Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-11-05

Much sympathy is felt for the COM
mander by those who knew and real
/ lied the important part corruption ana
Incompetence PLAYED in landing him
in his present dilcmnn.
A NranNa dispatch to the Exchange
telegraph. says the concentration of
me SerNian forces has been completed
and that the advance ON Muuastr and
Saloniki has commenced
The third army Is advancing vest
Ward toward Durazzo ana another az
vision starting nom NoNilpasar. is an
preaching Scutari
General SteppanoNitch. with anoth-
er large force. is marching To form "A
junction with the Bulgarians hesicginr
Adrianoplc.
a Mustapha pasha dispatch 10 the
Morning Post SAYS II Is officially stat
cd that twenty battalions OF Turks
supported lay artillery. made Il sortie
along both banks to the MARTHA river
west of Adrianople. rhc battle lasted
all day The Bulgarians made "A vigor.
Gus counter attack aud drove the
Turks back with heavy losses
The Busarlans complain OF serious
breaches of the rules Of war. aleg-
ing that the Turks used the white flag
To entice Che enemy into danger
massacre in Constantinople Is inn
possible If the government is deter
mined to prevent IT, according to the
correspondent OF the Post. and the
government being determined to
maintain order az all costs. is ready
To accept foreign Assistance TO this
end
The communicating of a great
army In battle without any communi-
cation with or knowledgo Of the
movements Of his forces. Is the de-
scrption of the plight OF Ahdullah
Pnsha, ON October a0th. the decisive
day of the lighting, which Ashmead
bartlett cables to the Daily Telegraph
from Constanza
The correspondent contrasts the po- :
sltion OF the Turkish commander with |
mat Of General Oyama during the
Manchurian battles. with the japanese
twenty miles beyond the lighting line. |
but in constant touch by telegraph |
and telephone with every regiment
and battery of his army. Abdullah was
supposed to be directing the moves |
nents OF four army corps over front |
or twenty Eve miles In extent He held |
a position in an old grave yard close
to the front
Abdullah. said the correspondent.
remained through the entire day ex-
rept Tor one BRIEF Interval, on |
mound. HIS sole companions were his
stan and personal escort His sole
means of obtaining information as ia
wnat was happening clseW here. wcra
MS field glasses. Not line of tolc-
graph pr telephone nad been brought |
TO the front; not single wireless in
s'aliation, although the Turkish |
friny on paper Possesses twelve |
complete outfits for its army corps
ma not an effort had been made even
10 establish even line OF messcn.
gers to connect headquarters with the '
'arious corps. Not n single aeroplanel
vas within one hundred miles OF tho
'ront, If any exist, there was no one
o LlN.
IN the course OF the whole day III
aw only one orderly ride up with a
message, from which gather that the
orps commander did not even take
he trouble to communicate with the Z
ommandcr-in n-chief
Thus the battle instead Of being
lrccted by one master mind, resolved
tself into four Isolated engagemcnts
With four separate commanders. each
snoranl OF his comrades movements.
ach having the same difficulty To
Communicate with his divisions and