Mahmoud Mukhtar Pasha
was sent by Nazim Pasha, the COM
to notify the grand
Flzler that the Turkish army would
lot accept either mediation or inter-
'ention. According to a special dis
patch to the Journal from Constan-
lnople, the commander-in-chie declar-
"a that If the government did not
leed the wishes of the army, the sol
llers would come to Constantinople
md cannonade the offices to prevent
he dismemberment of the empire.
he leaders of the committee of union
ND progress also informed the grand
'lzler that there would be terrible
evolution unless the Turkish army
continued to fight till the last ditch.
As the result of this and the attitude
II the army it is understood Kiamil
'asha decided to abandon the idea of
skiing the powers to intervene.
Paris, Nov. 9.--Austria is sending
the provinces OF Bosnia ana Herze-
oVlna, or in other words, toward the
'ervian frontier, Is battalions drawn
rom the fourth and the eighth armv
orps, according to the correspondent