The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-11-14

Sultan s Palace.
PARIS, Special.-The powers
have notified Turkey that they
could not open negotiations with
the Balkan allies with n view go
bringing about an armistice i'm
the Balkan war.
Turkey was instructed through
the French Government that the
Balkan States could propose
peace, but could not propose an
arniSticc.
VIENNA, Special.-Turkey Is
crushed After more than five
centuries aScendenCy i'm South
eastern Europe the Turk Is on
the point of being driven back
into Asia across the Bosphorous.
In one OF the shortest, bIOodi-
est and most decisive wars i'm the
history OF mankind a great en-
pire has been humblcd and de-
feated by "a little kingdom less
than half its size.
Whipped irretricvably by the
Bulgars, the Turkish Govern
ment may lose its $1,000 square
miles OF territory I'm Europe, with
Its 100000 subjects. Although
Greece, Seryia and Montenegro
have aided i'm the overthrow of
Turkey, history will accord the
lions share of honOrs to Bulgaria,
the real victor.
History of worldwide imnOr-
pOrCancc and interest Is being
made i'm the Balkan peninsula.
The great powers of the world
have not yet recovered from their
astOnishIncnt ut the feat of the
BulgarS, who have struck one
staggering blow after another at
the Turks.
But while the political side of
the struggle reaches far I'm its inn
pOrtance, the human side of the
struggle Is now the gripping
part OF the story. The meagcr de-
4 fils of midnight battle. valiant
y charges, long bOmbGrdments and
plains streNn with dead and
dying Just now mainly concern
the people of the world.
The aspects of treaty. armistice
and territorial disintegratiOn are
left TO the chancclIOries. The
Turk gained his foothoId i'm Eu-
rope i'm 1851, and from all indi-
cations today Inc will lose IL i'm
1912, alter 55S years of Occu-
pancy.
Word II momentarily expected
that the Christian soldiers arc
knocking at the gates of the OF
toman capital, and with that
word il expected to come news
of the flight OF MOhammcd V,
the ruler of the empire.
WOUNDED SUFFER.
Dispatches from Sofia, Con-
StantinOple and other Interested
capitals added TO the horrors OF
the war.
They told of thousands OF dead
left lying upon the great battle
field. which stretches in the form
of a gigantic cIlipsis southwark
and eastward from Kirk kiicSseh,
enclosing AdrianopIc, Lule Bur
gas. Serial, ChOrlu and other towns
along tic Orient Railway and the
ltrkcnc River TO terminating
point twenty-five miles north OF
ConstantinopIc mt the Chatalja
fOrtrcSScS.
This great battlefield over
which the struggle has ragged for
fifteen days comprises ut least 500
square miles.
/ Thousands of wounded, Bull
u CARS and Turks alike. lie unat-
, tended i'm iinprOviscd hospitals i'm
ChOrlu, LuIc Burgas. Istrandza,
VIA. Serial and EslI Bahia.
Scores Of hamlets have been burne
or RACED by artillery fire.
Thousands are homeless. either flee
ing with the Turkish army into Con
or begging protection froI
the Bulgar soldiers of General Sa
voff's army.
Upon orders from Car Ferdinand
non-combatants are being protecte
by the Bulgarian soldiers.
No distinction is being made for re
Iigion.
Followers of Islam are being give
the same protection as members Of tn
orthodox Greek church.
i Women are being pressed into ser
Me- as nurses and old men as gray
fiisgers. Long trenches are used a
graves. No mark or monument mark
the graves.
1t is reported here that Abdulla
Pacha, Furkish chief of staff, wa
in Saturdays fighting.
Dispatches from the :tcc2:c- % 90
-!cr -! 0IIite iII paying warm tribut
TO the bravery of the Bulgars. The
all make specific mention also of tn
fanatical fury which has so far marke
the fighting OF the Bulgarian troop.
But the fury of the Bulgars was nc
TO be compared with the atrocious be
havior of the Turks.
The cruelties committed by the Re
iifs on their retreat were dreadful
Dozens OF dead Christian women wer
found, their BODIES slashed wit
Nives. The desolate western range
RI the Istrandja Mountains wer
Turned into shambles.