Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-11-28
FIERCE ASSAULT
ON TURK LINES
BuIgarlans Resume General A.
tack at TChatalja.
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PEACE NEGOTIATIONS FAIL
Indications Are Object Of Bulgaria 10
10 Hasten Turkeys Acceptance
Of the Allies Terms.

london, Nov, 1s.-Negotiations for
an armistice have failed and the Bull,
garians opened an attack against the
Turks all along the Tchatalja lines.
The heavy artillery duel continued
throughout the day.
II appeared to be Bulgarian prep
nration for an infantry attack. The
Turkish feet participated vigorously
In the defense at the Marmora end
lines and presumably Turkish war
ships assisted at the Black Sea end
also.
Nazim Pasha, the Turkish COM
mander-in-chief, In a dispatch claims
to have repulsed the Bulgarian attack
and destroyed three Bulgarian bat.
teries. The dispatch follows:
"The battle which commenced with
an attack by Bulgarian infantry lasted
until one hour after sunset. The en-
envy, who advanced chiefly facing our
right wing and our center, was re.
pulsed Sby our infantry and artillery
fire. Three Bulgarian batteries were
destroyed"
All through the day the sound of
the heavy guns, booming distantly.
was heard in Constantinople. II
ceased only with darkness.
In the afternoon the wind shifted
and II seemed for q time az though
the battle had ended, but again the
booming was heard and the move
ment OF troops could be observed not
far from the very gates to the capital.
A detachment of several thousand
from the Tchatalja lines was replaced
by fresh troops who had been held In
reserve near the city.
No news of the battle has been re-
ceived as yet from Sofia and no In
formation as to the strength Of the
forces engaged on either side.
Battle Ceased at NlghtfaIL
near the Hademkeui railway station.
According to latest reports the battle
ceased with nightfall.
The resumption of hostilities Is not
regarded as indicating collapse of
peace negotiations, but rather as a
means to hasten Turkeys acceptance
of the allies terms by proving her
complete helplessness, or, as one cor
respondent phrased 1t. ito establish
an accomplished fact before making.
further communications"
The Bulgarian government organ.
Mir, reyerts to the subject OF peace
and plainly intimates that the allies
are prepared to consider the question
Of an alliance with Turkey, provided
the latter promptly accepts their
terms, which would give Turkey the
opportunity OF welding her territories
into modern state and making
friends of her conQuerors.
The Balkan states clearly have IN
mind the formation OF such an ALI.
ance as would be able to defy Euro
lpean interference in the disposition
OF the spoils OF war. .'tt
Every day brings fresh dispatches
recording the terrible spread OF chol-
sra. II now Is stated that. there are
1000 cases daily, with mortality OF
20 per cent, while the Turkish authori-
ties are impotent to take any meas
nfss TO prevent its further spread.
This being the case II still 10 doubted
whether the Bulgarians, will risk the
Aanger Of q march on constantinopls>
II ie therefore believed that hostilities
have been resumed In order 10 hurry
the porte's acceptance Of whatever
terms the allies dictate.