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2 Sterner Peace Terms Predicted Allies Will Push War to Finale TURKS INDICATE THEY ARE READY TO TREAT AGAIN Popular Clamor of Balkan States May Force Their Troops to Occupy Ot toman Capital terms are forthcoming he is to resume military operations." Whether the breathing space in Tchatalja has been secured by the good countenance of Turkish reinforcements or by Bulgarian exhaustion, or whether these things have been caused by con tributing to the delay, can not yet be determined. It seems certain, how ever, that tbe stand made by the Turks on the Isrlandja-Tchorlu line was more obstinate than earlier reports sug gested, and even Lieutenant W T agener says that the enormous exertions and great sacrifices of the Bulgarians have caused the need for repose to be ex perienced, and then switches us off upon Adrianople and implies that Bul garian efforts are concentrated upon its capture, which he considers Immi nent. I can agree entirely with the Aus trian lieutenant that the fall of Adri anople is of great, military and politi cal importance, but that fact does not necessarily bring it any neafer, and if Bulgarian assaults have been made and have failed, the garrison may be in good heart. The railway is very necessary for supplying the armies in Lule Burgas and the siege train before Adrianople is needed for Tchatalja, but if there is a stout Turk in command of the fort ress, as appears to be the case, he will know these things well enough and they will inspire a more obstinate re sistance. While the Bulgarian conditions —for Bulgaria is acting as the mouthpiece for the allies —were extreme, stipulat ing the surrender of Adrianople and Scutari, both of which are making a historic defense, as well as the cession of all the territory except a narrow strip above Constantinople, these con ditions were advanced as overtures; in other words, they apparently were put forward as a basis for negotiations. TERMS MERELY A FEELER The porte treated them as an ulti matum and this, perhaps, is the oriental method of beginning negotiations, de signed to induce the enemy further to show his hand. A Balkan diplomat in London pointed out tonight that these terms were submitted merely as an an swer to Turkey's pressing and repeated demands for an armistice, and said: It practically is certain that their rejection will result in a more active and determined- resumption of hostilities. Probably the allied troops non- will refuse to treat with Turkey until they are in a position to dictate perhaps sterner terms in the capital of the sultan. The negotiations thus far have been conducted through the Russian ambas sador-in Constantinople, but the Turk ish ambassador in Berlin was on his way to join his colleagues appointed to meet the Bulgarian representatives when the Turkish government's start ling decision was telegraphed abroad. Even jet it would seem that the Turkish officials have not abandoned hope that the powers will come to their rescue and attempt to dictate a com promise, but Sir Edward Grey, the British foreign secretary, announced tonight that the powers had not gone so far as to arrange a general con ference after the conclusion of the war. Their only agreement, as far as sur face indications go, is to keep their hands off. ALLIAXCE WATCHES SERVIA Th- probability of the resumption of hostilities has started rumors afresh from Vienna of Austrian and Russian mobilizations on their borders, and a naval demonstration by the triple alli ance on the Albanian coast If Servia pushes her onward march to the cov eted seaport. The. continued successful defense of the Tchatalja lines would strengthen Turkey's diplomatic position, but de afleVr prolonged fighting, of her hoosing would inflame the Bul garians' desire to make a triumphal progress into Constantinople. Popular clamor in Sofia is demand ing more strongly each day that the advance stop only at the Bosporus. European military officials consider the terms of the allies harsh in one respect: that is that they compel an unconditional capitulation of Scutari and Adrianople instead of allowing the garrisons to march out with the honors of war. Two more chapters of the war are reported—a naval engagement off Var na between the Turkish cruiser Ham idieh and Bulgarian torpedo boats, and the occupation of Fiorina by the Greek?. The Bulgarians report that they did great damage to and probably sank the cruiser. The Turks report that they sank two torpedo boats and that the cruiser was only, slightly damaged. By the occupation of Florins, which lies south of Monastir, the Greeks, ac cording to the Athens report, have cut off the rear guard of the Turkish army to the number of 30,000 retreat ing from Monastir. pHOLERA SITUATION Lawful in stamboul CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 21.