BALKAN WAR.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1674, 14 February 1913, Page 5

BALKAN WAR.

NEW TURKISH MOVE. LARGE FORCE LANDED AT EREGLI. ENVER BEY REAPPEARS. By TelcirraDh-Pross Association-Copyright j London, February 12. , Router's Constantinople correspondent states that Enver Boy, with CO,OOO men, safely landed at Eregli, on tho Sea of Marmora, southward of Chorlu, under the guns of the Turkish fleet. Tho Buigarians retired on their lines on tho Eiver Erkene, where there is a prospect of a general engagement. Troops are advancing from Chatalja to co-operate with Enver Boy's, force.

Hundreds of Circassians were sent to Midia, on the Black Sea, and instructed to harass tho Bulgarian communications. The first attempt failed, the Circassians being ambushed and wiped out.

SIEGE OF ADRIANOPLE,

A HEAVY BOMBARDMENT. ' Constantinople, February 13. A heavy bombardment of. Adrianople is proceeding. The Bulgarian aeroplanes have been' dropping bombs into the city. Thcro has been severe fighting at Gallipoli. (Beo. Fobruary H, 0.55 a.m.) ' _ Belgrade, February 13. Servia, at Bulgaria's request, is-sending two divisions to Adrianople. Paris, February 12. Tho, French' Government has made, further .urgent representations to the Bulgarian Government regarding her request that Bulgaria should permit the foreign Consuls and 200 Europeans to leave Adrianople. '■

, "GREATLY EXAGGERATED." TURKISH VERSION OP BTJLAIR .... . FIGHT. (Eeo. February .11, 0.55 a.m.) ' I Constantinople, February 13. Official circles declare that the Bulgarian version of tho Battle of Bulair is exaggerated. The Turkish losses did not exceed eight hundred, and' the Bulgarians did not gain an inch. -The Turks are now fortifying positions at Bulair..

GREEK .ENGAGEMENT.

Athens, February 12.

Tlio Greeks frustrated a Turkish a tempt to occnpy a defile at Zavreke, nea Yanina in Epirus. Many Turks wore kill ed, and tlicy lost much war material, The Greek losses wore small, and General Mathemanoula was slightly wounded.

PARCELLING OUT TURKEY'S DEBT,

Paris, February 12. Tho French Government is inviting tho Ambassadors of the Gre;it Powers to a financial, conference to discuss the qucs-' tion. of the distribution of ths . Turkish debt among the Balkan Allies when the latter havo been installed in tha conquered territory.. A preliminary investigation places tho amount at between sixteen and' eighteen million pounds.

SHEVKET SEEKS PEACE ,' , Constantinople, February 13. , The Grand. Vizier, Shevket Pasha, in an interview, says lie did. not accept offico with the sole object, of continuing the

war, but in. order to conclude 'pea??. He had replied to tho Powers' Noto with a proposal on which peace negotiations may bo continued. •' . \ 'ABDUL HAMID FIRED ON. Constantinople, February 12. ' ■ Owing to a misadventure, the Russian, cruiser Kagul, GG7S tons, fired a small gunshot into' the grounds of tho , Dolma Bagtche Palace, in which the ex-Sultan, 1 Abdul Hamid, is confined. No damage insulted. The oommander' immediately apologised.