Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-09

II they succeed in doing this the
will be opened for the Greek feet
steam right up to Constantinople
anchor before the royal palace Of
majesty, the Sultan.
Several days ago the allies made
posal to the Turks TO make peace but
Turks thought they could afford to
ject the proposition and so hostl
have been resumed The demands
possessions in Europe and make Il
stantlnople an international city,
paying "A war indemnity. This is no NJ
than the Turks deserve and we are n
Ing that Turkey will be forced to "a
to those terms.
You may naturally ask how it is 4
the allies are in such a position to
tate terms. The answer, ! believed
that the defeat of the Turkish arm1
an Act of God" and the Turks at
are beginning to reap what they nj
sown. 1t Is more than a miracle to
how the allied armies have won vict
after victory when all the world has b
expecting them to be sorely derea1
The Turk has had the reputation Of
ing fightcr and daredevil a Il
Being fatalist and believing that If
Is killed fighting Christians he is
sured place in Heaven, has made
in days past a most formidable foe
now he seems to have wasted away
lost all his former vitality. Aside fl
this there are material causes that n
contributed to his defeat. As seen by
English Spectator" they are threeft
ca An unhcard of scarcity of pr,
sions, so that as many have died Of h
ger as Of the cncmy's bullets To ur
the paper: The Turkish commissa
has not enough executive ability or
gani2ation to run country circus
CB) Lack Of sufficient tr-ining
ranks, especially in handling guns
cannon, and inability to aim effectiv
also lack Of ammunition
(C) Lack Of trained and cxperier
officers. These are the chief reasons.
many more might be cited any one
which would be more than enough
bring an army down to defeat
All these causes have driven the T,
ish army back from the frontier
those that are left have retreated I
ard Constantinople, and are at pre-!
at the forts known as Tchatalja l
not too much to say that all that Is
OF Turkey in Europe is 80 miles Of
most eastern part of the peninsula, '
ConstantirOple at its extremity Adr
ople q2O miles from Constantnople), Y
ina. near the Greek frontie and Scut
near the Montenegran frontier. it's t
still hold out, but it really makes Il
difference if the allies come into {
stantinople.
This is the situation at present and
would not be surprised to hear OF
fall of Tchatalja forts any day.
write these lines I can hear the dis
roar of the cannon which means that
Turks have not given up and that
allies are still disputing the posses
of the forts.
So much for the field. Now as reg
our own situation in the city.
There is some apprehension here
tol and start anew somewhere in Ash
will be inclined to say "Apres nc
deluge" and start wholesale mass
Of Christians and Europeans as a spe
I ".
/ To this end Europe has sent some
enteen men-of-war into the harbor w
/ with the sailors Of the despatch boa
the different embassies aggregate
twenty thousand foreign armed mar
A few DAYS ago it was thought that
Turkish army was being pressed IA
hard at Tchatalja and that BulgaI
might break through the lines. so
seven hundred armed men were di
barked and have been guarding the
bassies, consulates and foreign bust
houses
think that the idea of fanatical
rising is growing less while the da
feared for the present is that when
army at Tchatalja is driven back,
three-fourths starved men and defe
troops will begin to plumber the city
In any case the sudden influx Of :
80, 100 lawless soldiers Is very apt &c
stroy the equilibrium of the city If +
ing else. The International fleet is
der the command OF a French adm
Most Of the ships have wireless inst
ton and are in direct communics
with the foreign military attaches at
front 1t has been arranged that '
the signal of three canon is fred by
flagship 1t will indicate that the Tur
army is retreating upon the city an,
foreigners are to go 10 their place
safety
The Bible house is pretty well W
hold it. For this reason we have
in a store of provisions for several {
the street doors have been barricade
night for the last three weeks. F
time. but now that things are more
we have given up that. I have
with my revolver and fun cartridge
on the foot OF my bed for fully
weeks now, which is something l ala
have to do very often in BurlinEto'
] do not mean that all the precau'
are necessary. but they may be So IN
future, and there have been times
IN the city when they would have
inadequate, II anything.
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