Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-11-27
Turkish Stronghold Cannot Much
Longer Withstand Siege
Question of Hours-Military Prep
arations by Austria, Germany and
Russia Cause Gloomy Forehodns-
Vienna Regards Situation Grave

London, Nov 25.-With the Bull
garian forces hurting shell into the
garrison before Adrianople, after
nearly sixty hours of desperate fight
Ing, the Turkish defenders are On the
verge Of collapse. Not only have
their food supplies dwindled to the
lowest ebb, but now they are con-
fronted with new peril in the short
sge OF ammunition.
as the garrison is completely sur
rounded by the beseigers, there is no
chance for the defenders to replenish
their ordnance or provisions, and ex-
Ferts assert that surrender, full and
complete, is only question of hours
Dispatches from Constantinople are
more sanguine from the Turks view
point. So far they have held the at
lacking forces of the allies in check
and repulsed the boldest Of these at
tacks. Just whether the Ottoman
forces can keep up their bold spirit is
problematical, as cholera and pesti-
lence is assailing them on all sides
ard the i'll and dying are being carted
from their ranks by hundreds
Meanwhile a spirit of unrest in all
the capitals of Europe. Stock mar
kets and bourses reflect this restless
ness, for they see in the general
mobilization of troops by those powers
Intimately connected with some one or
all Of the contestants fear that they
will be drawn into the conflict and
that general war may follow. While
the plenipOtentiaries of the various
powers ridicule this rumor, neverthe-
| less all are working feverishly for an
| armistice.
They are urging a speedy termina-
ton Of hOstilities, and hope this will
| be followed by a peace agreement
which will end for some time to come
the bitter contention over territory in
| the Balkans.
When word reached the capitals of
Europe that Russia, Germany and
Austria were modelling troops ru-
mOrs spread with feverish haste that
these great powers would take the
| field at once and align themselves on
the sides they had respectively cham
pioned with regard to the dispute be-
tween Austria and Servia. 1t is re-
garded by those here who have close
/! studied the Balkan situation that
the real crisis will be reached today
oil -
situation, as far as the powers are
concerned, is graver today than it has
been at any time since hostiIities in
the Balkans began.
Continental mobilization never fails
to strike terror to the hearts of those
who stand for peace and deprecate
war. The activity Of Austria, Ger
many and Russia leaves no doubt il
the minds Of the most conservative
that Europe is On the brink of a con.
flict, and only the most delicate AM
diplomatic Intervention can stay thei
hands. 1t is unofficially estimate,
that Russia alone has modified l :.
zoe, 900 men, and the majority of thes
are not far from the Balkan border
lands.
Vienna regards the situation gray,
In the extreme and has established
strict censorship on all dispatches Al,
, communications leaving that country
business is paralyzed.
Berlin takes a more optimistic view
Of the situation than Vienna, and til,
press of the German capital is almos
unit in asserting that peace vii
soon be effected in the Balkans an;
without the armed intervention Of tn,
powers