NAZIM PASHA'S LAST STAND

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1592, 8 November 1912, Page 5

NAZIM PASHA'S LAST STAND

TURKS' DESPERATE PLIGHT, lASSAGRES IH CQMSTAS^TIMOPLE . FEARED. HEAVY FIGHTING REPORTED.

By Teloeraph-Tress Aesociation-Oopyrißht 1 (Rec. November 7, 9.10 p.m.) Constantinople, November 7. 1 ftln a report to the Ministry for War, Nazim Pasha', the Turkish . Commander-in-Chief describes tie condition of .his. army as .desperate. The'.discipline, he says, is abominable.': Fifty officers, were condemned: and shot, for various, offenceS, and- that he personally"shot three for cowardice'.' - '-■-■'• •Many positions were abandoned without the slightest resistanos; and artillery and stores were left to the enemy. '■■•' : Many, officers refuse to go'"to the front and are ia'hiding. Tho Ministry for War ' has issued an order>.threatening death to. .; all skulkers. ft Twenty-five thousand Kurds from Asia Minor are marching on Constantinople. BLOODSHED IN THE'CAPITAL, ' ' (Reo. November 7, 10.10 p.m.) .;"-.:. London, November 7. i.The "Daily Chronicle's".Constantinople says bands of famished troops from Lule;. Burgas converted Rodosto, on the Sea of Marmora, into a scene of massacre,, outrage; and pillage. The town, was fired at seven;points, and children thrown into, the flames.. . The happenings at Rodosto ar6 unnerving Constantinople, where the arrival .'of foreign .warships has, increased the Moslem exasperation.. There have been inumerous murders- of, Greeks and. Jews. 'Thirty-six Greeks were killed while •unloading -. a • steamer. . The authorities are .striving '.-to .-repress the disorders. .. Many European'women and children are embarking on ' steamers,' and ; the English residents . are stocking their, houses to withstand a Biege;; . Twenty. warships' belonging to various l Powers. are hastening;.to the Bosphqr'us.; ft; GOOD-BYE TO EUROPE. ■'..... Constantinople, November 6. ' The headquarters.' of Nazim Pasha,'. Turkish Commander-in-Chief, are at Hadeinkoi, nineteen miles cast of .Chatalja,:. and 21.', miles from Constantinople. - , If. Ccms'tantinopl© is; occupied,.' it, .-.is expected that the : Government will cross the Bosphorus, and. declaim all responsibility regarding the situation, and thus avoid signing .& treaty at' Stamboul. The newspaper "Renin" (formerly the >"Tanin") says that, if beaten, TuTkey must say good-bye to Europe. It, is urgent that; she should continue fighting to the last cartridge and the .last,man.. ■■'.< , The Porte has warned .the.local, Kurds, that they' will be'■''held' ■'responsible 'if they, start trouble, • ANOTHER BATTLE.' :"■ .BULGARIANS TAKEMANY '■..'.;...' PRISONERS.A .;■>;;' HEAVY LOSSES. , ■". . .7; ■;.'"■■" ■■'.■■. Sofia, November 6., '..;. After a great,two days' fight, between Sarai.arid Chorlu,the Turkish rearguard led.:. Both .sides sustained heavy losses. ■ -.The Bulgarians captured two .thousand prisoners and .one,hundred guns, including thirty-seven quiokfirers, 'at. Lule Bui*: gas arid Buriarhissa-T,. ''.•.'., '..'•'■ ■ V.U-——"/•■. • SEVERE .REAR-GUARD ACTIONS. : '. ■'(Rec..November 7, 10.10 p.m.)' ■•,. Sofia, November 7,' Reports state that in the rear-guard ac'tions in the battle of Sarai-Chorlu, the josses on both sides were severer than at Lule Burgas. 1 ISSUE LONG IN DOUBT, .". .' (Rec. November' 7, 11.35 p.m.)' .; V; Sofia, -November 7. For hours the verdict, in .the SaraiChorlu battle hung in'the balance, and the fortunes of the. opposing armies were continually • wavering. The position of the Bulgarians for a time was; hazardous.. .MARVELLOUS NIGHT ATTACKS. - -.'Constantinople, November 6. . 1 -Thirty-six. thousand wounded men.have , arrived here. , ; "-....- It is reported that the Turkish right wing, in the Battle of Lule Burgas, revolted because of lack of food, but it is hoped that trainloads .of bread Which have been dispatched Bince Sunday will avert a panic. .. .- The Bulgarian night attacks on the Turkish camps are described as marvellous. Aided by powerful searchlights, the Bulgar artillery dropped shells with tho utmost accuracy. ■ ; SIEGE OF ADRIANOPLE. FUTILE TURKISH. GUN-FIRE. . '■ ''..'•• r : ■ \ RED .CROSS FIRED ON. '.-,! (Reo. November 7, 9.10 p.m.) • ■ ' i Sofia, November 7. The Turkish forts' round Adrianople] are cannonading at intervals, b*at otherwise to the watchers outside Adrianoplo might be a deserted.city.' Faun the 1 minarets of the mosques, the Turks'direct the giin-fiTe, endeavouring to locate tho Bulgarian encampments hidden 1 in the hills, but the shells fall harmlessly. The Bulgarians, strictly reserve their fira until the hour appointed for a general assault; ' Many wounded have, been lying on the plains since the last combat at Maxash whom nobody can 6uccour. The 'Bulgarian Red Cross was fired at every time it made an attempt at resone., A well-known Sofia doctor was killed while assisting wounded Turks. ', There have been' many skirmishes on the long battle-front. ■Raiii has converted tie surrounding country into a quagmire. The Bulgarian Red Cross Society has opened a hospital with 2000 beds at Tirnovo. ;, The populace of Adrianople are panicstricken. They are fighting to obtain food. CHILDREN DYING ON ROADSIDES. (Rec. November 7, 9.10 p.m.) Constantinople, November 7. There is appalling misery in many of the provinces. Thousands of families are flying to the towns and the -mosques, schools and churches are crowded with refugees. ' Many children suocumbed, .'owldb: to the

