Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-08
BIC FIGHT DOUBTED.
Report of Turkish Disaster
Lacks Confirmation.
ALLIES ARE OUT OF CASH
Bankers Unwilling to Lend Money
for Prolonging War.

LONDON, February S.-A sensational
report that the Turks suffered a crush
ing defeat at the hands of the Bulgarian
troops in the peninsula of Gallipoli and
lost 10000 killed and 10000 prisoners,
which was published in Berlin this morn
ing received no confirmation or support
from any other source today.
1t is doubted here whether such a bat
tie could have been fought and such a
victory won without Bulgarian headquar-
ters fastening officially to notify the
world.
A telegram received from the Bull
earian capital this afternoon made no
reference to any fighting. 1t merely men,
toned the departure of King Ferdinan
for the field.
Allies in Need of Money.
Montenegro like all the rest of the bel
ligerents in the Balkan war. is badly in
need of funds. The government at Get
TIME is now trying to place small short
term issue here, but the financiers have
barred their doors and resolutely refuse
to give any assistance which might pro-
long the fighting.
A dispatch to the Times from Constan-
tinople SAYS that all the Turkish forces
at Ismid, Mudania and other points on
the Asiatic coast of the Sea OF Marmora
have embarked for an unknown destina-
ton and will be known as, the tenth
army CORPS Hurshid -rasha is believed
to have taken command of these troops
with Enver Bey as his chief of staff.
For Victory or Death.
The correspondent adds that it is cur
ren,lv reported Enver Bey has taken
a VOW of death or victory.
A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph
from Belgrade reports that the governor
OF Scutari mas been killed in the Servian
bombardment Of that city.
A dispatch to a news agency from Con
stantinople describes the Wild panic and
fight of civilians from Gallipoli owing
to the advance of the Bulgarian troops.
MANY hundreds of persons, the dispatch
gays sought refuge on the military
TRANSPORTS sent there and numerous over
loaded boats were overturned and hun
dreds of persons drowned.
The dispatch asserts that 1900 kurd-
,sh raiders have landed at Midia from
eighteen transports. They We're We'll
. armed but without provisions. The raid
ers were ordered to scatter IN bands or
about 400 each throughout Thrace and
the population.
Bombs Dropped From Aeroplane.
CONSTANTINOPLE. February s.
There was fresh fighting yesterday in the
region of GallipOli and AN aeroplane
made a flight over the Dardanelles and
dropped three bombs. These We're aimed
at the Turkish warships. Two of them
fell into the water and the third eX-
NODDED on the shore without doing any
damage.
An official dispatch by the war office
says:
1.-The enemy continues his movements
along the Tchatalja lines Several en-
counters have occurred during these Ope-
rations, all of them ending in the re-
tirement of the enemy. An engagement
near Palaia develored into a. somewhat
severe battle. The warship 1djlalies bonn
barded the enemy from Biyuk Chekmodyo,
on the Sea Of Marmora
The bombardment of Adrianople con-
tinues night and day. but the damage is
unimportant. The courage and vigor Of
the Turkish troops are admirable.
i. .The enemy, who has occupied and Is
fortifyng and intrenchirg the heights
south of Xamilo, in the vicinity OF
Gallopoli has been subjected to an artil-
lery fire by the Turkish army and fleet