Evening star., 1912-11-24
TWO TURKISH BATTALlONS
REPULSED AT TCHATALJA
Bulgarian Force Said to Have Lost
Heavily Through Cholera.
STRICT CENSORSHIP AT VIENNA
Newspapers Forbidden to Publish Re-
ports of Military Measures.
More ENJOYS to Discuss
ArmiStice Named

VIENNA, November 23.-The
independence of Albania has been
proclaimed at Durazzo by IsmaiI
kemal Bey, the leader of the Al
banians. according to a report
published in the Allgemeine Zeit-
ung today.
SOFIA. November 23.-After
the Turkish sortie at Adrianople
yesterday the Bulgarians began a
bombardment OF that fortress that
lasted through the night. 1t IS
announced that two Turkish bat
talions which attacked the Bull
guarians at Tchatalja this MORN
ing were repulsed with heavy loss.
Demands Are Waived.
LONDON. November 23.-The Balkan
allies are understood to have waived their
demand for the evacuation by the Turks
of the lines of Tchatalja and willing
that the garrison of Adrianople should
march out with the honors OF war. ac-
cording to the Pail Mall Gazette. They
insist. however, on the surrender of the
fortress of Adrianople itself. The porte,
on the other hand. demands that Adriano-
pie remain invested pending the armls-
tice. as the French fortress OF Belfort
did during the Franco-German armfstice
in 1871.
Censorship Of Press.
VIENNA, November 23-The news
papers here have been strictly forbidden
b. the authorities to publish any reports
OF military measures in the Austro-Hun-
earian empire. The dispatch of tele-
grams giving such information also has
been prohibited.
Will Adhere to Convention.
ROME, November 23.-Servia's diff
culties in extending her territory as far
as the Albanian coast of the Adriatic sea
have been augmented by Austria giving
Italy to understand that she is deter
mined to adhere strictly to the conven-
tion concluded with the Marquis Nisconti
Venosta, when he was Italian foreign
minister In 1S99 by which both Vienna
and Rome pledged themselves not to oc-
cupy any Albanian territory. They also
agreed at that time not TO support any
territorial changes in that region except
tonomous.
Italy considers herself, therefore, Off
cialy pledged to stand by Austria, not
wirhstanding her sympathy for the Bal
Ean states.
Named as Plenipotentiaries.
CoNsTANTINOPLE. November 23-
Reehad Pasha. minister of commerce, and
Hadi Pasha. chief of staff. have been ap-
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discuss the armistice. The appointment
of the ambassador to Germany. Osman
Miami Pasha. as a plenipotentiary.
which was doubted. has been confirmed.
He VIII reach here Monday.
The government asserts that the Turk
ish plenipotentiaries are empowered to
act only IN event of the allies modifying
their terms. The Bulgarian representa-
tives are expected TO arrive at Tchatalja
tomorrow.
There was no fighting along the Tcha-
talja lines today. The Bulgarians have
retired 10 positions several miles in the
rear. Their losses by cholera are report
ed 70 be severe.
Interest Has Shifted.
LONDON. November 23-Interest in me
war situation shifted today from the bel
ligerents, whose delegates are preparing
70 meet with an apparent sincere de-
sire to work out the terms for truce
TO the great neighboring powers. Aus
tria and Russia.
These titanic rivals are strengthening
their border forces at an hour when
the statesmen of all the powers are
spreading tCoadcast assurances that
their only policy is to subordinate
rivalries and interests to the common
welfare OF Europe in the cause Of
peace.
No threatening factor in the situation
- known which has not existed since
the beginning of the war. unless it is
the near approach Of the Servian army
10 the Adriatic. and the steps toward
mobilization may mean nothing more
than mutual distruSt
When the crisis over Bosnia and Herze-
Sovina arose both Russia and Austria
came nearer to war footing than they
seem to be now; yet the war cloud drifte,l
away.
Reports of Mobilization.
Reports of the Russian mobilization
published in the Vienna Rechspost. the
organ of the heir to the throne. specirv
that all the military districts on the
frontier, Wilma. Warsaw kiev and Odes
"a. as we'll Moscow. are to adopt a
war footing: the Don Cossacks are 10 be
pushed TO the border. and the prepara.
tions I'm Russian Poland include the dis
Patch OF an enormous number of trains
with troops and munitions toward the
Austrian line.
Three Berlin papers purport to have fn-
formation of the Austrian prepare tions
which include the mobilization of three
army corps To- the Russian frontier and
reinforcements for Bosnia, while from
Prague an account is telegraphed of Ger.
man military activity.
Such war!ike preparations. coupled
with the visit of Archduke Franz Ferdi.
nand. Crown Prince of Austria Hungary
10 the German emperor, and the confer
-ence which the Austrian chief of staff
iField Marshal Won Schemua. had yester-
day with Lieut.. Gen. Count Won Moltke
chief OF the German general staff, nat
uraiiy excite acute curiosity.
The additional announcement that Aus
tina has muzZled correspondents by q
rigid censorship adds fuel to the flames