The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-11-18
Fighting Was Resumed at Con
stantinople Today Turks
Claim to b. Holiing the
BuIgarians Back
AMERICAN EMBASSY
GUARDED BY BRITISH
RockbiIl Accepts the Loan Of
Marines Situation il Grow
ing More Menacing Lives
Of Christians in Danger
Telegram BY United Press,

Telegram BY United Press.
London, Nov is.-British marines
are guarding the United States embas
sy at constantinople, according to
report from the British ships today
An earlier message stated that
Americans had landed but later adj
vices say the guardsbip Of the scorp-
ion could furnish only six men.
The situation at Constantinople is
hourly growing more threatening and
foreign aa well as native Christians
are deemed III danger of violence.
The British offered the loan Of a
hundred and fifteen marines to Am.
bassador Rockhill, who accepted the
offer.
The battle along the chatalja line
was resumed today The Turks claim
to be holding the Bnlgarians back.
Ccnstantin0ple, Nov. iS.-The great
battle between the Bnlgarians and
Turks is on all along the line Of the
Tchataiia Notifications Nazim Pasha
the Turkish commander in CHIEF, sent
the following dispatch last night:
"The rattle which commenced this
morning with an attack hy Bulgarian
infantry lasted until one hour after
sunset. The enemy. who advanced
chiefly facing our right wing and our
center, was repulsed by our infantry
and artillery fire. Three Bulgarian
batteries were destroyed.
All through The day the sound OF
the heavy guns was heard in constan-
tinople 1t ceased only with dark
ness The firing along the entire line
was evidently preparatory to an in
fantry attack
The Turkish batteries replied glgor
ously The Turkish ships IN the sea
Of Marmora shelled the Bulgarian
positions Undoubtedly the fleet in
the Black sea also took part in the
engagement, though details from that
point are lacking
In the afternoon The wind SHIFTED
and ii seemed for timo as though
the battle had ended, but again III,
booming was heard. and the movemen
Of troops could be observed not fa
from the very gates OF the capital
detachment OF several thousand Turk
from the rchatalis lines eas replaces
by fresh troops VINO had been he'll
in reserve near the city.
The refugees behind the lines begai
breaking camp early in the day an
moved back toward constantnopli
The Greek villagers. who heretofor
had remained admirably Indifferent t
events, prepared to desert thel
homes While calm prevailed, ther
was a deadly tension IN the know
edge that the fate Of the capital u
Turkish army and those who waite
anxiously in censtantlnople was
stake.
Several members Of the Legation
and other foreign residents wituesss
the artillery duel Ga the sea Of No
mora and the shelling from height
height across Hlyuka chekmedye lal
and over the plains towards the mort
The flashes OF the guns on both sid
were visible to observers over mil
Of low country and made magni
cent scene
Within the city every military p
caution was taken Pickets We
posted at various points and patri
guarded the streets The ambasl
dors held meeting at the torei
ministry with the commanders Of
Ottoman gendarmie and devised nj
sures for the safety of foreigners.
GIBSON TRIAL OPENS.