The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-11-07
Defeated Army is Now
Little More Than
Mob.
MASSACRE FEARED
Greek Torpedo Boat Sinks
Turkish Warship in Gulf
of Saloniki.

army, on which the fate of the Otto
man empire depended, has been out
generated and %outfought, has made
what is considered it's last stand
against the victorious Bulgarians and
now is falling back in disorder on
its final line of defense at the forts
of Tchalja, 25 miles from Constan-
tinople.
Grave doubts are expressed today
in military circles and repeated in
the Turkish capital as ia whether the
remnants of tie disorganized army of
the Sultan will make any serious at
tempt to hold their line.
Foreigners in Constantinople are
fearful for the safety of the Christian
populations of the Turkish towns and
the powers have dispatched warships
to Caloniki and other Turkish ports
for the potection of their national
titles.
Massacres and pillage by the mob
which no longer is an army, is feared
by some correspondents. Having
taken steps to protect Europeans,
causing considerable dispute.
with d view to acting in concert when
the opportunity arrives.
Turkish Warship Sinks.
Athens, Greece.-The Turkish var
ship Feth-I-Bulend was sunk during
the night in the gulf of Saloniki by
a Greek torpedo boat The Greek COM
mander S daring enterprise was car
ried out under the guns of The Tur-
kish forts without being observed and
the torpedo boat escaped unscathed.
Constantinople, Turkey-The sink
ing of the Turkish battleship Feth-I-
Bulend by a Greek torpedo boat in
the gulf of Saloniki, is confirmed in
a dispatch from Saloniki.
New Levy of Conscripts.
belgrade. Seryia.-The third levy OF
conscripts has been ordered by the
Servian war department. The men, as
soon as they are equipped, will be dis
patched to the territory occupied by
the Servians in Macedonia, where
they will act as a reserve. The
strength of the Servian armies has
astonished the Inhabitants of the con
quering country. Mussulman Arnouts
are now abandoning the Turks and
! taking the oats of allegiance to King
Peter of Servia.
Athens.-The Greeks today occu-
pied the Turkish island of Samoth-
race in the Aegean sea. Its popula-
ton numbered 5000, most of whom
are Christians.
Sofia.-The Turkish cruiser Ham
idier discharged nine shells yesterday
at the cape line lighthouse between
the Bulgarian ports or Burgas and
Narna. The lighthouse was damaged,
The Bulgarian government intends
to protest against the bombardment
of buildings devoted solely to peace
full purposes.
London, England.-A four days
battle in Thrace has ended in the
triumph of the Bulgarian command
er-in-chief, Gen. Favoff, whose skill
full strategy has probably brought TO
a close one of the shortest and most
remarkable wars on record.
A great Turkish army estimated at
more than 200, 200 men has been de-
feated and is in retreat. C~onstanti-
nople is believed to be at the mercy
of the victorious Bulgarian army and
a council sitting at the porte is dis
cussing the ACCESSIBILITY of suing for
peace.
Such is the news which from
Constantinople.
1t is only a fortnight since Turkey
declared war. The first week of the
campaign GldScu WIFI tHC oidlAdeIS
fall of Kirk-Kilisseh fully revealing
for the first time the disorganiZation,
bad morals and insufficient commits
sariat of the Turkish army.
Today that army is defeated; rout-
ed within 100 miles of Constantinople
and possibly it's retreat within the
capitals line of defense is cut off.
Generally the briefest and vaguest
! accounts nf tho prnat h3tf1p have
been received for the war has been
especially remarkable in that not a
single war correspondent has been al
lowed at the front except in h case
of the little Montenegrin campaign
against Scutari.
The Porte Alarmed.
Constantinople, Turkey.-Serious
news has been received from the
front. The council of ministers is
still sitting at the porte. 1t is be-
lieved hal the ministers are discus
sing the proposition of concluding
peace with the Balkan states.
The exact nature of the latest adj
vices from the battle line in Thrace
has not been made known, but last
evening the government received the
following report from Nazim Pasha.
the war minister and commander of
the Turkish forces:
"Our eastern army has been en-
gagged for the last four days in
serious fighting with the Bulgarian
forces between Lule Burgas and Visa.
Our army corps concentrated at Lule
Bergas and to the north are Offering
Vigorous resistance to the nemey adj
vancing in this direction.
THE citadel at Adrianople is still
holding out. Our forces in the
neighborhood of Visa are making a
successful advance.
Still early official advice stated
that a Bulgarian force of 10000 men
had concentrated in the Istrandia
mountains where the retreat of the
B%ulgarians had been cut eff"