Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-31
Outside World Being Kept in
Ignorance Of Actual De
tails Of What is Thought
to be Decisive Clash.
NAZIM PASHA GIVES
ENCOURAGING WORD
Bulgarian Troops Thought
to Have Suffered Check in
Vicinity Of Adrianople E;
Conflicting Reports.


haps the decisive one of the year, ia
proceeding somewhere to the east
line from Constantinople to Adrian.
ople between the Turkish and Bull.
garian armies, and heavy fighting also
Is taking place around Adrianople it.
self.
Beyond the fact that a clash has
come, however, the general stats OF
the Turkish and Bulgarian armies are
keeping the outside world ignorant. No
news has come from the scene OF ac-
tion except the dispatch from Nazim
Pasha, the Turkish commander-in.
chief, saying: "The position Is favor
able to the Turks t
Military critics here are inclined to
believe that the Turkish army Is at
last ready to take the offensive and
has a chance of retrieving itself.
The Bulgarian troops obviously
have suffered check in the vicinity
OF Adrtanople as dispatches from
Sofia report the arrival there OF
many wounded from the front and It
is announced that the Bulgarian plan
OF storming the great fortress has been
delayed until reinforcements arrive.
Zekki Pasha is gathering the rem.
nants OF his army ut Monastir to meet
the advancing Servians and the allied
Bulgarian column. 1t lis thought he
may make another Plevna or Monas-
tir and prepare himself there for q
long siege.
The failure OF the ex-sultan Abdul
hammid to arrive at Constantinople
whittier he was being removed from
Saloniki seems to confirm the report
that the railroad between those two
cities also has been interrupted.
Turks Win at Three Points.
London, Oct. 3O-The Bulgarian
army was defeated by the Turks at
Visa, Remil and Serai yesterday. ac-
cording to an official dispatch re.
ce1ved by the Ottoman embassy here.
The Turkish loss totaled 500 killed
and wounded.
Greeks Are Successful.
Washington, d. c., Oct. 3O.-Cables
from the Greek foreign office to the
Greek legation today announced that
the right wing of the Greek army yes
terday occupied Katarina and was in
pursuit of the Turkish forces. The left
wing last night occupied Erkalar.
Moses Gives His Views.
London, Oct. 3O.-In the event of
decisive battle at Adrianople, Turkey
is sure to suffer peace, according to
George H. Moses, former United
States minister to Greece. In the
course Of an interview today he said:
"The terms Of peace will be dictated
absolutely by the Balkan allies with
out hindrance from the powers. The
terms. will agree with those laid down
In the note sent by the Balkan ma
tions to the porte before the declara-
tion OF war; with the important ex-
ceptions that the Balkan nations will
hold all the territory conquered by
them with Suzerainty over the other
Christian districts of European
Turkey.
"The Balkan alliance Is not q for
NAL consideration but permanent
agreement with more points of
cohesion than are contained in the
Triple alliance.
"The Balkan allies are probably
making every effort to capture all the
Turkish provinces Of Macedonia and
Albania, SO that they may be in po-
sition to enforce their demands for the
annexation Of these districts"
Troops Effect q Junction.
Rieka, Montenegro, Oct. 30.-The
center column of Montenegrin troops,
commanded by Crown Prince Danilo
today effected r junction with the
southern Montenegrin army under
General Martinovitch east OF Scutan.
Two Governments Agree.
Vienna, Oct. 30.-The Austrian and
Russian governments have arrived at
an understanding on the Balkan ques-
ton according to the Neue Freie
Presse.
An onicial announcement on the sub
ject Is expected shortly to explain the
nature of the accord and the common
policy that has been agreed upon with.
reference to the future treatment Of
the Balkan question.
MANAGER OF KEOKJJK
NEWSPAPER WEDS
Keokuk. Oct. 30-Mrs. Florence A