The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-01
|ALkAN WAR IS ABOUT ENDED
The Great Ottoman Army Has Been Cut To
Pieces and Put To Utter Rout By the
Quadruple Alliance

Iis approaching from the opposite di-
rection. At Monastir there may be a
fierce fight, as most of the fragments
of the western Turkish army have
been assembled there
Scutari, it was understood, was strri
holding out against the Montenegrins.
Capital Is Doomed.
UNITED Presg Leased Wire Service. /
| CONSTANTSA, Roumania, Nov. L.
THE sultan's advisors are in terror
/ OF massacre not only of foreigners,
but OF the entire non-combatant pop
ulation OF Constantinople and the loot
ing of the city, it was stated in mes
sages received here today from the
Turkish capital
II the Ottoman troops are driven
back into the city, it was ointed out,
they will be in such a temper that the
utmost violence may be expected from
them. Their officers seem already to
be losing control of them, it was said,
and they are beginning to feel that a
Ipoint has been reached where the
empire is doomed and hat every man
had better take what he can and care
flor himself In future.
No matter how swiftly they may
/ follow, 1t is feared they can hardly
force their way into the city soor
4 enough to prevent general slaughter
and carnival of looting by the dis
j organized horde Of sem1-barbarians
called to the colors by the sultan to
resist the invaders.
Cabinet In Deadlock.
/ CONSTANAINOPLE, i.ov. IAN
all night session of the cabinet ended
long after daylight today with the
ministers deadlocked, it was said, con
4 lcerning the desirability of suing fol
4 peace. Some believed there was nc
other course left to the sultan. Others
favored continuing the fight until the
last Turk is killed, in preference tc
suri endering.
!, Sixty Miles Away.
4 LONDON Nov. 1.-Real fighting be
\ tween Turks and Bulgarians within
60 miles of Constantinople was re
ported here today. 1t was believed
the Bulgarians were making desperate
, efforts to reach and enter the Turkish
; capital before the powers have time
: to intervene.
Turkish Ship Sunk.
ATHENS, Nov. IA Greek torpedo
boat sank Turkish in the Gulf o
+ Salonika, last night, according to ;
message received here
The cruiser was the Sethfethidelund
1t carried crew of 220.
From all that could be learned her,
], it appeared that the Greek craft tor
! pedoed the larger Turkish vessel
since nothing was said of battle be
1 tween them.
al The torpedo was fired on, however
! by Turkish shore fort, but escapes
! undamaged It entered and left tn
gulf under cover of darkness. Th
i commanders message was sent fron
: Katerfna, Turkish port which tn
!. Creeks recently captured.
Bulgaria Rejolces.
4 SOFIA, Nov. 1.-The Bulgarian cal
d ital was given over to a carnival Q
y the widest rejoicing today The pee
pie believed the war with Turke
g practically over. The masses di
o not understand the danger Of interrel
= ence by the powers and assumed tina
9 the whole Of European Turkey will b
e divided up among the Balkan allie
IS Immediately.
4 The only depressing feature wa
the news OF enormous losses at tn
4 front and the arrival of wounded
v They came by the thousands. Th
4 HOSPITALS were quickly overflowe'
n There were not enough doctors, med
cal supplies were exhausted and pra
a. ticaIly the whole of the feminine poi
le ulation was volunteering as nurses.
10 General Savoff, who led the Bulga
,e ians was the hero of the hour. HI
it popularity seemed even greater tina
r. f-1or Eerdinards q and cheering crowd