Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-11-01
ROUT TURK TROOPS
BULGARIANS TAKE IMPORTANT
CITY ALONG LINE OF
BATTLE.
MOST IMPORTANT MOVE MADE YET
Cutting Off Sofia and Communication
With Capital Stopped
p wers May In
tervene.

London.-A brief Sofia dispatch an
nounced Monday what may prove to
be the most important move of the vic
torious Bulgarian army so far-the
capture of Eski-Baba. The dispatch |
describes this town as an important
position on the main line between
Adrianople and Contantinople, but
omits to say whether the Bulgarians
are in actual possession of the railway |
station. If they are astride the rail-
way at this point they have cut the
communication between Constantine
pie and Sofia.
With 1000 Turkish troops now in
Adrianople it had been supposed the
Turkish forces after the fall of Kirk
Kilisseh were holding the line from
Kulesburgas to Luleburgas, a short
distance east of Eslxi-Baba.
Destroy Turkish Forces.
The Bulgarian plan af campaign, ac-
cording to well-informed correspond
ent of the Vienna Reichspost at the
headquarters of the second Bulgarian
army, will be the complete destruction
of all the Turkish forces along the Ma
rita river and those retreating across
the Erkene river.
Bulgarans to Meet Turks.
The correspondent says there are
still large forces of Turks north of the
railway line with others at Chorlu and
Istrandia. Detachments of Bulgarian
forces have been dispatched in the di-
rection of these places and Midia on
the coast. The intention is to cut the
Turkish army off from the capital and
force it toward the seashore, and there
compel it to capitulate. He describes
the attack on Adrianople as making
excellent progress, and predicts its
successful conclusion within a week
A Bulgarian column from the Arda
valley has occupied Salpistalar and
Emirli. Another report announces the
occupation of Paschmakli.
Minister Reaches chorIu.
Nazim Pasha, the Turkish minister
of war and commander in chief, is
said to have reached Chorlu.
! There is no indication where the
Turks will make a stand. They are
everywhere falling back before the
victorious allies.
: No Resistance at Istip.
, They evacuated the town of Istip il
/ Macedonia without resistance.
Bulgaria, far from assuring that the
. war is approaching a conclusion, is
summoning $4,000 reservists to the
colors.
j Turkish diplomats do not concea
D their disappointment and surprise ovel
+ the results of the campaign, but they
e point out that the main Turkish army
+ has not yet been engaged, much less
S defeated.
, Says Triple Entente Solid.
Paris.-The answering fidelity o.
a the triple entente was the keynote o.
l. Premier Poincaire's speech Sunday a
}, Nantes. The premier placed befor,
y the country the views of the govern
ment with reference to both externa
e and internal affairs.
t M. Poincaire lost no time in shatter
l. ing the idea that in collaborating will
Germany in the search for a means t
reestablish peace in the Balkans
, France was preparing to modify tn,
:. lines of her external policy.
/, Powers Now Discuss Plans.
o London.-The Vienna correspondent
t, of the Daily Mail describes an embry,
It plan which the powers are now dis
II cussing for the settlement of the nea
4 eastern question.
If According to this plan it is propose,
tot leave Turkey only in possession o
o. the territory between Adrianople an
n the Bosporus. All her other Europeal
p dominions are to be taken from hel
a Bulgaria Is to extend southwark to tn
"A Aegean sea; Servia is to have a
n, Adriatic seaport; Montenegro is I
l have Scutari, and Albania and Mace
N donia are to be made independSn
q principalities, with princes of Swede
Il and Denmark as their rulers. No mel
m ton is made of Greece.
A dispatch from Stara Zagora to tn
Telegraph reports a mutiny in tn
ie Turkish army near Constantinopl'
rs which troops have been sent to SUI
u press.
- Missionaries Are Safe.
Boston.-Although no word ha
!. been received by the American boar
= of any of the missionaries in the Ba
- kans, no anxiety is felt for their safet.
- according to James Z. Barton, seer
- tary of the American roard of commi
sioners for foreign missions, in a Sc
~ mon Tuesday. This is due to tn
si fact" he said. that they are reco
nized by all parties as the friends
all classes"