The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-11-27
HITS TURKEY HARD
SERYIANS CAPTURE MONASTIR
With GARRISON
WRECKS TURKS Hopes

Said to be the Most Important Vic
tory Yet Gained Over the Turkish
Army, As it Wrecks Its Hopes Of
Successful Resistance Against the
Victorious Allies.
A cable dispatch from London says
4ny idea that the Turkish govern
ment may have had of benefitting by
continued resistance in the Turkish
Balkan war must be shattered by
Mondays news Of the fall of Monas-
tir.
In the capture of that important
town the Servians took three pashas,
including the commander-in-chief,
r'ethi Pasha, $4,000 men thus achiev-
ing the greatest individual success OF
the war.
Monastir was the second city OF
Importance in European Turkey. 1t
was Turkeys stronghold in Macedo-
MIA, and by its downfall Macedonia
passes completely out or Turkish
hands.
What parts the Greeks played in
the capture has not yet been ascer-
tanned. 1t is known that the Greek
army was marching to the assistance
Of the ServianS ana it is supposed
that the Greeks were able to cut of
the Turkish retreat towards the
south.
The Servians naturally could be
elated at this victory, which out
shines the capture of Salonki and
must have great moraI effect on the
future course Of the war.
Another of the strange silences
which have been characteristic OF
this war appears to have fallen over
Constantinople, from which city
brief dispatches have been received
telling of the resumption of the Tcha-
talja battle and that the sultan has
made fresh personal appeal to the
European sovereigns to intervene for
the termination of the war. Quite as
little may be expected to come OF this
appeal as Of the previous attempt at
mediation by the powers.
With cholera and typhus raging
within her deuoraliZed army and a
powerful enemy hammerlng at the
gates of the capital, Turkey must
again appeal to the allies for terms.
Undoubtedly the object Of the COM
manders in ordering the attack on
Tchatalja lines was to compel this
course. It seems incredible that Bull
garia for the mere glory OF trIum-
phal entry into a city she does not
desire to possess should wish to take
her army into disease infested zones.
Turkish reports, even the official
dispatches, of the operations have
been so unreliable throughout that
little attention can be paid to the
statements regarding the Tchatal'a
battle issued at Constanstinople Sum
day and Eonday. The operations
probably was little more than an ar
tillery exchange. which all armies use
locating his batteries.
AS the effect of the victory at Mo-
nastir will be to stifen the Servian
government in resisting Austrian pre-
tensions the consular troubles at
Prisrend and MitrovitZa are breeding
a dangerous spirit of i'll feeling be-
tween Austria and Servia, which IS
little calculated to favor diplomatic
negotiations. The newspapers OF
both CAPITALS relect this feeling.
No news has yet reached Vienna
Of tie Austrian consul at PrlsTena.
The Servian government has declined
to comply with Austr;a's request to
allow an Austrian representative to
go to Prisrend to make inquiries. and
practically ignores Austria's protests.
The Austro-Serv;an question is less
disluieting except for the attitude OF
the press on either side and for the
action Of the Servians in intercept
ing the reports OF the Austrian con-
sus in Albania. Acting on the rec
ommendation Of her ally. Italy. Aus
tria is said to have modified her de-
mands and no longer objects to the
construction Of railway from the
Danube to the Adria,ic sea.
On the other hand Great Britain.
Russia AMI France are counselling
moderation to Servia. The latter
still talks OF taking cne or more ports
en- the Adriatic but Doubtless in the
erd will listen to the adrices OF her
friends and accent some conlnroT!ie.
Negotiations for an arnistice have
lost some Of their interest. but nave
rot been forgotten. II is stated that
the terms Of the Rnlkan allies Will
ircIrde = demand for the cession OF
all the Turkish territory down to the
T-!ene river ard the oovment OF an
indemnify Of 100000.
At Constanstino7ie everything Is
cuiat. Comprehensive measures nave
been taken for the protection OF Pc
ra. the foreign quarter.
There is a renort that scutari has
fallen before the Mootene egrln attacks
but this is rot con'irme7.
Proof that the cholera has arectea
the Bulgarian armv comes in a report
that the celebrated. German doctor
Roth has been summoned to Bulsar-
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