—The terms offered by the Balkan allies for the arrangement of an armistice are "unacceptable" to the Ottoman govern ment. Nazim Pasha, the Turkish comman der in chief, has been Instructed to con tinue military operations until more ac ceptable conditions are offered by the allies, but at the same time he Is in trusted with further negotiations. The official announcement of the porte's decision with regard to the armistice follow?: The Bulgarian premier lias ad dressed to the Ottoman government . u-ument containing conditions for an armistice, which were, com municated today to the council of ministers and were considered to be unacceptable. nsequently and likewise, in view of the fact that tire comman der in chief lias been intrusted in principle with the task of nego tiating conditions with the pleni potentiaries of the belligerent states—if these plenipotentiaries are invested with the necessary powers—and has also been direct ed to commumcato the result of h TURKS LOSE 20,000 IN MONASTIR BELGRADE. Servia, Xov. 2L—Twenty thousand of the 80,000 Turk- , who defended Monastir were killed or wounded in the four day hattle | thut preceded the capture of the city by the Servian army, it was e»ti- , mated today. The Si-rvian loss was almost as great. In the defense of / the fortress the inhabitants of the city fought with great ferocity, side by side with the Turkish regulars. They had been armed with rifle* pro vided by the regular army. The Turks had 100 sun*. The brunt of the attack on the fortress was borne by the Serrfan Infantry. The men waded breast deep In the water of the surrounding marshes and took position after position b—> sheer dossed determination. The Turkish troops Tuesday of this week made n last desperate effort to break through the surrounding Servians* cordon, and in a measure succeeded. The fighting was very severe and in the end the Turkish troops absolutely were beyond the control of their officers, each man fleeing the way he thought best. It is thought many of them fell into the hands of the Greeks from Salonlkl. The battle is described by some of the officers present as one of the bloodiest encounters of the war. It extended over a Hue 30 miles long. The Turks, in reply to each assault the Servians made, made fierce coun ter attack*, hut always were repulsed. such negotiations to us—the com- i mander in chief has been instruct ed to continue military operations, wit;, the help of the Almighty, until reasonable and moderate conditions are proposed to us. It Is said the Bulgarian conditions included a demand'for the surrender of Adrianople and Scutari, the withdrawal of the Turkish fleet from the Black sea and the cessation of dispatch of troops to Tchatalja and the building of forti fications. General Shukri Pasha, military com mander of Adrianople, has received the title of "ghazi," which means "victori ous recognition" of his splendid de fense. An official dispatch from the captain of the cruiser Hamidleh, which was attacked by Bulgarian torpedo boats in the Black sea this morning, says he sank two of them and damaged the third, which was able to draw away. When at a distance of 2,000 yards the third torpedo boat discharged two torpedoes, inflicting slight dam age on us. W*e eventually obliged It to withdraw out of range of our guns. Heartrending scenes of suffering and Eaisery are enacted daily at the Turkish cholera camp in San Stefano. The sec retary of a foreign embassy and Major Clyde S. Ford, U. S. A., who is here on leave of absence, paid a visit there today. The Ottoman soldiers were standing on guard at the entrance to the camp, but they made no move. Their duty was to prevent those within the cordon from escaping and not to hinder other people from entering. XAL'SEATIXG SPECTACLE A nauseating picture was witnessed at the side of the railroads. The bodies which had been thrown from trains lay as they had fallen. Some had struck on top of the embankment; others had rolled part of the way down, and some had reached the bot tom. Some of the corpses lay stiffly alone. Others were in groups of threes or fours. • Around a one story stable at the foot of the embankment was a group of 60 dead and dying, lying close together on the slopes