The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-06
The Bulsarians hAving Captured Hu-
lair Arc Now Advancing on
the Town Of Gal
lipoii.
Fighting at Various Points and the
Chess Board Of Diplomacy
Seems to be In
uss.

United Press Leased Wire Service
SOFIA, Feb. 6.--A semi-offcial
statement was given out that reports
from the front today said that the Bull
garians' expeditions In the peninsula
OF Gallipoli were succeeding even be-
yond the hopes OF General savoff.
The Bulgarians today occupied the
villages OF Mereste, Bulair, Charkeui,
and KAYAK, and the entire Turkish
army in the peninsula, 5000 men,
was said to be retreating In great dis
order toward the Marmora coast
where there are Ottoman fortifica-
8tions.
The bombardment Of Adrianople
recommended early today. but no
serious damage was reported.
There was no confirmation OF news
agency dispatches telling of the cap
ture by General Savoff OF 1000 Turks
under General Shukri Pasha, nor OF
the report that a Turkish gunboat off
Gallipoli killed 300 Bulgarians.
Fierce fighting was resumed today
In the peninsula, according to advices
from Constantinople and Rome, with
the Bulgars In possession OF several
villages. A statement issued by the
Turkish authorities said that the o.
toman's retreated at nightfall to the
'Marmora coast, in obedience to or
ders, but the Bulgars we're unable to
follow them and the Turks would re
possess the captured villages today
An agency despatch, unconfirmed
reported the death of Hassan Ria
commandant OF Scutari The expla
4 nation Of the rumored negotiations by
the Turks for the surrender Of Sou
tari is that news of the undoing Of
the armistice did not penetrate to the
surrounded city. When the comman
der sent a representative to request
i the Montenegrins to establish zone
OF neutrality, he was informed thaf
the armistice had been ended.
M. venezolis, premier OF Greece, to
day was in Sofia, the guest of Czal
Ferdinand. He Is on his way to Ath
ems, and while in Belgrade, the CUES
OF King Peter, the Greek was quoted
d as saying that peace would be &C
complished within a week.
A despatch from Cons.antinopl'
said that the grand yizier, Mahmu'
4 Shevkat Pasha, had returned from
Chatalja
Ordered to London.
4 TUnited Press Leased Wire Service.
LONDON, Feb. 6.-Osman Nizam
!, Pasha, the Turkish peace envoy, toda
was ordered to return to Berlin
where in ordinary times he is Turk
lish ambassador. Rechid Pasha, chic
: Of the Ottoman delegates, said b
would remain in London indefinitel,
in pursuance OF the declaration Of th
sublime porte that Turkey would no
at any time entirely withdraw fror
1.-THE peace conference.
! Looking for the Key.
Il BERLIN, Feb. GA special dil
t patch today received from Sofia b
3 the German war office, officially al
: nounced that the Bulgarians in tn
3 peninsula OF Galllpoli, having cap.u
ed Bulair, are now advancing on tn
!. town of Gallipoli, with fair prospet
J. of taking that.
Q According to military experts her
J Gallipoli (town) is the key TO the el
s tire peninsula situation, and shoul
g the Bulgarians take the place 1t pro
d ably would mean the downfall of a
the Turkish Notifications on the Da
/ danelles and the Sea of Marmora. IL