The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-08
The Greek Army Occupies the
Turkish Stronghold.
Formal Negotiations for Sur
render of COnstantinOple.
UNCLE SAM SENDS WARSHIPS
Turks Make Peace Overtures
Direct to Bulgaria.
The European Concert Is Re-
ported Out of Tune.

Athens, Nov. S.-The Greek army
commanded by Crown Prince Constan-
tine occupied Saloniki, the Turkish
stronghold in southwest ern Turkey in
Europe today.
Concert Out of Tune.
Paris, Nov. S.-The two groups OF
European powers known as the
triple alliance" and the triple
entente" which together compose the
concert" found themselves badly out
| of tune today over the rupture be-
| tween Austria and Servia regarding
Servia's access to the Adriatic sea-
Russia, France and England sup
port the Servian claims on which Aus
tria, encouraged by Germany and
Italy, apparently has placed direct
veto.
Uncle { I'M Sends Warships.
Washington, Nov. s-Two big
armored cruisers. the Tennessee and
the Montana, have been given rush
orders to proceed to Turkish waters, to
look after the interests of American
citizens.
Constantinople TrembIes.
Vienna, Nov. 8.-TnformaI negotia-
tions for the surrender of Constanti-
nople have been entered upon, accord
ing to the correspondent of the
Rechspost with the Bulgarian army.
The correspondent adds that the
Turkish troops have been repulsed
from the principal points of the
Tsehatalja line, the fall of which is
expected Immediately.
Suing for Peace.
Cologne, Germany, Nov. SIT IN
reported in Sofia, Bulgaria, says a dis
patch to the Cologne Gazette that the
porte has proposed to Bulgaria to
begin peace negotiations without the
,diation of the powers.
Bulgaria Stands Pat.
Sofia, Nov. S.-The Bulgarian cabi-
net maintains the absolute necessity of
any peace negotiations with Turkey
being conducted directly with the
Balkan nations in order to insure the
future position of the various states
involved and to prevent the danger OF
further conflict after the war has
ceased.
The government organ Mir express
ed surprise that Turkey recognized her
defeat but yet ignores the victors and
continues to seek salvation from the
powers. The newspaper remarks that
such mediation in the past has proved
costly for Turkey territorially and II
persisted in now may cause her Asiatfc
empire to become second Egypt.
Russia on War Footing.
st. Petersburg, Nov. S.-The Rus
sian government has decided to retain
all the tim e-expired soldiers of the
Russian army in active service with
their regiments until next spring.
This places the Russian army prac-
Lcaliy on a war roofing, as the order
affects several hundred thousand men
whose places would in the ordinary
course, have been taken by the same
number of recruits who have just
been called up.
1t is announced that the government
has taken this step as the best means
of preventing war, and it is thought
that this can only mean that the gov
ernment foresees the possibility of com
plications arising out of the Balkan
situation. The detention of the time
expired men will entail cost of many
millions.
Disease Attacks Turks.
Constantinople, Nov. S.-Fugitive
Turkish soldiers are reported to have
massacred many people in the village
of Silivri on the coast of the Sea of
Marmora and southwest of the Tcha-
talja forts. The fleeing soldiers, who
were half starved and utterly demor-
allied, are said to have set fire to all
the houses in the village.
A disease resembling cholera has
broken out among the wounded Tur-
kish soldiers arriving in Constantine
For Public Consumption.
Constantinople, Nov. s.-There Is
every indication here now that the
war against the Balkan allies Will be
continued to the bitter end as advised
by Nazim Pasha, the Turkish COM
mander in ch1ef.
Oncers of the army join with the
Turkish press in applauding the de-
termination of the commander IN
chief to continue the fight, and It is
stated that the population of the
Turkish empire is ready to assist by
every means in it's power.
At the same time many Moslems are
said to have sworn to sacrifice their
lives to safeguard the glory Of Islarn-
The Yeni Gazette says today:
IF Europe wishes to tear up
treaties 1t may do so; but we will not
allow the Koran and the history OF
Osman to be torn up. All the Turkish
minister's with the grand vizier, aged
"a at their head, as well as our high
our soldiers and the whole
nation, have sworn to shed their blood
Those who entertained the idea of
q abandoning the fatherland wiz incur
the rnalediction of the Almighty
prophet"
Triple Alliance to Keep Out
Berlin, Nov s.-Germany, Austria
Hungary and Italy viii not intervene IN
the BalIin situation SO long as their
special interests are not affected and
unless they are required to do SO By the
beIligerent nations
This determination was reached fol-
lowing series of conferences held here
between the Marquis Di San Guiliano.
italian foreign minister, the imperial
chancellor and the German foreign sec
retary at which the Austrian smbassa-
dor also was present.
In a serni-offfcial statement issued to-
day it was announced that the Triple
Alliance will follow a common course
in regard to the Balkans, at the same
time keeping in friendly touch with the
other powers
The Marquis Di San GiuIiano left Bar-
lin f0dav