of a manure pile, which the sick men had found softer than the hard ground. One man on top of the pile was digging with his fingers a { sort of trough in which to lie. The | trough soon became his grave. A group of tents stood in the cen- I ter, where four or five Turkish soldiers wearing the armpiece of the Red Crescent stood on guard. Inside the sick and dead lay in groups. The doc tor on duty counted 22 patients in one tent, while double that number lay outside, sheltered from the wind by the canvas. Some of the strickened men found difficulty in getting into the moslem position for prayer, looking toward the east. One praying victim was so weak that he could not replace his blanket around his head when the wind blew it off. The Red Crescent attendants made no attempt to assist any of these suf fering soldiers, not even placing stones, which were plentiful, under their heads to permit them to lie easier. A number of the attendants gath j ered around to watch while the visi tors were inspecting the camp. One of them became insolent and was or dered off by the doctor. VICTIMS STRUGGLE FOR WATER A water cart drawn by donkey passed along the road. Those of the victims who were able to rise to their feet went unassisted toward it and I struggled feebly for a drink. Those unable to rise got none. In a similar way what appeared to be army bread was distributed to those able to reach the place of distribution. Several of the sick men raised them i with difficulty and stumbled to ward a well, from which they tried to dip water with their long sashes, wetting the ends and moistening their I parched mouths with them. There were hundreds of dead and ! thousands of sick in this camp, many |of them lying on the open ground and | great numbers supporting their bocks 1 against the houses bordering the open iields. most of which are deserted. Nazim Pasha, the Turkish commander in ciiief. in a further telegram to the Ottoman war office today says: According to reports just re ceived, Turkish reconnoitering par ties have confirmed the report that the enemy abandoned the trenches held during the last three days lacing the line of forts in the zone which they had occupied. The Bul garians have fallen back at certain points as much as four and a half miles from the Turkish lines. A number of wounded and many dead bodies were found in the Bulgarian trenches, besides rifles, ammunition and other equipment The sound of heavy firing, presum ably from naval guns, was again au dible today. ( MASSACRE OF JEWS BY GREEKS FEARED CHICAGO, Nov. 21.— The United States government today was asked to take action to protect Jews in Tur key against slaughter by the Greek conquerors. The appeal was made by Adolph Kraus. international president of the B'nai B'rith. Kraus forwarded to the state depart ment the text of a cable message which he received during the day from Con stantinople, a few hours after Jews had been reported put to th# sword In Saloniki. The Call prinb all the news all the time. It is "the paper of authority." SLAYER FAILS TO REFORM Pardoned Murderer Sentenced To Eight Years an White Slaver Ni:\V YORK, Nov. 21. —George Levy. who murdered a man in Boise, Idaho, 11 years ago and escaped life imprison ment later on a promise to leave the United State* and reform, was con victed in the federal court here today of violation of the 'white slave" act. Judge Hough sentenced him to eight years in the. federal penitentiary at Atlanta. THE SAX FT?ANCISCO CALL. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 22, 1912. ■»- . I ij iiiii nj ii ' ■ ■ ' ' BIG ART COLON, VERGES ON SPLIT OVER THEATER Realty Firm's Proposal to Use Work of Highbrows as "Ad" Causes Row Continued From Page 1 know, where art and comfort could be combined. The Improvement company would see that nothing but real art got into this new place. They would give Geo. Sterling? the "Testimony of the Suns" that such would be the case. "Of course," It was explained, "Pa cific Grove is a temperance town, and we can't have any, well, any 'Wine of Wi-ardry' around, but otherwise you can go as far as you like with art. We'll get the railroad to advertise you, and all that sort of thing." If that wasn't just the way the case was presented to Sterling that was what was meant. So secession broke out in Carmel. What Frank Powers, the local at torney, who is angel and landlord and counselor and other things for Car mel, will say when he hears that a trick has been put over on him would be worth going miles to catch. Anyway, teams are now at work