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THE OREGON : SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, : SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 3, 1912.: SULII'S EffflBE ; IIDLESTOW SCENE OF BALKAN IVAR A III li1Hl 1 MM TO PUT .'N E 13 nTTflMN UMUIilHnO TLHii BEffl G AD ACRES IU1 i Desperate Attempt to" Hold This Remnant From invaa : ers Seems Likely to Fail at l Any Minute. (United PtMi lotted Win.) Xler.nm Nov. 2. -Ones among tha . roighUstI.Jli.wMld'A potentates ib - e ul tan could - claim - actual J urlsdictloai tonight over the European dominion of barely 1000 squara mlls,or a trlfla less . than the stats of Bhoda Island toasts. A" Bulgarian - army was ham merlnf at th defenses even of this tiny patch and It seemed a question of nd tnors than hours, or a few days at most, before the enemy would be In control of the Turkish capital itself. That the Ottoman government " had 3 asked ths Balkan allies for an armistice was ru mored. The report lacked confirmation hers but It was considered more than likely, and if an armistice had been asked it was agreed Uiat.iU only pur pose could be a discussion of the best terms of surrender the9 sultan could mtbT-r:-r'. .".'ti"-- - Thairectangla ; of TEuropean territory Which tha Ottoman ruler is still con trolling is bounded on the north by the Black sea, on the east by the Bosphorus, on the south by the sea of Marmora and on- the west by a chain of forts eitend- inr-frcm the town of Kara Bur un.jn the Black sea coast, to Sllivrl, on the sea of JJarmora, i. T Behind these fortifications the shat tered, remnant of Turkey's army was making its last ltfina.TheT wer ports that fighting was In progress be tween the defenders of Constantinople and the Bulgarian invaders till day long. , , - riffhtlag Outside Capital. Outside the Ottoman capital's defenses there was fighting, at any rate. The Bulgarians were trying to wipe out a Turkish . army of many , thousands of men, which, beaten at Lule Burgas, was striving to save Itself behind the shel tering line of forts. That the harassed Mohammedans would succeed in effect ing even this temporary success seemed .doubtful. The Bulgarians completely surrounded them and their only hope was in cutting a way through the enemy's ranks. Just how many of the .disorganised Turkish troops reached the . fortifications safely and how many were striving to reach them tonight was not known here. Except for Constantinople and its Im mediate environs,- eastern Turkey has fallen completely into Bulgarian hands. The Servians and Greeks hold the west 'Between the Bulgarian east and the Servian and Greek west there Is a strip 15 miles long and SO or SO miles broad, which is a Kind of "no man's land." The sultan has lost it but it has not yet been occupied by the allies, too busy' elsewhere to have given It their attention as yet, -Ilovlng through it are afew small detachments of Turkish troops, cut off from headquarters, lead ershlp, pay, supplies or ammunition, and dependent wholly ha what .they can selsse from the helpless noncombatants who look upon them as so many bandits and who are treated by them as not even bandits would treat their victims, per haps, anywhere else in the world. " Serriaug join Greeks. The Servians -advancing from the iiorthward- upon the Important western Turkish city of - Monastir, and ttfe Greeks, marching from the southward, with the same point as their objective, were reported today to have effected a junction and to be preparing for an in vestment of Monastir Itself. The Greeks, it was said, met and de feated a Turkish force, leaving 1200 Turks dead on the field. In disposing of eastern Turkey as al ready occupied by the Bulgarians, and the west as having fallen before the Servians and Greeks, exceptions should be made in favor of two towns Adrian, ople in the east and Monastir in the west Adrianople was stilt resisting - desperately at latest accounts and Mon- astir had not yet been attacked, so far TomaTraTOertonTfhtr -. In the extreme north, Scutari was still holding -out- against -the Montenetxins and inthe extreme west of "nonoan'g una ' between east and west, it was ' said the Greeks vere meeting; wlthylff uiuua oppusmon in ineir. advance Salonika. M i .I i iY"1"!" IW ' ) I Vg -'ife-:-'--' . jf'. .5 on FEAR MASSACRE OF CHRISTIANS IN CONSTANTINOPLE (Continued From Page One.) on tne intervention proposals. Any agreement they may be able to reach !. now can hardly become effective before ; .Bulgarians take Constantinople, and their efforts therefore can only - - concern proposals to the Balkan allie ; on me territorial division of the conti nent from which the Turks have been - , lorever oanished. .. The details of the flahtin between ; Adrlanople and ConsUntlnople filtering through the censored telegraph' and ca- i uie ornces, late today bring the first : realization of the magnitude of the bat- tie. From the time the Bulgarians lnstl , tutefflhelr advance Trom the Roumanian border to the capital more than 600,000 , wen have been engaged in the conflict i ' and at least 75,000, probably 100,000 are dead or wounded. Two-thirdsjf the losses fell upon the Turks. Bof la and Constantinople report the arrival in the respective