The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-22
If Turks Can Win Over Bulgarians at
Adrlanoplc, 1t May Put Sudden
Stop to the Balkan
Quarrel.
FLOWING HE WANTS TO TALK
BLOOD rs Fl
Greeks Are Pushing Forward Into the
suItan's Territory and 1900 Arc
Reported Killed In ona
Engagement.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
PARIS, Oct. 22.-That diplomats be-
lieve the Balkan war will practically
be settled by the battle looked for
within a few days between Turks and
Bulgarians in the vicinity of Adrian
ople was confirmed here today on
high authority
If the Turks are defeated, it was
said, their power may be considered
finally broken. If they are victorious,
on the other hand, 1t was predicted
that Servia and Greece, as well as
Bulgaria, will be more thaa willing
to stop fighting, since they cannot
hope TO succeed where their more
powerful ally has been vanquished.
The irresponsible and turbulent
Montenegrins, 1t was agreed may not
be 80 easily satisfied, but alone they
are not considered very seriously
With view to this contingency,
informal negotiations were in progress
today, 1t was said, between the
chancellories OF the powers, looking
toward an immediate effort following
the impending battle, whatever Its
outcome, to induce the combatants to
accept moderate terms and end the
conflict.
1900 Killed.
ATHENS, Oct. 22.-The Greek In
vaders of Turkey are steadily pushing
| their way northward into the sultan''
| territory, capturing huge quantities o
abandoned Turkish war supplies, If /
statement given out BY the govern
ment today is to be accepted at t.
face value. Greek losses at Elassons
were placed at twenty killed and sev
enty-five wounded. Reports sent ou
to this mornings foreign press from
lother sources gave 1900 as the numbel
killed.
Soldiers Killed In Wreck.
LONDON, Oct. 22.-Two hundret
| Turkish soldiers were killed and man,
/ injured in the wreck of militar.
train on the Smyrna-Aidin railroad
according to a Constantinople die
patch received here today. The trail
1 Jumped the track and plunged dow
an embankment, it was said.
Siege OF Adrianope.
4 CONSTANTINOPIE, Oct. 22.-
I News that the Bulgarian army has be
gun a siege of Adrianople was mo
mentarily expected here today
4 was admitted that the enemy ha
reached the environs of the city AM
that the Turks are gradually with
. drawing behind its Notifications.
4 Turkish military men expressed n
anxiety at the Bulgarians' practicall
unopposed advance, however, sayinj
4 they are simply being lured towar
]. a battle field of the Turks own choof
ing
That the Bulgarians will attempt t
!, take Adrianople by storm was COZ
sidered wildly improbable. It's fort
4. fications are immensely strong, it wa
pointed out, and well defended, SO tha
an assault, it was asserted, would b
suicidal.
Long before the garrison can b
, starved into surrender, army officer
here declared the siege will hay
been raised In the meantime, the
added further Bulgarian advance T.
ward Constantinople Is out of th
Iduestion, since the foe would not dar
to leave strong unconquered fore
, behind them to cut off their retreat
the event of subsequent disaster.
Replying to the allies charge (
\ Turkish atrocities against the sultan
christian subjects, the government
Q sued a proclamation today, impresslr
y upon Mohammedans the important
: of good behavior and pledging prote
0 ton to christians who remain loyal
u the sultan.
e Bulgarian Victory.
d SOFIA, Oct. 22.-That the Bulgari;
troops have broken through the e
e tire Turkish line from Greece to Il
r Black Sea was asserted in an offici
] announcement posted here today t
!. statement rests solely on the autht
e ity of the Bulgarian governme
IS which has shown no disposition
f. minimize Bulgafia's successes and m
be taken for what 1t Is worth T
8 Turks certainly have no cord
1t stretched completely across the co,
lg try, but if the Bulgarians have 81
ID ceeded in Overwhelming all the $
a tan's various scattered forces throul
h. out so long a stretch of territory
: is plain that the Turks have suffer
a disaster of the first magnitude.