Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-01
TURKS FALL
BACK, ARMY
in DISORRDER
Fears for Safety OF
Christians in Out
lying Towns as
Soldiers Retreat.
BULGARIAN TROOPS MAY
ADVANCE TO CAPITAL
Greek Torpedo Boat Sinks
Turkish Warship Under Guns
bfl Fort-Intervention Seems
Certain.

hO4N1OkNs ANONs f-U
army on which the fate of the Otto
man Empire depended has been out
generated and o%utfought. 1t has made
what is believed to be the last STAND
against the victorious Bulgarians, and
is now falling back in disorder on Its
final line of defense at the forts OF
Tchatalja, twenty-five miles only
from Constantinople.
Grave doubts are expressed in mill
tary circles, and repeated even in the
Turkish capital, as to whether the
remnants of the immense but dis
organized army OF the Sultan VIII
make any serious attempt to hold this
line.
Foreigners in Constantinople are
fearful for the safety of the Christian
populations of the Turkish towns, and
the European powers have taken
steps In this connection by the dis
patch of warships to Saloniki, Con-
stantinople and other Turkish ports
for the protection of their nationals.
This is the most pressing question OF
the moment. One correspondent in
Constantinople voices the fear of Eu-
ropeans in that city that the Turkish
retreat from Tchatalja might result
In massacres and pillage by what is
no longer an army, but a mob.
Old residents of Constantinople who
know the Turks thoroughly and are
not inclined to take an alarmist at
titude say the foreign warships could
afford some protection at Saloniki,
Constantinople and other ports, but
the widely scattered missions and
Christian populations in their opinion
are already seriously endangered.
The Bulgarian troops, who have
shown such lash since the opening
of the campaign, are not likely to
give the Turks much time to reor-
ganize. It is true they have hundreds
of dead and wounded. both Turks
and Bulgarians, to dispose of, and
this must, according to military ex-
perts, delay them somewhat. They
had however similar difficulties to
contend against after Kirk ilisseh
and around Adrianople, bur there was
moi much lull in the fighting then.
News comes today of the Bulgar-
ians' occupation of Demotica, thus
SCATTERING n hope the garrison Of
Adrlanople may have had Of deliver.
anee from that quarter.
Other paris of the line of invaders
are pulling themselves together for
another spring, which they hope will
finally and definitely put an end to
Turkish rule in Europe.
The Servians. having completed the
occupation of Macedonia, are estab-
fishing civil administrations there
and releasing some of their troops
to go to the assistance of their allies
at Adrianople and for an attack on
Saloniki. On the latter place armies
are converging from three direc-
tions.
The Greeks. too, are taking the Of
Iensive, and having occupied In the
Aegean sea some Turkish islands
conveniently located for an attack,
have put put Of commission a Turk
ish warship stationed at Salonki by
~torpedoing her during the night. She
was not of great value.
Nothing new has been heard from
the region OF Scutari, except a report
that the powder magazine In Tara
kosch has been destroyed by Monte
negrin shells.
Having decided to take steps to pro-
tect their nationals. the European
powers are now keeping in touch With
a view to acting In concert when the
opportune moment arrives. Bulgaria,
however, has let 1t be known that
Turkey must negotiate with the allied
Balkan nations directly, SO thai all
the powers can do Is to prepare to
look after their own interests when
the war is over.
The belief is held by some diplomats
here that the Bulgarian army will be
impelled to occupy Constantinople by
military and other considerations.
While the Bulgarians disclaim n
ambition to retain Constantinople,
they consider that the quickest way Of
arranging peace will be to dictate 1t
to Turkey in Its own capital. The
Bulgarian army would ais be able at
! the same time to protect the Christian
residents there.
y SOFIA, Nov. 1.-The official news
aaper. the Mir, say today: If Tur-
key desires peace she must negoti-
ate directly with the Balkan States
nd not seek the intervention of the
powers.
II is reported hat a Bulgarian col
um1 has captured the Turkish town
Of Struinnitza. ffty-ive miles to the
north OF Sa1oniki.
ATHENS. Greece. Nov. 1.-The
Turkish batt1eship Feth-i-Bulend
was sunk during asst night in the
Gulf OK Saloniki by a Greek torpedo
2 reek commanders daring en-
ter was carried out under the
CUR the Turkish forts without
sell served and tho torpedo boat
escf nscathad.
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