on a theater site In the forest near Pacific Grove, and it is planned to give a play there on New Year eve: in fact, the actors for the new piece are now being selected. The Sterling ranks are strong. Harry Leon Wilson ras accepted the rule of his majesty. Bunker Bean Sterling, and has advised his pretty and talented wife that henceforth her histrionic talents must be placed at the disposal of. George Sterling and Bert Herron. John Kenneth Turner, having had experience in starting a revolution down in "barbarous Mexr leo," is an active party in the revolu tion that has split -gentle Carmel. Grant "Wallace gave up the idea of going to the Balkans as a war corre spondent because he saw signs of more warfare right at home. James Hopper changed the dat© of his intended visit to George Sterling so he could be in at the death. Grace McGowan Cooke, who has been generating novels about Tennessee feudists, is at work on another, to be entitled "Bitter to the Death, or the Karmel Kolony Klan." John Fleming Wilson Is trying to mix up a peace by offering to dedidcate his new book, "The Man Who Came Back," to George Sterling if the afores aid Sterling will come back to Car mel. Witter Bynner, the New York poet, who was visiting at Carmel, "beat it," to use the expressive phrase of cultured Carmel, back to his New Hampshire hills. Fred Bechdolt, once of the colony, is the "wise guy," to use another phrase of the lifr'ry set. He left Carmel about the time the ruction started. Fred said that he had a con tract to wVite a lot of sea stories, and if he stayed in Carmel he would get so much storm into the tales that his readers would get seasick; so he went to Marin county, where the only lifr'ry furore that occurs comes when the next month's magazines are offered for sale at the village news stand. And there is Perry Newberry, hus band of the talented and poetic writer who penned the excellent "Toad," the acceptance of which made George Sterling peevish. Perry watches the exodus of Sterling and his starry eyed gods and goddesses with equanimity. "They've left us the theater, the original Forest theater," says he, "and we'll put on the real thing in drammer. S' help mel 1 ' Centemeri GLOVE SPECIALS Prices Less Than Cost to Is it Oar Factory at Grenoble, France A Cleanup of Very PesiraKe Merchandise 1-clasp English Walking Gloves. Best quality 2 Pearl Clasp Pique colors tan, white and gray; 2 and 3 ic,a ~~~~ - =;•,„*. ,*»*; clasp Overseam kid. desirable col- K,d » c oj»Pkte range of sizes, desir.. ors and black; regular prices $1.25, able colf)n and black 5 regular $2.00 $1.50, $1.65. quality. __IS _9 Long White Glace Special Full 20 button length; )^__fcftCL Regular $3.75 quality. ________■•___» These Gloves Are Absolutely Perfect in Every Respect. Every Style Is the Best It Is Possible to Produce at Regular Prices, RCENTEMERI & CO 153 OEARYSLnarSTOCKTON ■ ai — — : BOND ISSUE FOR NEW SACRftMENTO ELECTRIC BRANCH Extension to Vallejo Will Be Rushed to Early Com pletion Before An other Year m C**_*Ma_ed From Page 1 given possession of the Reed orchard property In Yolo county opposite Sac ramento after several years of litiga tion and will begin work next week grading across the property and filling the water front. Permission was obtained from the war department for the construction of the first section of the wharves at that point At Vallejo, the other terminus of the "new construction, the work is now within about six weeks of completion. As soon as spring ar rives work will be rushed at different points along the line, so that the ex tension can be placed In operation at the earliest possible moment. "This approval by the railroad com mission of the company's plan of financing, together with negotiations which are pending, will mean the com pletion of the line from Sacramento to Vallejo next year," said E. R. Lllien thal, president of the Northern Elec tric, yesterday in discussing the au thorization of the bond issue. "Preparations are now being made for the rapid completion of the work, and already about 20 miles of road have been graded, track laid on about 10 miles from the eastern end of the Jamison canyon through to Vacaville Junction, with connections to Vaca ville, also to Fairfield and Suisun. "From Vallejo rapid boat service will be provided, and the entire distance from Sacramento to San Francisco will be covered in less than 2 hours and 45 minutes. This will later be reduced to slightly over two and a half hours. "This extension of the Northern Electric lines will be a great