The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-06
.BULGAR|ANS DEVOTE
Chief ATTENTION TO
CITY OF ADR|ANOPLE
Operations Against Gallipoli
Partially Successful-No
Attempt to Force
Tchatalja Lines

London. February 5-The Bulgarians
are devoting their chief attention to the
tcmbardment of Adrianople and an at
tempt to capture the Gallipoll peninsula.
end so take the Turkish forts in the rear
rear.
An official dispatch issued at Constan-
tinople indicates that the Bulgarians have
been successful in their first operations
in the latter quarter, and according to
Sofia dispatch the capture OF Gallipoli is
the chief object of the Bulgarian ambi-
tons for the time being, and no serious
attempt will be made 10 force the Tcha-
talja lines.
The same dispatch says that the Bull
garian attack on Galipoli Is supported
by the Greek navy in the Gulf of saros.
Fifty thousand Bulgarlans were landed
along the coast last November, and it
may be presumed that during the armis-
tice this force was strengthened by ar
tiliery.
Should the Bulgars capture the Turk
ish forts there is nothing to prevent the
Greek feet from entering the Dardanelles,
where. in the opinion of naval officers,
it could easily defeat the inferior Turkish
fleet in which case .Constantinople would
be at the mercy of the allies.
The constantinople correspondent OF
tie Standard sends strange story, report
ing that the remnant of the Turkish
army of Monastir, which never has been
precisely accounted for, still is operating
IN that district, and has captured the inn
portant town of Koritza, less than 30
miles from Monastir.
| The statement attributed to the Greek
pI ernier. NJ Venizelos. that peace will
speedily be concluded tends to confirm
the report current in European capitals
III recent days to the same effect.
Although there has been no evidence
in the shape of fresh diplomatic move
nents to support it, the Turkish govern
nient, however, evidently is in dire
straits for money. even attempting TO dis
pose Of the crown jewels and making at
tcmpts To place treasury bonds in Tur-
key, Egypt and among the Moslems in
India. The Ottoman consul at Bombay
claims TO have applications for bonds
amounting to 100000,
/ II is announced that the ambassadors
conference at London has arrived at an
, as rselnent upon the Formula settling the
iian under which the allies win take over
q norton of the Ottoman public debt and
/ settling also the allies liability with re-
gard to the Ottoman railways.
People in State of Misery
The Daily Telegraph publishes long
uncensored dispatch from its correspond
ent, Ellis Ashmead Bartlett at Constan-
tinople in which he says the Turkish peo-
pie are in such state of misery and
| destitution result of the war that
| they are completely indifferent as to the
| fate of Adrlanople.
The cabinet is in a quandary.'' says
! the correspondent. 1T knows that 1t will
| be compelled to cede Adrianople and is
only seeking some means to save its
face. 1t Is said that the coup d'etat was
only intended to occur after Kiami Pasha
surrendered Adranople. but was precipi-
tated by some mistake. Hence the diff
ficulty the ministry now is in.
There Is not cent in the treasury and
there are no means of getting money un-
I til peace is concluded, and, meanwhile,
the country is drifting to ruin and bank
ruptcy.
"A 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 appeared on
the balcony and tried to make speech,
but was greeted with approbrious epithets.
''The misery in the Turkish camps is in
describable. 1t has been bitterly cold,
with a heavy snow the soldiers are i'll
fed and badly sheltered. Smallpox. en-
teric fever, dysentery and pneumonia have
replaced Asiatic cholera.
Tchatalja Forces Reduced
ut is understood that the forces at
Tchatalja have been reduced to 10000
which is considered ample to defend the
lines. Large reinforcements have been
sent to Gallipoli. where there are now
10000 men There Is talk of landing a
il The ,.f f.f Draf
outflank the Bulgarians, but such q
scheme is impracticable. In the present
state of the Turkish organization. the
army would starve the moment 1t at
tempted to leave the coast.
From military and economic stand
point Turkeys position is hopeless. Moth
ing can prevent even worse misfortunes
except immediate acceptance of the In
evitablc."
An Athens dispatch to the Telegraph
says that three prominent citizens of
Janina who escaped to the Creeks assert
that there are 10000 wounded in the
town which would have surrendered If
but for the influence OF the Austrian
consul
A Constantinople dispatch to the TeIe-
graph says that the Bulgarians have re-
tired from Tchatalja and have made their
headquarters at Tcherkesskeui.
Enver Bey in Limelight
Enver Bey. the Young Turk leader
who brought about the resignation
OF Kiamil Pasha as grand vizler is
landing troops west of the Tchatalja
lines, according To dispatch to the
Daily News from Constantinople.
In another dispatch the correspond-
ent says all indications point to some
desperate attempt on the part Of En-
yer I,ey TO distinguish himself He is
only chief of staff to the general of
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