The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-04
Now That the Balkan Allies Have Whipped
Turkey to Standstil the Powers Want
to Grab the Land.
ALL EUROPE NAY Be FIGHTING
Turkey is Begging the Powers to Step in and
Save Her From Being Cut Up Into Small
Bits by Her Victors.
Today Ia tho Balkans.

Today In the Balkans.
Replying to Sultan's request for
powers intervention In behalf Of arm
istice, diplomats say only definite
peace proposals can be submitted to
Balkan allies.
Furious fighting in progress be-
tween Turks and Bulgarians almost in
suburbs of Constantinople.
Food riots break out in Turkish
capital and carnival Of slaughter and
pillage threatens.
Turkeys admission OF defea. rem
ders danger OF general European clash
acute.
Experts estimated 10000 already
killed or wounded in Balkan war.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. j
LONDON, Nov. with Turkeys
admission Of defeat by the Balkan al
lies. the danger Of a general European
clash over the near eastern situation
has become acute. it was said here
today by men in close touch with
more than one great chancellory.
A special cabinet session was held
ut which the porte's request for med
iation BY the powers was the sole
topic Of discussion. No conclusion
was reached. A message was read
from Sir Gerard Lowther, British am.
bassador in Constantinople, saying
the Turkish government begged the
powers to act with the greatest haste,
From Berlin comes the news that
the German public is SO much excited
by the extensive naval preparations
England Is making that the newspa-
pers Of the Fatherland have tentative
ly agreed to say as little as possible
about the matter. 1t was also pre-
dicted that the German government
would issue quieting semi-offleial
note tonight, but 1t was not thought
likely this would have much effect
The German cruiser Goeben sailet
from Kiel today for Constantinople
It was learned and the cruiser Bres
lau will follow. The Italian foreign
minister who is in Berlin, conferred
today with the Teutonic foreign min
lister and will confer with the kaisel
tomorrow. His visit of course con
Germs the Balkan situation.
The German government Is not sur
prised that the sultan has sued TO
peace, said message from Berlin
"but it regards the real internationa
danger as now at hand"
tsrr1yrly axytg dor hao r,ro~infta at
ed crisis said telegram fron
Vienna, which weighs heavily upol
the government here
A preliminary note sounding Bu
garia concerning an armistice In tn
Balkans has been handed to NJ
Staucioff, the Bulgarian minicte
here" said message from Paris
"but 1t Is believed Bulgaria will re
1ect the suggestion
10000 Killed and wounded.
BUDAPEST, Nov. Military e.
perts estimated today that at leas
10000 men have been killed an
wounded in the Balkan struggle thu
far.
It was admitted that the estimat
was rough one. The fighting ha
been too much of a scramble I
make accuracy possible. Commun
cation in the Balkans, always unee
tain and slow, has been almost pro
trated by the war Hospital service
have been Of the most primitive d
scription. Each side has minimize
its own losses and exaggerated i
enemy's.
Still, 1t was believed the estimal
would not prove wrong by mar
thousands II anything 1t was erre
on the side of conservatism.
The heaviest slaughter has been
the vicinity Of Kirk Kilissa ar
Adrianople, Lule Burgas, Kumano'
and Scutari.
At Kirk Kilissa and Adrianople u
authorities believed the Turks 10
about $4,000 and the Bulgarians TO-
men. The figures, of course, inciut
both killed and wounded.
In the fighting at Lule Burgas al
during the Turkish rout which folio
ed It was guessed that the Turks 10
10000 and the Bulgarians about $50
again including both dead and woun
ed.