The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-11-02
FEAR MASSACRES
BY FLEEING TURKS
defeated Army, Now a Mob,
MenaCes Foreigners.
EUROPE FACING A CRISIS
AuIqaria Lets 1t Be Known That Mos
lens Must Negotiate With Allied
Balkan States to End War.

Balkan States to End War.
London, Nov. 2-The Turkish army
On which the fate of the Ottoman en-
pire depended has been out-generaled
and out-fought.
It has made what is believed to be
the last stand against the victorious
Bulgarians and is now falling back In
disorder on it's final line of defense at
The forts of Tchatalja, only twenty-five
miles from Constantinople.
Grave doubts are expressed in mill
tary circles, and repeated even in the
Turkish capital, as to whether the rem
nants of the immense but disorganized
army of the sultan will make any
serious attempt to hold this line.
Foreigners in Copstantinople are
fearful for the safety of the Christian
populations of the Turkish towns, and
the European powers have taken steps
In this connection by the dispatch OF
warships to Salonika, Constantinople
and other Turkish ports for the pro-
lection of their nationals.
This phase of the situation for the
moment overshadows the fear of grave
European complications growing out
Of the powers attempt to settle the Is
rues of the war. One correspondent in
Constantinople voices the fear of Eu-
ropeans in that city that the Turkish
retreat from Tchatalja might result in
massacres and pillage by what Is no
h,1f ronh
Old residents of Constantinople who
know the Turks thoroughly, and are
not inclined to take an alarmist atti-
tude, say the foreign warships could
afford some protection at Salonika,
Constantinople and other ports, but
the widely scattered missions and
Christian populations in their opinion
are already seriously endangered.
The Bulgarian troops, who have
shown such dash since the opening of
the campaign, are not likely to give
the Turks much time to reorganize. 1t
Is true they have hundreds of dead
and wounded, both Turks and Bulgar-
lans, to dispose of, and this must, ac-
cording to military experts, delay them
somewhat They had, however, similar
difficulties to contend against after.
Kirk-Kiliseh and around Adrianople,
but there was not much lull in the
fighting then.
! News comes Of the Buigarianss Hcef
cupation of Demotika. thus shattering
any hope the garrison Of Adrianople
may have had of deliverance from that
quarter. Other parts of the line of in
vaders are pulling themselves together
for another spring, which they hope
will finally and definitely put an end
to Turkish rule in, Europe.
Having decided to take steps to pro-
tect their nationals, the European
powers are now keeping in touch: with
q view to acting in concert when the
opportune moment arrives. Bulgaria,
however, has let it be known that Tur-
key must negotiate with the allied Bal
kan nations directly, so that all the
powers can do is to prepare to look
after their own in this when the war
Is over.
The belief is held by some diplo-
mats that the Bulgarian army will be
impelled to occupy Constantinople by
military and other considerations.
While the Bulgarians disclaim any
ambition to retain Constantinople,
they consider that the quickest way of
arranging peace will be to dictate it to
Turkey in it's own capital. The Bull
garian army would also be able at the
same time to protect the Christian
residents there.
The Turkish government itself ap-
pears to fear its own demoralized
army as much almost as it fears the
Bulgarians.
In the event of the hordes of beaten
and demoralized soldiers falling back
on the capital, it is difficult to fore
see what human Intervention Guild
save the city from sack and pillage
This fear is present with most of the
inhabitants, who realize that the fate
of the Turkish empire hangs in the
balance.