factor In developing the country between this city and Sacramento. The develop ment of the country through which the lines of the Northern Electric are operating can not be indicated better than by the Increase in the earn ings of the Northern Electric as testified to by A. D. Schindler, general manager of the company, at the hearing on our petition for permission to issue the bonds. His testimony showed that the increase was more than 26 per cent gross for the last four months over the corre sponding four months last year and 52 per cent net for the game corre sponding periods." The commission in its decision also commented on the benefits that should flow from the construction of the ex tension, that part of the decision being as follows: "The building of this extension will be of great benefit to "the road as a whole, because it will provide a contin uous service from point of origin to destination, giving the railway com pany the benefit of the entire Income from the haul. In addition there will be considerable amount of new terri tory served between San Francisco and Sacramento." The bond issue authorized is the largest ever approved by the railroad commission in a single order. The full amotint asked for by the railway com pany was allowed by the commission, but certain conditions were imposed by the commission to give the bonds the fullest protection. Provision was made that E. R. Liilienthal, E. J. de Sabla Jr., Louis Sloss and W. P. Hammon, the four principal stock holders, should guarantee the payment of th 6 Interest for 10 years, and that they should also sponsor a fund to provide $75,000 a year for 10 years after the completion of-the line from Sacramento to Val lejo. to be used either in retiring the bonds or in making additions to the property. The company has already announced Its intention of selling $8,000,000 of the bonds in Europe. Fairness to all, malice toward none is the policy of the New Independent Call. ICES, LAURA M. HESS DEAD—Alameda. N*ot. 21.—Mrs. L~ura May Hess, wife of William Hess of the Wells Farjro Nevada National bank of San Francisco, is dead at her home. 1423 Morton street. She succumbed today after a btiof Illness. Mrs. Hess was a native of lowa and was 42 years of age. Besides her bus band she leaves a son. LAMP EXPLOSION AND FlM—Oakland. Not. 21. —The explosion of a lamp in the home of F. A. Pat her at fi2.* , o Harmon «T?n*je caused a Are at 0 o'clock this eTenini? wfcleb destroyed the bouse, and furniture with h loss estimated at $1,500. partly covered by insurance. RESULT IN STATE MAY BE CHANGED BY COURT ORDER Democrats Believe That Vic tory in Los Angeles Can vass Case Gives Cali fornia to Wilson Stockton Sports Call Off Election Wagers ♦. «. STOCKTON, Nov. 21—At a gathering of local bettors held today It was decided tbat owing to tbe complicated turn tbe elec tion returns have taken all bets will be called off end the money withdrawn. The alleged Irreg-u --lorltles In the _os Ansreles count were discussed, and this phase of the situation brought about the agreement to call off all wagers placed on Wilson and Roosevelt. Continued Frpm Pasre 1 rectlons in the certification could be made by election boards. The court held that the breaking of the sealed envelopes prior to the time for opening them In public was con trary to law, "but did not constitute such an irregularity as to require that the returns be entirely rejected." In these precincts Roosevelt had a plural ity of more than 1,000. All of the contentions raised by the democrats relative to the method of canvassing the returns were upheld by the court. From the beginning of the canvass the democratic committeemen present insisted that tally lists be counted rather than the certification totals, but the supervisors took the latter figures in preference. The decision caused consternation among progressive leaders and the members of the canvassing board, be cause of the brief time remaining for the final certification and forwarding of the returns to the secretary of state and the fear that failure so to do by next Monday would result In the vote of the banner Roosevelt county and plurality of approximately 20,000 be ing lost by the progressive candidates. The opinion of the court concludes with the following summary: 1. That the board of supervisors, acting as a board of canvassers, have no authority to take extrinsic evidence with reference to returns. 