Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-06
NEW PERIL TO TURK bARES THE SYSTEM
Allies Aim to Reach Capital Police Capt. Walsh Names
Through DardaneIes. Men Higher Up
PLAN TO TAKE GALLIPOLI ADMITS LEVYING OF GRAFT
Fall of Fearing He
Attack Constantinople. 20 Purge Conscience.
PEACE NEAR, EUROPE BELIEVES IS SUSPENDED FROM DUTY
dion sion Most Important He Ever Got
Indictments Be Sought.
PLAN TO TAKE GALLlPOLl
Fall of Forts Would Mean Naval
Attack on Constantinople.
PEACE NEAR, EUROPE BELIEVES
Optimism Based on Exhausted Con-
dition of lligerents-People
Tired of War.

apart from the reduction of the fortress
OF Adrianopic, was disclosed in dispatches.
given out by the war Office today. The
plan is t" reach the Dardanelles straits
and clear them for the passage of the
Greek fleet into the Sea Of AIarmora.
Then the Greeks will attack Constanti-
nepIe directly from the sea.
From the reports of the fighting to the
north OF the peninsula of Gallipoh. ii
can be seen that one of the columns of
King Fcrdinand's troops is marching
straight for the city Of tiallipol. 1t has
occupied already tho villages of Modesto,
Charkcui. Nav and Bulair which arc
ON the neck of the peninsula.
Defended by 10000 Turks.
Ii has not yet, however. come into con-
tact with any large force of Turkish
troops. Of which there are said to be
''ssO ON the Gallipol peninsula. These
In the opinion of military experts. should
be able to offer strenuous resistance
TO the advance of the Bulgarians from
the north The guns of the pardanelles
forts also can be trained toward the fand
side On the whole the Bulsarians have
severe task before them
The Turkish army occupying the penin-
sula of Ga1lipoli suffered defeat ut the
hands OF the Bulgarian troops to the
south OF the River KAYAK Yesterday
according TO a statement by the Bulgarian
war Office today.
Reported in Retreat.
The Ottoman troops are said to be re-
treating i'll disorder toward the town of
Bulair. Il small place to the northeast of
the city of GalIipoli. They are pursued
hotly by the BuIgarians
Ind hot
suit OF this success OF the Bulgarian
troops the whole coast of the Sea of
MarInora as far BuIair is now In the
hands of tie Balkan allies
Europe Expects Peace Soon.
LONDON. February 6.-Notwithstand-
ing Bulsaria's warlike attitude at Gal
Hpoli. Adrianople and Tchatalja. the dipla-
mats of Europe are convinced that the
war will not last long
The financial embarrassment of all the |
combatantS and the loss of enthusiasm
for the war by the peoples OF the coun- |
tries involved lead to the belief that
peace negotiations will soon be resumed. |
The Turkish government apparently is |
OF the same mind. for Rechard Pasha |
leader OF the Turkish peace delegation, |
has received Instructions from his gov |
elnment to remain in London few days
longer.
turkeys Plight Desperate.
The Daily Telegraph publishes a long
uncensored dispatch from its corre-
sDondent, Ellis Ashmead Bartlett, at Con-
stantinople, in which he says the Turkish
ptOple are in such state of misery and
destitutioH as a result of the war that
they are completely Indifferent as to the
fate of Adrianople.
The cabinet is in quandary" says
the correspondent. 1T knows that il
viii be compelled to cede Adrianople
and is only seeking some means to
save its face. 1t is said that the coup
etat was only intended to occur after
k.iamil Pasha surrendered AGrianople
but was precipitated by some mistake
Hence the difficulty the ministry now
is in.
There is not a cent in the treasury
and there are no means OF getting
money until peace IS concluded and
meanwhile the country is drifting to
ruin and bankruptcy.
~ great anti-war demonstration oc-
cured Sunday in front of the war
office. at which the Young Turks were
publicly denounced as murderers and
thieves. Mahmoud Schefket Pasha ap-
peared on the balcony and tried to
make speech. but was greeted with
opprobrious epithets.
Camps Places of Misery.
The misery III the Turkish camps is in
describable. II has been bitterly cold,
with a heavy snow; the soldiers are i'll fed
ard badly sheltered. Smallpox. enter!c
fever. dysertcry and pneumonia have ce-
placed Asia,ic cholera.
1T is understood that the forces at
Tchatalja have been reduced % 100, ,o0G.
which is considered ample to defend the
lines. Large reinforcements have been
sent to Gallipci, where there are now
10000 men, There is talk OF landing q
force in the neishborhood Of Rodosto. to
outaank the Buisarians. bat such a
scheme Is impracticable- In the present
state OF the Turkish organization the
army would sta.ve the moment il Al
tempted 20 leave the coast.
From a military and economic stand
roint turkeys position is hopeless Moth
ing can prevent ever worse misrortunes
Except immediate acceptance of the in
cVtable.'
Alban;ans to Attack uskup.
TANTINOPLE, February G-The
newspaper lie Tu:c says that a force of
::o.11 ,+ibaniars is marching on the city