The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-07-14
Ottoman Forces Begin March on
ACCOMPLISHMENTS to
Aid the Porte.
SERBS AND TURKS AGREE
Latter Will Get Back Large POr.
tion Of Thrace, Is
Report.

p. M).-The Turkish troops by forced
marches have reached Tchorlu. The
Bulgarians have evacuated Rodosto. the
seaport which they captured during the
previous war.
News comes from all directions of
treating Bulgarians.
The Government has received COM
munications from Belgrade, Athens and
Bucharest. and it Is said that the Porte
has already secured assurances from
servia. Greece and Rumania that they
will not conclude an srmistice without
consulting Turkey.
The Turkish army started yesterday
evening to march on Adriancple. At
$3.50 =. NJ. an imperial decree ordered
the advance guards to occupy the terri
tory which remained to Turkey after
the signing Of the treaty Of peace In
Ottoman troops but by Bulgarians.
According to the A0cnce Ottomdne,
the advance Of last night. which ap-
parently took place both from the
Tchataldja lines and the Gallipoli
peninsula. encountered no resistance.
Izzet Pasha, the Ottoman commander
in chief. has left for the front. All
furloughs have been stopped and the
officers and men who are now absent
will rejoin their regiments tomorrow.
Tho nj ha "a in, isi ti,,p u
horses and transport facilities and
everything points to Turkeys intention
to take an active part In the war he
tween bulgaria and the other Balkan
States.
II is announced in diplomatic circles
that an arrangement Is about to he con-
cluded by Turkey and Rumania for
joint action. in which case 1t is thought
that the Turks will not remain on the
defensive. but will try to occupy the
territory up to the ErRene River. There
was u long conference yesterday be-
tween the Grand Vizier and the Ru-
manian Minister 1t is believed that
Turkey has agreed to lend Rumania
Ave torpedo boats h.. return for Ru-
mania's support
LoNpos. July 1.-THE salient feature
of the Near East news to-day IL that
the Turks are again on the scene. The
bare fact that the Turkish advance on
Adrianoplc began on Saturday evening
Is all that is known for certain. The
imperial trade addressed to the Turkish
commander In chief read:
Prom tomorrow Sunday you are
authorized to take the necessary meas
ures for the occupation OF territories
belonging to the ottoman Empire"
Unofficial reports say that the Turkish
troops entered several villages in the
neighborhood OF Tchataldja and Bulair
without any opposition from the Bull
garians. 1t is said that the Bulgarian
Government has ordered the military
authorities to arrange with the Ottoman
commanders for the Bulgarian troops
to evacuate the territories belonging to
the Porte which according to the pro-
visions Of the treaty Of peace are to be
handed over to Turkey
The mission Of NJ. Natchevitch, the
Bulgarian plenipOtentiary to CONSTANT
nople. has failed. but the dispatches
from the Turkish capital say the pro-
posals Of NJ. Pavlovitch on behalf Of
Servia have succeeded and that an
agreement between Turkey and Servia
will soon be signed. The Turkish ac-
counts Of the proposed agreement say
that the Ottoman Government has been
assured that a large portion Of Thrace
will be restored to Turkey. Simultane-
Ously comes the statement that negotia-
tons are proceeding between Turkey and
Greece with view to an understand
Ing.
Accuses BulGars Of Atrocities.
The greater part OF other kilograms
from the Near East are devoted chiefly TO
recriminations on the part OF the Bul-
garians. Greeks and Servians. The two
latter charge the Bulgarians with the
most CHASTITY atrocities. such as the
bur ming and crucifying OF the wounded.
abuse OF the white flag and the con-
cealing OF Maxims In ambulance tents.
1t IL also alleged that the ears Of women
with the earrings still in them have
been found In the pockets OF bulgarian
prisoners.
A correspondent OF the Daily Mail,
who Is with the First Servian army,
says a Russian cinema tOgraph operator
dttVb NiSt w tuC OdttltUctu VI ATI-
volak told him that in one small patch
counted at rought reckoning fully 500
corpses Of Servians and Bulgarians
mingled In inextricable heaps. Nearly
all Of these corpses bore gaping bayonet
wounds" He goes on to describe the
Servian dead as having their ears and
noses cut on One dead Servian soldier
was found to have had his tongue torn
out, while others had been burned.
There are reports from Servian
sources Of disaffectlon In the Bulgarian
army. A revolt Ia reported at Vidin,
on the Danube, where the men mur-
dered their Colonel. Servian officers
are quoted as declaring that Bulgarian
officers who were made prisoners de-
nounce King Ferdinand In unmeasured
terms.
Dispatches from Vienna describe
Sofia as being In a state Of acute TEN
sion. Crowds are thronging the streets
and gathering before the palace. There
IL a belief that the King is afraid to
face the people,