Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-11-09
Army Threatens Revolt.

Army Threatens Revolt
The leaders of the COMMITTEES o.
union and progress also informed the
grand vizier that there would be
terrible revolution unless the Turkish
army continued TO fight until the last
ditch. As a result of this and Of the
attitude Of the army. it is understood
that Kiamil Pasha decided to aban-
don the idea of asking the powers to
intervene
The officers who were sent into re-
tirement from the Turkish army IN
1903 for political reasons are now
being reinstated. according to
special dispatch from Constantinople
to the Echo de Paris. They viii do
their utmost TO lick into shape the
fresh troops being drafted into Nazim
Pasha's army. which is being reor-
ganized behind the lines Of Tchatalja.
Young Turks Blamed.
Ghazi Ahmet Mukhtar Pasha. the
veteran victor of Kars IN the Russo
Turkish war of 1877, and former
grand vizier, in published interview
explained the defeat of the Turkish
army in the following way The
Young Turks have ruined our army.
Formerly part of the officers came
from the ranks and the remainder
from the military schools. The Young
Turks did not like that system. They
began by pensioning or finding other
situations for the men who had risen
from the ranks and replacing them by
youngsters from the military acad-
emy. During three years about ]. 500
joined in this way, but all OF them
were too young and Inexperienced.
"Our battaloins of infantry, which
are 500 strong, had ony seven officers
each al the outbreak OF the war.
whereas in the past they had always
sixteen or seventeen. What could
you expect our brave soldiers TO do
without officers and without food.
for we have no eommissariat de-
partment2 They could do only one
thing. They fed"
An interview with a Bulgarian sol-
dier who participated in the battle
of Lule-Burgas is published in the
Matin.
Turks Couldn't shoot.
What struck US most. this sol-
dier said, was the harmlessness Of
the Turkish shooting The bullets
few high over our heads as II the
Turkish soldiers were not aiming.
but shooting with their heads turned.
Our company comprised 1870 men.
During the three-day battle We were
engaged in a fight lasting eight
hours and only two Of our men were
wounded, one in the thigh and the
other in the ankle. We were often
only 200 yards from the enemy On
the other hand, the effect Of our FIRE
was terrible. Our men insisted on
jumping up 70 see the result of each
volley. much TO the disgust OF our
officers, VINO oTten lost their teIn-
pers in trying 10 induce the men 70
obey their orders to keep cover.
VIENNA. Austria, Nov a.--The
Bulgarians are now attacking with
all their strength the remaining Tur-
lSish positions about Tchatalja. and
the fall OF these vital Turkish d.
fenses in front of Constantinople iz
only a matter OF hours. according 10
todays dispatches from the Relrha=
posts correspondent
The Bulgarian third army has PEN
etrated far into the forest REGION
south of Derkes lake. preparatory ~
the advance on Constantinople. nh le
the first army is engaged against the
main Turkish position east Of Tcna-
tai5a. This position IS not yel n1IaA
plefely pierced. bn1 th1 end 81 The
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