The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-30
TURKS ON THE RUN.
ONE SECTION OF THE ARMY HAS
DISAPPEARED.
Has Left Railway Line and APPARENT
~ Has Taken Position Away From
Road Between AdrianopJe and Cam
ital.

London, oct. 2S.-An interesting
question at the present moment in the
Iurklsh-B Baltan war is the where
abouts Of the Turkish army. of which
nothlng definite is known. The news
that Faka Baba has been taken nv
the bulgarian cavalry, apparently
without resistance, shows that Nasim
faSha's army is not where it was SUD-
posed to have been-on the line be-
tween kuleli Burgas and Luleburgas.
1T may be further west, in the direc-
ton of Demotica, but is is generally
supposed it has retired from the line
Oh the railway and entrenched itself
on the lone line from Demotica to
Tchorlu.
Constantinople dispatches continue
10 speak OF the readiness of the Turk
lsh army to take the offensive. In any
case few days must see something
decisive.
The victorious Bulgarian army is
still advancing. 1t has OCCUPIED
Burnarhissar and is marching to-
wards kuleli Burgas. 1t is reported
the Bulgarians have blown up a bridge
over the Tchorlu river, showing that
the movement is making rapid prog
ress.
Unless the Turks are able to take
the offensive vigorously, the present
indication is that they will be driven
out of European Turkey, failing inter-
terence by the powers, as happened
in the Russian campaigns against
Turkey in 1928 and 1878, when Rus
sia had captured Adrianople and was
at the gates Of Constantinople.
There have been renewed activities
with regard to European intervention
in the past few days and great diplo-
matte activity in London. The Turk
ish ambassador had a two hours con-
ference Sunday at the French en-
bassy and an important conference
took place today at the British foreign
office between Sir Edward Grey, the
foreign secretary; Winston Spencer
Churchill, first lord of the admiralty.
and Lieut.. Col. J. f. b. Seley, minis
ter of war. Then the Turkish, Rus
sian, French and Italian ambassadors
visited the foreign secretary, who
afterwards had an audience with the
King at Buckingham palace
News from other parts Of the
theatre Of operations shows that tn.
turks everywhere are retiring before
the victorious allies
The Turkish army defeated at Ku-
manova appears to be demOralized,
and has evacuated Kuprili, or Veles,
as it is also known, and is retiring on
Monastir.
dispatch from Constantinople to-
night reports that Aamoud Shefket
Pasha has been appointed chief of the
commissariat department of the war
office. Acceptance of this apopintment
is considered as showing a spirit Of
remarkable self-sacrifice on the part
Of distinguished officer, as the post
though important, scarcely corre-
spends to his high rank and previous
services.
Since the capture of Eski-B by
bulgarian troops very little news has
been received from the region where
Turkeys future in Europe may be
decided within a few days.
n short message from Sofia, how
ever, says Bulgarans have seized a
Turkish military train on the way
from Constantinople to Adrianople.
This indicates Adrianople is cut off
from its base, thereby accomplishing
one of the greatest strokes Of the
campaign.
The Bulgarians have been pushing
forward, according to the latest Bull
garian reports from the eastern side.
in the hope of entirely destroying the
Turkish army defeated at Kirk Kills
seh
AT the same time the Bulgarian
armies are executing a wide sweep