The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-31
BUlcAR|ANS ARE
MARCHING ON TO
TURKISH CAPITAL
Troops Pierce Tchatalja Lines at
Black Sea- and Push Forward
to constantinople.
DRIVE vANoulsHED AHEAD
Ottoman Army Being Forced Back
Into Asia as Allies Are Within
IS Miles Of Goal.

sAStiuOhp ~ M VII ~ wv AaAc Dut
garian troops pierced the Tchatalja
lines III. the nsishborhood: Of Lake
Derkos ON the Black Sea today. and
are pushing forward yIctoriously on
cons.antinoplc. according to Cen
trail News sdisDatch from Sofia.
This, means that the Bplgarians
are now only thirty-hve miles. as the
crow tiics., from the ,terror-gtricken
city on the Bosporus.
Between them and their goal
there are no formidable fragments Of
the Turkish forces, though 1t is pos.
sible the lighting outside Of Con
stantinople itself may be. extremely
desperate
At present the Bulgarian lines
seem to be adhering closely to con.
ccntrate its fire upon one point
Nothing would better suit the Turk
lsh forces what remains of the
Turkish forces than such an at
tack. 1t would give them time 10
bring up all their other resources
For this reason the opinion is held
in London that the Bulgarians will
spread out. in fan formation very
shortly and choose their own point
Of attack upon constantinople.
All the news agencies ii, LontIcn
are making desperate efforts toreach
their correspondents for verification
of the report from Sofia
Diplomatic Crisis Is Near.
II the news is confirmed. then the
Turko- Bulgarian war assumes in
stantly a fresh Importance. II
means that the situation is APP
preaching not only a military crisis
but diplomatic crisis as well
AT the Red Cross headquarters the
news was received with gravity. n
Is said Constantinople Is in no wise
equipped for the care of vast mum.
Der OF iii and wounded. Efforts are
being made to reach Gonstantinople
for further information regarding
the local situation and the news
from Lake Derkos
by appearing to retreat in dis
order, the Bulgarians operating in
the vicinity OF Blyuk Clakmedye. on
the southern end OF Tchatalja line
induced a force of Turks under
Envy Bey to pursue them," says the
correspondent at Constantinople Of
the Daily Mail.
.'The ground had been carefully
mined, and as the Turks advanced
the mines were exploded, causing q
heavy loss.
During the Bulgarian attack on
the. Turkish. center last Monday the
Turks had 100 men killed.
Booty is Worth $35, 900, 900.
The value of the war material
captured at Adrianople is estimated
at s3e,o00,000.
1t will be divided equally between
the bulgarian and the Serbs. ac-
cording to an understanding reached
between them
The spoils include $4,000 rifles
and 500 cannon. The men captured
aggregate $4,000. Among them are
1920 officers, of whom sixty-foul
are Germans, eighteen Rounmanian:
and six Belgians.
Railway and telegraph communi
cation with Adrianople is being re,
stored rapidly and some idea of thu
situation within the city is begin
ming to reach the outside world.
The condition of the population II
not so desperate as has teen depict.
e.. Willie the Turks SET fire to r,it
grain sore, they overlooked Tia
fcur depot, the contents of whict
are heinz distributed amoI, thu
poor. Clly a few buildings were
damaged by the BON aardment.
Ths iai.nSy is L.-ng utilissi 4
take supplies into ths city.
Al acco.i:.ts reacasrr here age,
that the Turks suffe,,.l sever r.
feat a. y, l.aialja. s.ias orras,,.
cests place their loss At 1000 xir.c,
anri T.se0 oIndei. rot these Zig
ures p.obably are exaggerated.
Attack on Scutari opened
Belgrade. Servia, March 30.--Th,
Mohtenegrln army opened : fer,