New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-09

these devices the physical energies
which have already fallen to zero.
Never more clearly than in this war
has it been demonstrated that every
army moves and fights on its belly.
II there is no food there is no fight.
To the entreaties Of the religious chiefs
TO rise and exterminate the infidel in
vaders, Abdullah's soldiers invariably
answer, First give us bread"
Kiami Pacha's Warning.
The Daily Mail" says it learns the
defeated Turkish troops already are
swarming into Constantinople from
Tchataldja and camping in the mar
row, crowded streets OF the Stamboul
quarter.
The st. Petersburg correspondent OF
THE Daily Mall declares that Rus
sian diplomacy is making every en-
deavor to insure Servia receiving the
port of Durazzo. fifty-three miles
south Of Scutari. on the Adriatic.
In an interview with the Grand
ViZier, Kiamil Pacha, the correspon-
dent of THE Daily Mail" in CONSTANT
nople, says Kiamn complained bitterly
of the attitude Of the powers as alto
gether inconsistent and Incompetent
sible.
Predicts a Catastrophe.
Before the war" Kiamil said to the
correspondent, the powers declared
the status quo must be maintained.
Now, when we look TO them 10 stop the
war and arrest the advance Of the Bull
garians, as they stopped the Russians
in 1873, we find they have forgotten
their Arm intention and their only
counsel is to submit.
"If King Ferdinand is permitted to
enter Constantinople a grave catastro-
phe will result I warned the ambas-
sailors of this when they asked permits
sion to bring in second guardship. |
told them they could bring the whole
OF their fleets II they desired, but even
that would be insufficient to avert
calamites to foreigners throughout
Turkey if Ferdinand enters CONSTANT
nople."
The arrival Of fresh foreign war
ships has had a soothing effect on the
turbulent mob at STEAMBOAT, which Is
ever ready for rapine and bloodshed on
occasions Of intense national excite
ment like the present. STEAMBOAT is
fercely resentful Of the presence of
foreigners. If they cannot beat back
the victorious Bulgarians they may be
relied upon to attempt (should the au-
thorities relax their viligance) TO slit
as many Christian threats as posi-
BILE.
London. Nov. S.-The great battle be-
tween the Bulgarians and Turks along
the line OF the Tchataldja fortifica-
tons, only some twenty-five miles out
side Of Constantinople, Is still in prog
ress.
One report received from Sofia last
night said that the Bulgarians had oc-
cupied the Tchataldja line. but this re-
! mains without confirmation. 1t proba-
bly, arose from a dispatch sent by
Lieutenant Wagner to the Vienna
"Reichspost," in which he said the Bull
garians had occupied the town Of Dell
yunus, outside the fort Of the same
name, which forms one Of the Tcha-
taldja defences.
The Same correspondent added that
fresh battle had started and was
spreading along the Tchataldja line.
the taking Of which might be expected
at any moment.
While the Turks have another and
more modern line Of Notifications be-
tween Tchataldja and Constantinoplo,
there Is little chance, in the opinion Of
| military experts, that they will make
stand there II they are defeated n:
Tchataldja. 1t is reported, however,
that the famous Damascus regiments
OF the Turkish army have been re-
! served for this last effort 10 save tina
capital.
Bulgaria has no intention whatever
Of remaining in Constantinople, accord
ing to an official at the Bulgarian Lega-
ton here. The Bulgarian troops will,
however. go to the Turkish capital.
The official. In the course of an inter-
view, this morning, sale:
Even had other circumstance not