bitter weather, lying down on the wayside to die. Some were driven insane by the privations which compelled to undergo. AUSTRIA'S INTENTIONS. WILL ACT WITH THE POWERS. A SUGGESTED COMPROMISE. . (Reo. November 8, .0.25 a.m.) • ' Buda Pest, November 7. The Emperor Francis-Joseph, in adthe Delegation, said that at a fitting moment the Government would be ready to act with'the Powers in the restoration of peace in; the Balkans. The Foreign Affairs Committee is discussing the situation. Tho speakers-have suggested the possibility of an interna'tiona!. arrangement to permit'of <the common use of the Balkan railways and har-' bours to meet the commercial needs of the various hinterlands. KING NICHOLAS INTERVIEWED. ' (Reo.v November 8, 0.25 a.m.) Vienna, November.7. The "Neues Wiener Tagblatt" has published an interview with King Nicholas, of Montenegro, who declares that the Balkan Allies will settle their affairs alone, but, 1 their victories will not make, them forget to accommodate their wishes to the general European situation, AN APPEAL FOR PEACE. '. i ' (Rec/ November, 8, 0.25 a.m.) ~,-' ' Vienna, November 7. Hilmi Pasha,, the Turkish Ambassador, is urging | Austria to influence,'the Powers for peace. . ■ In an interview on the situation he states that Turkey is' ia a hopeless condition. This is,due to hoi : unpreparedness on entering into the war"end to the' fact that the mobilisation, was badly .carried out and hampered by the Tripolitan Wai. .'.' ;■ . ' ' ft : SERVIA'S SEAWARD MOVE, • Vienna, November .6. Many; of the newspapers are convinced that Austria and Italy will veto any at-, tempt by, Servia to obtain an outlet on the Albanian coast. . ' ADVANCE ON SALONIKA. GREEK ARMY WITHIN. TWELVE ■ .ft /.-,m .;::■" miles. .: v--SUICIDE OF THE GOVERNOR. ", (Rec.'Nov'ember..7,.ll.3s p.m.) . 1 Athens, November 7..'-• The Turks are retreating to Salonika. They have destroyed the bridges, and the Greek troops have begun the passage of the River .Vardar, which runs twelve .miles west of the city. . The Turkish troops at Salonika number 15,000, exclusive of tho remnants of the army defeated at Yanitza. : The number of refugees there is estimated at 150,000. It.'is reported that tW Vail (Governor) committed suicide Ui consequence, of a divergence of. views between the civil and military authorities' with'regard to the surrender cf the city. ' . / During the confusion over the' sinking of the steamer Fethi Bulaud, the Turks fired on, a Turkish schooner, killing several'persons, i '■'.-,■-. • REPORTED EVACUATION. (Rec. November 8, 0.23 a.m.) Athens, November.?. . * The Greek commander at Disdoque, telegraphing from Kirtzalar, says the Turkish -.army has withdrawn from Salonika, . . '■''". ; A STARVING CITY. '' London, November 6. Greece has called out the 1898 reserv- ■ ists. .The Turks at Salonika ore reported to be starving and mutinous. Many insubordinates have been shot. ' . THE TAKING- OF YANTIZA. Athens, November 6. , The Greeks, lost 160 killed and 700 wounded at Yanitza, eighteen miles north of Salonika. The Greeks have occupied Tenedos, an island on the west coast of Asia Minor.- ■ •'.■ SERVIAN SUCCESSES. TWO MORE TOWNS OCCUPIED. Sofia, November 6. . The Turks surrendered Prflip, 25 miles north of Monastir, after a sharp fight. The losses wore considerable. -..'■•■ Belgrade, Novembor 7. ■ The Servians captured Krushevo, near Prilip, after a slight resistance. . A BEARER OF lU. TIDINGS, DISBELIEVED IN SCUTARI. ■..'... Cetinje, November 0. An Austrian military attache landed at Scutari: under a white flag, to jeport Turkish defeats in Thrace and Macedonia. The Turkirh. commandant declined to bolieve the report, and declared that Scutari could hold out for three months. BRITISH FLEET STEAMING EAST.' .BIG FORCE EN ROUTE. London, November G. Admiral Sir Archibald Milne, Comi mander-in-Chief on . the Mediterranean station, f s on board the cruiser Good , Hope (14,000 tons displacement), proceeding full steam to Constantinople. Ho ; is arranging to land a large force. of British' bluejackets. Malta, Novomber 0. ; Tho battleships King Edward VII, Zealandia, Hindustan, and Africa, steaming . eighteen knots, have passed here, sailing [. eastward. The Hibernia, Britannia, Commonwealth, and Dominion are coaling, in readiness to sail. All colliers arriving hero are dispatched eastward. . . Router's Gibraltar correspondent states that after orders to proceed' to Portsmouth had been given the cruiser Black f Prince (18,550 tons) was ordered easts ward. ), I FEELING IN ST. PETERSBURG. St, Petersburg:, Novembor G, j ' The police disnei'3e(l'a ; meoUafi of mom-

bars of tlo Slavonic Association, at which fiery speeches against Austria and Germany were niado. GERMAN OFFICER MURDERED. (Rec. November 7, S-.Ukp.m,) Sofia, November 7. Tho Turks murdered Colonel Yonivoit, a Gorman officer, during the retreat from Kirk Kilisso.