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BULCARIANS ARE NEAR
THE TURKISH CAPITOL
Their Artillery 81 Il Hammering
Away at AdrianopIe.
Turks Claim 20 Have 6ulears Hemmed
In and Allege Ottoman Success
All Along the Line-Europe
Looks on Amazed.

The Turkish governments plea for
Intervention TO stop the Balkan war
has been made i'm vain. The powers
appealed TO have notified the porte
that the war must continue.
Some OF the governments pointed
out that Turkeys proposal for ces.
satlon OF hostillties-in other words
an armistiee would offend the Bal
kan victors Others take the position
that il would be an infringement OF
international Law for the moment.
The powder smoke from the Bul.
gariap canpcns is hanging over the
Oriental railroad az Tchataldia Twen-
ty-five miles down the valley through
which that railroad runs are the
minarets OF Constantinople
Far behind 10 the northwest OF the
victorious Bulgars their artillery is
hammering at Adrianople and to the
southwest OF the besieged city the
Bulgarian troops are tramping
through the streets Of Demotika.
Maxim Pasha's Army Scattered.
Somewhere between Adrianople
and the Ottoman capital along the
line OF the torn.up railroad Is what is
left OF the army OF Nazim Pasha, II
that Turkish commander and war
minister is indeed not already cap.
tured. He or his representatives sent
word TO Constantinople that the right
wing OF his army at VIA. on a line
with Adrianople TO the east, is march.
ing north with their backs TO the
Elack sea Mukthar Pasha, say these
reports. has defeated a Bulgarian col
rmn, and many guns and much am
munition has fallen into his hands
The Turks say they have captured
the important town OF Bunarhissar
near Kirk,Killesseh
Earlier dispatches from Ottoman
sources say that the Bulgars are be.
ing hemmed in on four sides iR the
country to the northeast OF Adrianople
aud that the Turks have been success.
ful all along the line.
At Adrianople the Bulgarians Of
faged TO let all the civilians leave the
town and this offer was refused by
the Turkish commander, who said
that IL could only be accepted IL the
garrison were allowed TO go also.
The Attack on Seutari.
The Montenegro attack on Scutari,
that has been marked by such stub
born fighting on both sides. seems 10
have suffered a serious check.
The Servians are sending fresh
levies into those parts OF Macedonia
that have fallen TO their arms and are
busted with the governing OF that
province. Many OF the Arnaut tribes.
men are coming over to the Serbs.
In the meantime In the chancellor
les the success OF the allies Is look.
ed on with amazement and in some
quarters with chagrin Should the
Turkish capital fall there Will imme.
diately arise questions pregnant with.
dangers TO the peace of Europe. Aus
tria's intervention and the immediate
response Of Russia are two things
that caused long conference at
Paris between NJ. PoiHcaire and the
representatives of the powers
The proposal on his part for the
powers to mediate between Turkey
and the allies Is vague and apparent
ly aims to have the public look on
without seeking compensation while
the allies split UP The Bulgars say
they will not stand interference and
that II Turkey wants 10 talk peace
she must come to Sofia rather than
Paris.
The Siege Of Adrisnople.
The seige OF Adrianople Is increas.
ingly stringent There are 100000
mussulman refugees in the city whose
presence is severe tax on it's food
supply.
The superiority OF the Bulgar artil.
lery prevents any effective Turkish
fire. The garrison has repeatedly at
tempted sorties. whrcn have been In.
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