A CRUSHING DEFEAT.
The crushing defeat of Turks, which is reported in our cable news this morning, will probably result in the unhappy Moslems making early, overtures for peace. The four-days' battle which has taken place would appear to have completely demoralised the main body of the Turkish army, and;,if it be true that the supremecommander lias fallen in the fight, the effect Upon the future of the campaign will be-salutary. The Bulgarians at one end, and the Servians at the other end, have dealt a deathblow to the Ottoman Empire. The intimation from Vienna that the Allies are willing to negotiate for pence without i-he intervention of the Powers is" significant. It would seem that the Balkan States, having practically annihilated the Turks, are determined to dictate their o-wn- terms.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10710, 2 November 1912, Page 4
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131A CRUSHING DEFEAT. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10710, 2 November 1912, Page 4
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