countries of tuuusanas or wounded soldiers. Indicat ing the part played In th atmcm-i hv i the sabre and bayonet, a majority of . oui.oea ocarmg gashes from sharp blades Instead of bullet vmm . On Monday the Bulgarians shelled the , Turkish left with six batteries, follow ing with an unsuccessful Infantry at tack. Tuesday morning, was devoted to iRn artillery duel in Which neither aide gained any advantage. ita Tuesday Bulgarian reinforce ments began to arrive from the direction i of Adrlanople and they were rushed to (.the firing line. The onslaught by the fresh troops that followed forced the luras 10 retreat to Torgut. ,i Dawn on 'Wednesday disclosed a Heath grapple that extended along the entire uaiue une or zo miles. For the most rart the fighting was hand to hand. Iurlng these brief hours of combat thousands were killed, pierced by bayo nets ,er dissected by eabers. Late "Wednesday the Bulgarian artillery was ruhhed from the rear and placed directly In front of the Turkish center. A devas tating shrapnel fire followed. Although tne u uraish Infantry suffered heavily Obserw in this map how the allies of the Balkan states la the form of a crescent (the holy sign of the Turks) are closing in on Constantinople, The Greeks at Salonika, the Montenegrins at Scutari, the Servians at Uskub and Monastir and the Bulgarians at Adrlanople, form a net from which there is little chance of escape for the Ottoman forces. Below are two of the Balkan queens who are devot ing their time solely to the organization of hospital corps and the collection of funds with which to care for the wounded and to take care of the wives and of soldiers and the men fighting at the front. They are from left to right; Queen Eleanor of Bulgaria and Queen Milena of Montenegro. nnui iuiil mi ino uuirariann nrr . unable to scatter the bravely-defended 1 line. A desultory fire was kept up by Loth sides Wednesday night, and Thurs day, daybreak found the tiro armies Balkan Developments Reported Turks want armistice. Persistent rumors Adrlanople has fallen. Turks, penned on peninsula 80 "miles square, lasfv of sultan's Euro pean possessions, in final stand against Bulgarians. British admiralty orders battle ships and destroyers to sea, pre sumably in fear of Balkan compli cations. Terrible slaughter and frightful suffering of wounded on Tuklsb battlefields. Sophia mosque again a Christian Bulgarian ruler vows to make BL church. Ottoman troops-kill and burs as then " Servians and Greeks still advance. . K0 surrender at Bcutarl. Powers, distracted by.f oar-ot-Bal kan war spread, still deadlocked con cerning intervention. Bv Phillip Everett. (Br tlit Interaatlon'tl Newt 8rflc.) London, Nov. 2 It Is with a deep feel IJng.ljhamo .thaj theesarfjhe again grappling. The Turkish lines seemed much thinner and the troops found with less vigor than the day be fore. All their forces were concen trated on their left wing. General Savoff then executed his daring detour, luring away the best part of the Turkish army to the latter's right. Bulgers Defeat Turk. The Turkish wing thus weakened, the Bulgars dealt their final, crushing blow. In less than an hour the Turks were fleeing in disorder, their line broken in 20 places, leaving great gaps through which the Bulgarians rushed to the chase. The scene wcj one of indescrib able confusion, the retreating Turks ut terlnj their Mohammedan yells and the victors wildly shouting as they gave pursuit. Here and there a Turkish de tachment, feeling more loyal to their commanders than their comrades, stood their ground and were cut down. Yesterday and today the fighting has been mainly between the Bulgarians and the Turkish rear guards. Occasionally the Turkish officers would be able to muster a sizeable force to make a stand, but no engagement ended otherwise than in Bulgarian victory. The Turks, despite their losses, are Still numerically stronger than the Bul gars, but they are disorganized and demoralized. RICHARD W. MONTAGUE, Candidate for State Senator As a candidate for state senator on the Democratic ticket, Mr Montagues record of public service will be read with interest by all voters who desire 10 eieci me oest men to publlo office. During his residence of 23 years in Portland Mr. Montague has been a mem ber of four committees to revise the city charter, including the last com mittee, which has drawn the commission charter. He is the author of Montague's Oregon Digest and was selected by the supreme court to assist in making the revision of. Oregon laws how in use. In the mayoralty campaigns of 1905 and 1907 Mr. Montague was chairman of the campaign committee, to which was due in a large measure the suc cess of Harry Lane's candidacy. By naturar ability, by experience and by reason of his proven Integrity and Dreaatn or vision on public questions. GLADSTONE WAY i N YEA A British Statesman Saw Bal kan Situation in True Light; Advice Unheeded. people of England look upon the war now raging in the Balkans. Recent events have- fcronght forcibly bome-to the minds of all thinking Englishmen lhocllJ)gtrea.tLE man, Mr. Gladstone,- years ago clearly pointed out to bis countrymen the path to follow in regard to Turkey. English men realize that their failure to sup port him