Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-21
Nazim Pasha for Turks and
Gen. Savoff for Bulgars
to Discuss Plans for Ter
mination of Strife.
BULGARIANS DENY
. e,.,S .m,SrIRKISH HISTORIES
Say Report Of Turks Vic
tory Near Tchatalja I'm
true; Bulgar Troops Or
dered to Cease Firing.


ceased for the moment between the
Turkish and Bulgarian armies strug-
cling for possession of the key to the
gates Of Constantinople and the op-
posing commanders in chief are en-
gagged in negotiating the terms of
armistice. II these negotiations prove
successful they will be preparatory to
meeing of plenipotentiaries who will
discuss conditions OF peace.
In accordance with the suggestion
contained in the Bulgarian note that
the allied Balkan nations are prepared
to meet the Turkish commander In
chief with view Of arranging an
armtstice the Ottoman government has
appointed Nazim Pasha to confer with
General Savoff. the Bulgarian leader
The Turkish general, who has been
putting up such an excellent defense
Of the ramparts Of the capital, now has
thrown on him the additional burden
OF deciding whether or not a further
display OF tenacity behind the FORTH
lcatlonsS Of Tchatalia may bring esliers
terms and saveto the Ottoman emnire
more than Constantinople and 4 strip
lof Thrace along the shores OF the seA
lof Marmora which seemingly Is all the
lconquerors are at present disposed to
leave to the vanquished. 4..
In the meanwhile the two armies
hold their respective positions How
long this armed truce will be main.
tanned, however will depend on the
terms Of peace offered by the league
Of the Balkan nations and on whether
h<a thHav% ~ p,,%{ <AA ~ ~
Bulgarians on the Tchatalja lines have
inspired the Turks with hopes that
the f.rtunes Of war may yet turn In
their favor
According to special dispatch from
the Turkish capital, the Ottoman gov
lernment through local press agency,
has issued statement that only forty
arrests have been made and that the
sole reason for this was the organiza-
ton of a demonstration by university
Istudents in front OF the government Of
fees on October Z
At first the most remarkable stories
were circulated in explanation OF the
arrests. With view of influencing
Mussulman opinion 1t was explained
that the unionists were plotting to es-
tablish republic An attempt was
made also to divert Christian and for
eign sympathy from the arrested men
by the circulation Of report that the
object of the organization was to ar
range massacres and to blow IN the
| foreign quarter at Pera. These re.
ports were so manifestly and climslly
false that the government felt con-
strained to issue today's statement re-
garding the students Diplomatic cir
cles, however. attribute the arrest to
q very different reason. They believe
they were due to the nomination by the
sultan. at the hehest OF the nnionists
| OF Mahoud Shefket Pasha as inspector
general Of the army. This action was
intended to cause the fall OF the Otto
man cabinet.
Neither the public nor counsel for
the defense was admitted to the court
martial which tried the arrested
unionists This rigorous action OF the
authorities. is expected to suppress
unionist opposition for long time to-
come
Troops Ordered to Cease.
Sofia. Nov. 20.-The Bulgarian troops
operating before the line OF fortih
tions defending aCOnstantinople at
Tchatalja have received orders to cease
OEHJlnR ana IucEcly W HOiu Tic NyB1.
tions they have won as negotiatSOnS
have been begun for the conclusionsso sof
an armistice-at the request of Turkey.
Deny Turkish Victories.
All the reports emanatirg frog
Turkish sources alleging that the
Turkish troops had gained victories
over the Bulgarians along the line
Notifications at Tchatalia are official-
|ly declared untrue by the Bulgarian
war Office today.
This is the only information given
out thus far in regard to the three days
Operations of the Bulgarian army be-
fore Constantinople with the exception
|of yesterdays announcement that the
armies had been engaged at the adj
vanced points OF the line.
Regarding the situation at Adrian
'ople, oficial accounts state that the
Turkish troops attempting to break
through So Bulgarian investing lines
were repufs Monday with heavy
losses after a. ting the whole