The Yale expositor., 1912-11-07
TURKISH EMPIRE
IS TOTTER|NG
ARMIES OF BALKAN ALLIES, LED
BY BULGARiANs, PUSH TO
WITHIN SIGHT OF CON-
STANTlNOPlE.
GREEKS BOLDLY SINK TURKISH
WARsHiP.
Turk Ships lombard Lighthouses
and BuIgarians Protest Over
Such Unnecessary Con-
duct.

The Turkish army on which the fate
or the Ottoman empire depends has
been outgeneraled and outfought.
1t has made what is believed to be
the last stand against the victorious
Bulgarians and is now falling back in
disorder on it's final line of defense at
the forts OF Tchatalja, only rs miles
from Cosntantinople.
Grave doubts are expressed in mil
itary circles, and repeated even in
the Turkish capital, as to whether
the remnants Of the immense but
disorganized army of the sultan will
make any serious attempt to hole this
line.
Foreigners in Coustantinople are
fearful for the safety of the Chris.
tian populations Of the Turkish towns
and the European powers have taken
steps in this connection by the dis
patch of warships to Saloniki Con-
stantinople and other Turkish ports
for the protection of their nationals.
This is the most pressing question
OF the moment. One correspondent in
Constantinople voices the fear of
Europeans in that city that the Tur-
kish retreat from Tehattalja might
result in massacres and pillage by
That is no longer an army, but
mob.
Old residents OF Constantinople
who know the Turks thoroughly and
are not inclined to take an alramist
attitude, say the foreign warships
could afford some protection at Sa-
lonki, but the widely scattered mis-
sions and Christian populations in
their opinion are already seriously
endangered.
No Time to Reorganize.
The Bulgarian troops who have
shown such dash since the opening
OF the campaign are not likely TO give
the Turks much time to reorganize
1t is true they have hundreds Of dead
and wounded, both Turks and Bull
garians, to dispose of, and this must
according to military experts, delay
them somewhat.
They had, however, similar diff
culties to contend against after the
victory at Kirk-Kilisseh and around
Adrianople, but there was not much
lull in the fighting then.
Other parts of the line of invaders
are pulling themselves together for
another spring, which they hope will
finally and definitely put an end to
Turkish rule in Europe.
Servians Do Their Part.
The Servians, having completed the
occupation of Macedonia, are estab-
fishing civil administrations there and
releasing some of their troops to so
to the assistance OF their allies at
A 1V~sp l. IL.
Saloniki. On the latter place armies
are converging from three directions.
The Greeks, too are taking the Of
fensive and. having occupied in the
Aegean SCI some Turkish islands
conveniently located for attac'i. have
put out of commission Turkish war
ship stationed at Saloniki by torpedo
ing her during the night. She was not
of great value.
Powers Must Keep Out.
Nothing Few has been heard from
the region of Scutari except a report
that the powder magazine in Tara
tosch has Leen destroyed by Monte
fegrin shells.
Having decided to take steps to
protect their nationals the European
powers are now keeping in touch with
a view to acting in concert when the
opportune moment arrives. Bulgaria,
however, has let il be known that
Turkey must negotiate with the allied
Balkan nations directly, SO that all
the lowers can do is to prepare to
look after their own interests when
the war Is over.
AdrianopIe Has Fallen.
There comes an unconflrmed re-
port from the newspaper Bohemia of
Prague that Adrianople fell to the Bull
gars in the dawn of Saturday. This
report says that 10000 Turks were
made prisoners.
If this report is true it is no sur
prise to those who have followed the
war in the Balkans. The circle drawn
around the Turkish town by the ruth
less Bulgars is complete.