and back him up has led to a series of events which wilt forever re main a blot upon the escutcheon of Great Britain's honor. Had Mr. Glad stone bad his way in the Berlin con ference Turkey would have been re moved from Europe then and there and not only would the present war have been avoided but thousands of lives taken by the Turks In cold blood butch ery would have been Saved. Gladstone would have saved the 80,000 Christian Armenians which the now deposed Abdul Hamld caused to be murdered and driven out of Constantinople IS years ago, a crime which civilized Europe has never seen fit to punish. The years that have passed have taught Europe nothing, the powers again hold their protecting hands over the assassins at Bosphorus and mobs at Constantinople, whose hands are red with Christian blood, have been cheer ing outside the British ministers' house in Stamboul. Once more the opportunity to see Justice done is placed before the -people of England, once more we have a chance of following Gladstone's advice, but even now we know what will happen. In dl plomacy .there is no feeling, sympathies do not count, and diplomats represent lng countries all jealous of each other assert that status quo must be main talned and no matter what happens in this way, the Turks will be permitted to remain on European soil. PIERRE LOT! COMES ' TO AID OF THE TURKS wncT-wTmr-ffmi'rrarw better fltted-to j Partf,-Wor;2.s. Thiiofl$ of FrftHiSe (Copy furnished for this paid adver tisement by W. A. Johnson; chairman.) Journal Want Ads bring mult ; ' Defends the Moslems Against What He Terms Pack of -Hyenas. . By George Dufresnc as a whole, of course, are in full sym patoy with the gallant and heroic Montenegrins In their uneven fight with the Turks, but the latter are not with ut their adulrsrs, Pierre LoU has wrtt- Balkan Paragraphs (United Preat Leased Wire.) Constantinople, Nov. 2. In order to avoid at bread famine, the gov ernment has released from military duty all-the bakers who had been called up with the reserves. Paris. Nov. 2. The Bulgarian le gation has been left In charge of the first secretary, the minister. Dr. Standoff, having Joined Czar Ferdi nand's life guards, in which corps he is an officer. Athens, Nov, 2 Five Greek princes are at the front the Crown Prince Constantlne, In command of the army; Prince George, In command nf ffh Tin w anri th Trtnna An4w Nicholas and George (son " of "Crowla ranee wonstanune). nstantlnbpleriov. 2. Although Turkish women are busily engaged jEteBftrinilL medical comforts for- the Red Cres cent brigade, only one woman has so far defied Moslem rules as to female privacy by going to the front with a field hospital. Bofla, Nov. 2. The National Bank of Bulgaria has guaranteed the llf Insurance premiums payable to re servists who have joined the colors. Belgrade, Nov. 2. Prince Alexis, cousin of King Peter, is fighting as a private in a cavalry regiment Constantinople, Nov. 2. Horses are now practically unobtainable here, f 260 being asked for lame ponies, and from 1400 to f 600 for anything that can carry a, real load. London, Nov. 2. It la understood that Prince Arthur of Connaught Is thirsting to see active service, and is wroth at King George because he will not allow him to fight for his jincle, the king of Greece. Cettlnje, Nov. 2. Fired by the do ings of their elders, boys of 14 and lees are taking their places in the ranks, while even septuagenarians in sist on joining the colors. Vienna, Nov. 2. Eight aeroplanes ordered by the Bulgarian war office have been dispatched from here, Austrian aviators will fly them until sufficient Bulgarian pilots are avail, able, .... ten an eloquent article on their behalf, which is published here. . The famous writer recalls that In l7o the Arabs of Algeria, who had reason able complaints against France, decided to revolt. Bnt war broken out between France and Germany, and they contented themselves by warning the French, It was only when peace was signed that they rose against theFrench. Pierre Lotl regrets that what he describes as this noble example has not been followed by the. Balkan peoples. Whatever may be their complaints against Turkey, he considers that It Is cowardly on -their part to take advantage of this country's misfortunes, and to attack her from hn. hind. He compares the. Balkan' states to . hyenas, who SDDro&ch that nr. knowing that the- latter 1st already w6ufiaea7TUSff--crecI4fcs l"narwithout them Italy would naver hav H over the "sublime obstinacy of Turkey, notwithstanding her formidable naval guns. . t For ths.tonor cf-Jtalf rjena tot! Former Sultan Moved to Asi atic Side of Bosphorus; Ap proaches-to Foreign . Quar ter of Capital Guarded (United Press Leased Wire.) , Constanta, Roumanta, Nov. 2. Except f9r.Jhe'cavalrx-.patrola.jTVulch.xlattered constantly through the stref , Top- stantlnople was sealed up like a tomb tonight, it was stated in messages from the Turkish capital. . u ; . . , The authorities were in deadly fear of an outbreak of violence as a result of the final lealmg 'out of the: news which they have tried so hard to con ceal,, of , the continual reverses 1 which the sultan's troops have met at the The people were hustled unceremoni outly into their