2. It Is not authorized to call In precinct officers to alter, change or cor rect the returns, but where the re turns are complete save and except the authentication thereof, the election board may be permitted to complete the same by adding their signatures thereto. 3. It is not authorized to reject the tally lists and accept the result as de clared in the certificates, if there be a variance between the two. Its duty Is to reject the result as declared by the election board and accept the tally lists where there is a conflict between them. 4. In estimating or counting the votes as shown by the tally lists each mark represents one vote, and the marks—not the number thereof in the squares—are to be accepted as indi cating the vote cast, and it Is Imma terial in what squares such marks are placed. The total number of marks, rather than the squares, should con trol. 5. Where there are tally sheets showing the number of votes cast for any candidate for presidential elector, such tallies indicate the number of vote* received by him, and where no tally marks are placed upon such tally sheet indicating that the candidate received any votes, he is entitled to no votes from such precinct. , The breaking of the sealed en velopes containing the precinct returns, under the direction qf the board, prior to the time set for the opening thereof in public, was contrary to the pro visions of the statute, but did not con stitute such an Irregularity as to re quire that the returns be entirely re jected. 7. In Instances where the supervisors have permitted the board of election to insert in their certificates the total number of votes received by candidates, which action in opinion of the court Is not warranted by the statute, never theless, the tallies appearing from which the canvassing board may de termine the number, the total figures as subsequently supplied may be ig nored, and no injuries could result therefrom and the same would consti tute no good cause for rejecting the returns. 8. In no case Is the board authorized to add, or permit any person to add or deduct from, or in any manner erase. change or modify the tally lists oppo site the name of a candidate voted for. I SpedalNotice: 1 ■ President of 1 I fl»Wniteistates,alfete«w I I 1 I He was impea*med;he I 1 defended Mmsel£an4 Ms 1 I tdlingofitringsentintlie 1 I Dc«emberAmericanMag 1 I aXIIIC. >Jcwshe exactlyrightsize 1 |BBl*s___—^^^^____________^_____BJß_B^_ ________^ CARNEGIE GIVES S-S.BH PENSION TO EX-PRESIDENTS Would Enable Former Exec utives to Work Free From Pecuniary Care for Nation's Good Continued From Pasre 1 corporation of New York. In addition I there are three life trustees. The ! trustees authorized this statement of \ the corporation's aims: "A total of $125,000,000 in securities has thus far been transferred to the corporation, which will carry on the works in which Mr. Carnegie has been engaged and such others as he may from time to time think advisable to establish. Mr. Carnegie believes he has taken the surest means of obtaining for the future a body o\f the best pos sible trustees. "The heads of the institutions must inevitably be men of high moral and Intellectual standing. They are em powered by a two-thirds vote to modify or discontinue any branch of the serv ice which in their judgment has become Inadvisable or unnecessary, or if better use can be made of the funds, and also to adopt from time to time such work aa by them may be deemed most de sirable for the wants of the age, so that from age to age the fund may be explnded upon the most profitable work, whether that be the promotion of new ideas or the development of r those of the day." "Novel," Says Taft WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.—When in formed tonight of the action of the Carnegie corporation in providing pen sions for future ex-presidents of the United States, President Taft said it was a novel and unexpected proposi tion, but that he preferred to make no comment tonight. In a speech in New York last Saturday night the president hinted that congress should provide for ex-presidents so that they need not lower the dignity of the position they held when they re-enter private life. ■ AinnflALE That Offers Bargains So Big as to Seem Almost Incredible —Imagination Can Scarcely Picture Greater Values We have exactly 320 Trimmed and Tailored Suits left. Styles, fabrics and colors are strictly correct and there is a full range of sizes for both women and misses. We intend fvided them into three lots and, regardless of the fact that the season is now at its height, re amazingly low prices. 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