The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-11-07
BuLGARjANs REPORTED STILL IN
PURSUIT OF DEMoRALlzED
OTTOMAN ARMY
FAIL TO RALLY AGAIN
London Hears That Constantinople is
Unaware of the Re-
verses to Their
Troops.


Thrace or concerning the exact posi-
ton of the Turkish army.
During their flight from Lule Bursas.
the Turks met reinfOrcements from
Tchatalja and attempted rally near
Tchorlu, but were defeated and driven
back The chief line of the Bulgarian
pursuit is believed to be along the
south, and it is expected that large
force of Turks will be cut off. Diminu-
ton of Maxim Pashas army by this
means added up to his casualties and
the destruction of the moral of his
troops are expected to make the Turks
incapable Of further offensive action in
which case the Tchatalja lines will be
taken by the Bulgarians without diff
ficulty.
A rough estimate places the Turkish
casualties in three days of fighting at
10000 men.
constantinopIe Unaware.
London.-The perpleXity rising from
the policy of the governments engaged
in warfare in southeastern Europe in
totally excluding newspaper cores
pondents from the zone of hostilities is
more pronounced than ever.
An extraordinary series Of dispatch
es from Nazim Pasha, the Turkish
commander-in-chief, claiming that the
Turkish army had recaptured Burnar-
hissar and was still holding it's own
against the Bulgarian advance. was
published in Constantinople Friday. In
the absence of independent testimony
however, various assumptions as to
the accuracy of these kilograms are
possible. They may be belated dis
patches referring to early stages of the
struggle or may be mere representa-
tions for the benefit of the Turkish
populace.
On the other hand, they may mean
that the Bulgarian victory was not so
complete as was represented by Sofia,
or possibly the nine divisions of Turk
ish reserves the reports of Thursday
said had been ordered to the Turkish
center may be holding back the Bull
garian advance.
Except for the general state
ment that tie Turks were retreating
on Chataldja, fighting rear guard &C.
tions, no details of the battle were
Forthcoming from Sofia, but the arrival
of 5000 wounded men in CONSTANT
nople tells it's own story of the san
culinary character of the encounter
Despite the optimistic reports from the
Turkish side it is not believed here
that the Turkish army can retrieve.
Allies Would Dictate Terms.
All indications from Sofia are that
the allies are determined to dictate
terms of peace from Constantinople.
The most interesting feature of the
war news is the brilliant exploit of
Greek torpedo boat sinking Turkish
battleship at Saloniki Thursday night.
among these people there is no
hope, no thought worth registering,
no ideals, no particular purpose in
life. For six months of the year they
simply exist, living in snow houses
and eating seal meat In the summer
they move to the mainland and sub
sist on caribou meat They have no
religion and no marriage ceremony,
although there is fidelity as tribal
characteristic. Through other Eski-
mos they do some trading, but pre-
cious little.'
Turkish Army Starving.
Constantinople.-( Kustonje, Ru-
mania)-A Turkish officer who was at
Kirk-Kilisseh when it fell into the
hands of the Bulgarians, in relating
the story of the battle said:
eve had been starving for eight
days, and 1t was impossible for the
soldiers, worn out and with empty
stomachs, to fight"
Greeks Sink Turkish Ship.
Athens.--Lieutenant Vothis, com.
mander of the torpedo boat which
Thursday night sank the Turkish bat
tleship Feth-I-Bulend at Saloniki, sent
report Of the incident to the govern
ment