Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-10

NSPO"uSHt OF the Chlcao
Hecord-HeraId In the Balkan War
Mustapha Pasha-The minarets q
Sultan Selim!
Needle-like. | have seen than Vic,
over the irdistinct mass OF Adriano
pie from the distant hills, then as sub
s.antial columns from the nearb,
nilis' ana again so close from tbe
snellproof OF an advanced ntantrv M
.ition that could make out the III
nss on the dome OF the great MOSQUE
itself. "o0due
me simple grace OF the minarets
dominated town. and landscano and
siese Weary drivers of the wearv
oAen OF the transport and still wcarier
ert'lIerymen, bringing I'D additional
suns through seas OF mud saw Thorn
Ior the hrst time as a token of do.
"oe' OF work unfinished. OF battles
ye' 10 be fought, and Of lives vet 70
be lost. :" "
'nlahtrymen in the advanced
uehches saw them as the goal ogairo,
a Toe which had fallen back withont
n adequate rear guard section but
wnich had begun to fight desperately
under their shadows.
mat Turkish garrison, as n with.
are" into the shelter of ita forte
seemed to find something of the snlr,t
O' oIo Sultan Selim the Magnificent
lioI "nom the mosque was named but
WIN this difference: Sultan Solim
was not given to falling back on
lo'tS ana minarets. He stormed forts.
ne went ahead to plant new minorets
in the soil OF Christendom.
Houses Old Turks Spirit.
from the first In this war tho Turu |
took the defensive. from tbo o.a. :
accepted 1t as his part and portion q, {
the campaign. " q
ulgaf where many Turks c
"'hi i've under Christian rule we b.a /
seen the Terrible Turk, the croat j
nentlng man of the past. whose sou,
was supposed to be above lowlv ton o
!" d newer or wood and a carrier ~ 81
water He did odd Jobs in tho oh &
sehce OF the Bulgarian Mt tho ,ron, 81
| ne lion OF the past had been trained p
dog harness. ~ 81
~" 'he early victories of tho puI W
'ar'an army completed an impress,or
u a one-time lordly race demora,izoa A
no enervated, who retained on,v 49, fir
OF "Kismet," In It's Ieyicor ST
me warriors cry, For Allah" wos CO
-. 'orever' But at Adrianople FOR VI
nam For the Minarets, For ~ tri
aoishah!" rose again to Tho d,o,,.,, ar,
lands. '"'s COM 80,
Inc sheer impetuous fearlessro,. see
inc bulgarian, well drilled and oooI lin
manipulated, was the first o.~a pa,
e,a''on or the campaign, and tn. Of
como was how, in the hour of bono' arm
,Sness MS desperation aroused ~ I
J qualities Of the Turk mo,
Every situation, every ~deve,onmo,. hay
'he war reverted to Adr,anorio =, her
'S tne nut to crack in the first n,,, Na2
sO'a'esy or the campaign. II how. new
~ o'er the first army before Tobo for
as a nightmare, II stood in No
y or the prompt supplies q, hrans 7,
90 0a.'e's Tor the first army; II do. tie
d. 'isa'ng or the armistice for Bun
IaSS' II mas been the main suh. II
90 ooOn''on before the London bers
we conference; It was resnon.,h,o ed
hos mh""' OF the military nj. heav
VINO saw nothing of the vor Will
u 'he correspondents-who COW, In
War u,u. Turk
w" H'n9es on AdrlanopIe. no r.
ven our phlegmat,c It,Io n NV =
,kinc a.0ot' niue English. meri,
'~,ns censor assistant at Must,. tho
=, 'e'nper al the very fantr
,""opie sun in Turkish possess,on ahow,
We Shall have a revolution ~ W. "o.n'
get Adrianople," have Nv, mum
Y officers cav nave heard old +
Ne shall No, move
"uop'e'' the wounded soldiers w Sr ~"
.ch were tbo ,Nop. repeating. ting {
'AiSNl uVIlOnQ uhJol =, 4.
amen the Elihu Root Of tho Do, W AZ.
LOOK with him to London lee =
'p,e was craven on the minds Ia
'ountrymen. "inus or startli
lnce at n man ~. rian c.
the whole suoooaa you VIII see to gal,
on o%ottling up the Turk ~ go" 49,
-. nSula' so that all the othou "Iuiu
, % forces from scutari to Adr, zen
e. rom Kumanova to Elass" urt necess
d be cut of ,rom Eiassona, fantry
Serbs ana Munication cloud,
the backs. Tho p~,oH'ehegrfns gun fiji
to buck the ura e"rians I'M the on
sar1a did not have to cons,dou Ex
e army, European public on,n And
~ 'ne lealousies of the pownrn would
as efficient substitutes, for ths Adrian'
Vi lne should