Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-11-22

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London. Nov. 22.-Ashmead Bart
lett in dispatch to the Daily Tele-
graph, saws that after three days on
The Turkish lines he fails to under
stand why the Bulgarians abandoned
on Tuesday night all the advanced po-
sitions they captured at ] o'cloci.
Monday morning, and adds:
The move completely surprised
the Turkish army, which, under the
expectancy of decisive assault, had
made arrangements for a general re-
treatment should the necessity arise.
THE Bulgarans not only returned.
but burned the Tchatalia railway sta
tion and the surrounding villages and
uceupied the high ground surrounding
the Turkish right wing.
Among the various methods sug~
gesed there Is belief that political
reasons connected with the peace ne
gotlations dictated. should the Bull
sarians renew their attack they viii
now find the task ten-fold more diff
ficut, as the Turks daily are being
strengthened by the arrival of fresh
troops The Bulgarians have missed
their opportunity. BY speedy pursuit
after Lule Burgas they could have oc-
cupied the lines almost without re-
sis'ance."
Turks a Tchatalja, referring to the
cholera al Hademkeui saws that pro-
vision for disinfection and prevention
Of the spread of the disease seems
extremely incomplete.
The correspondent travelled back
with the wounded general. Mahmoud
Mukhtar, who told him that he was
convinced the army could hold its
present position Mahmoud Mukhtar
"a do, u, "A
been committed at the outset in at.
tempting to defend the positions near
the frontier.
From Constantinople Martin H.
Donohue, under date of November
- st sends the following to the Daily
Chronicle.
The Turkish forts at Tchatalja oc-
rupN an enormously strong position.
IN the first attack the Bulgarians en-
ployed field artillery and they were
easllN held at bay by the Turkish
howitzers.
II became clear early on the sec
ohd day that the Bulgarians were not
prepared to make the fearful sacri- !
nee Of life entailed in storming of
lhe forts, and when the principal bat
'erles along the whole Turkish line
uhhasked the Bulgarians the latter
urew off before becoming hopelessly I
involved in an advance that must have |
req 10 disaster.
me Servian march to the Adriatlc |
receives high praise from the Times
correspondent at San Giovanni hi |
Neuua. who speaks in flattering
terms of the stamina and excellent
orgahlzation Of the Servian army
No meat could be obtained on the
ndrch 70 Alessio, and bread ran
snort MANY horses died, but there
we're only fOur daatbc ..p,npu tbo
men.
Belgrade dispatch to the Times
Tvs only 5000 prisoners are in the
1dhas of the Servians as a result OF
me tan of Monastir
ovln bats still are being waged
anouhd Monastir where the Servians
hunting down refugees
Everything points to the fact that
NM urks were massed in great mum
di Monastir and that the rout
js d. complete as at Kumanova. 1t
- = n,cHeNed David Pasha. with a small
','DN ing fled to Mount Bahia
aNaifN has been dispatched
fom"ius f,,rus florina and as the Greek
~ are coming up, the capture of
~, iusuiVes is considered inevitable
a.. turkish losses were 10000
Gu ana wounded. The Drina divi-
n p',,s alone captured thirty-seven field