The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-11-18
VICTORY Of NAz|M PASHA
MANY PRISONERS TAKEN
Turks Hear Early Reports Of
n Great Victory at
Tchataldju.
ENJOYS ARE WORRIED
Meeting Of Ambassadors De-
cidr> to Land Men From
the Fleet.
ENJOYS ARE WORRIED


ro2srANriNopLE, Nov. l7.--On the
teeth of west wind coming down the
valley from the Tchataldia forts IL
borne to the ears of those in this plague
stricken city the sound of far away
artillery FIRE And the people waiting
here with despair IN their hearts know
that once again the Bulgars are attack
ing the last defence Of the Turk ia Eu-
rope.
Up along the winding railroad track,
across the countryside where hangs the
smoke OF burning villages at the end Of
the desolate stretches dotted with slow
moving wagon trains filled with the
wounded. Nazim Pasha. with his back t.
4 capital. Is making one more stub
born effort % keep the Bulgar out Of
The housetops OF ;he capital are blac k
with people straining every ear to tina,
far off booming. The city is tense with
excitement The frequency OF the re-
ports suggests The size OF the engage
ment that is being fought out al Tcha-
taldja
The villagers from the nelghborhood
of the firing lines fiockins 10 the upper
Bosporus are legion. They are in a
panic and numbers are begging for ad-
mission to the grounds OF the Am
bassadors' summer residences at Thera- :
pia. Blyukdere and Yenikoui. The
Sna iSh In
gardens at Biyukdere to them.
There comes but little news back Ia
the waiting populace as TO ho,' II fares
with their General at the front. one
despatch telling that the Turks. attacked
on their LEFT flank early in the day
threw back the invaders caused mo-
mentary JOY. but the attitude of the
people In general is depressed or apa :
thetic.
This despatch from Nazim PSsha.
who IL comma nder at the from, was is
sued tonight:
THE battle which began this morn
ing with q Bulgarian infantry attack
continued until an hour past sunset.
The enemy. who advanced particularly
TO the front OF our right and centre,
was repulsed by our infantry and artil-
lery fire. Three Bulgarian batteries
were destroyed"
The Sultan telegraphed his congratu-
lations Ia Na1m pasha. who replIed
saving thu, hi. Ma iss,v,s message was
recsIvsd with cheers hv tho troous
who's. condi,ion and morale wsrs excel.
lent.
The International Health Council met
to-day and decided that in view of
the cholera. which affects both armies.
neither ought under any circumstances
b. allowed to enter this city. The de-
cision Will be communicated to the
Powers
Persons who have arrived I'm the
capital report unexplained movements
Of the Turkish troops behind the Tcha
taIdja lines. One person SAYS tha, sew
eral thousands have been leaving the
lines and several hundreds Of others
are moving toward Constantinopls.
1t is regarded as significant that the
Greek villagers on the Constantlnople
peninsula, who hitherto have not shared
Tested by the Turks. are now beginning
to quit their homes and are coming
into this city.
The evening papers announce VIC
tory for the Turks In very confident
tones. They say the Ottoman has won
a great victory. According to their des-
patches the left wing Of the Bulgars
was crumpled by the sallying Turks and
the right wing Is In dangerous posi-
ton. Eight thousand prisoners, several
guns aud a quantity OF munitions were
taken by the Turks. say the papers.
They report the Turks as marching
toward Muradi, with the Turkish fleet
in the Marmora Sea and the Black Sea
cooperating with the and forces and
shelling the fleeing Bulgars. Those
here In the city watched under darkened
brows as body OF men In strange uni
forms swung through the streets to-
ward dusk. They were the sailors from
the foreign ships and at their head was
Maxim gun. The en- were in full
campa igning kit and they came TO a
halt at the approaches to the Pera dis