houses 'shortly before 10 o'clock with a peremptory warning that any one found abroad after that hour would be summarily shot , . , Guards Arc Posted. The ,"draw,, in the bridse across the Golden Horn, which separates the patlve city of gtamboul, was opened from the foreign business and residence sections of Galata and Pera, an 'Armed guards were stationed on both shores to shoot down any one who attempted to close it. The cafes which usually run day and, night, were closed. The shops in tne aristocratic Grand avenue d Pera were not only locked, but defended by heavy iron shutters. Kavasses, with rifles over their shoulders, swords hanging-at thelrjsidea- and : pistols In their belts, guarded the foreign embas sies and consulates. Over the sultan's palace a heavy de tachment of troops kept watch. An other surrounded the ministries where lights still blazed. Occasionally a mounted courier dashed up. or a closed carriage with armed men encircling it on every side, rolled heavily by. The authorities were in more fear of the Turkish troops which maintain' their own fortifications 80 miles west of the city, than of the Constantinople rabble which la not, indeed, very formidable since every able bodied man has been drafted for service in the field. devolution Is reared. But it was not alone of a massacre and looting that the government lead ers were afraid. There were hints of revolution in the air. The older elements of the Turks are convinced that Turkey's misfortunes date from the deposition of Abdul Hamld and his successor's life and the lives of all the men connected with his gov ernment. Were considered in danger. - Abdul, the e-sultan, brought to Con stantinople today on the German gun boat, Lorelei, from his former prison house in Salonika, where It was feared be might fall into the Greeks' . hands, was safely shut up tonight In a palace on the ASiatlo side of the -Bosphorus. It was said guards had strict orders to shoot him at the first indication of any attempt by any one to rescue him or on his own part to escape. i 1 1 wants to believe that it Is not she who has fomented the Balkan uprising. He considers that Christian Europe should have Intervened, if only out of respect for the admirable heroism of the Turks, and declares that the inaction of Europe will remain a blemish on her history, ; -'What Europe has not done," he says, "perhaps free and disinterested America will have the glory of doing In her place. A few worda of President Taft's leads me to hope that America thinks of pro posing arbitration. Whatever happens," he add, "the Turkish people by their re sistance and bravery have won the most beautiful of crowns, and I believe that at the bottom the large majority of Frenchmen are of my opinion." Journal Want Ads bring results. : The BEHNING PIANO is one of the oldest of the recognized standard makes in America. 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Taxpayer League and Pomona Granges the rial Oppose Salary Bar " The Taxpayers' League of Portland, composed of well known and responsible citizens, after "carefully studying the measures offered to voters," learns tlfljt the "alleged flat-salary law" is the outgrowth of the attempt of a faction of the Salem Printers' Union to force the State Printer of Oregon to "sign up" and give them control of the state's printing for their own benefit. The League, in its advertise ments, advising voters as to its conclusions, recommends the rejection of the al leged flat-salary bill in this language: "STATE PRINTING BOARD "328 Yes. ... j "329-No. "This bill is about as flagrant a misuse of the initiative as can be con- r ceived. The interests of the state are entirely ignored in an attempt to help out an industrial struggle. It is extravagant and uhwIseT" -t" Voters are advised to vote No." 1 -The League's recommendations are made over the signatures of R. L'. Glisan, President, 612 Spalding building, and L. J. Goldsmith, secretary, 321 Corbett build ing, Portland, Oregon. , The alleged flat-salary law is also condemned by Salem Grange No. 17, after full investigation. t Marion .County Pomona Grange indorses the action of the local Grange in with drawing support from the measure. t Linn County Pomona Grange also advises members and citizens to defeat the printing bill. . " ' ' Multnomah County Granges, by their masters,vunite in recommending defeat of "said so-called flat-salary law," and commend the present State Printer for mate rially decreasing : the printing cost of Oregon. ' 't v. , The big printing houses of Portland (24 of them) unite in recommending defeat of the so-called flat-salary law, because "it has not a single meritorious featured In all flat-salary states printing costs two to four times as much as in Oregon: That's why a little clique at Salem prepared the bill and supports it. -The scheme means great waste and extravagance.. -. . t , ' Nine-tenths of the leading papers of the state condemn the scheme. To beat this dishonest closed-shop bill, which masquerades under a flat-salary banner, vote "329 X No." x ' " . Then I shall continue to give Oregon the cheapest public printing in the United lUtcs. , ; , -j";,, f WILLISDUNIWAY (Paid Advertisement) . State Printer of Oregon. A '