Turks In Full Retreat.

New York Times 100 years ago today, November 4, 1912:
Nazim Pasha's Strategy Failed Before Savoff's Great Host.
Special Cable to The New York Times.
    LONDON, Nov. 3.— After a final stand between Serai and Tchorlu, in an effort to stop the onrushing Bulgars, the last fighting remnant of Nazim Pasha's army is in full retreat toward the Tchatalja forts, the only remaining defenses of Constantinople.
    Reinforced by two fresh divisions from the capital, Nazim Pasha evidently sought to pursue his favorite strategy of driving at one of the Bulgarian wings. His success at Visa, however, was due to the fact that on that occasion the extreme Bulgarian left was numerically weak, the main Bulgarian attack being delivered at Lule-Burgas.
    In the present case, Gen. Savoff, the Bulgarian Commander in Chief, evidently drew both his wings around the Turks in an enveloping movement, designed to cut off their retreat to Tchatalja, and eventually force their surrender en masse.
    At the request of the Ambassadors of the powers the Porte has agreed to permit one warship from each nation to pass the Dardanelles.
    The Grand Vizier, Kiamil Pasha, declares that all measures necessary to safeguard the lives and property of foreigners have been taken, and that he answers personally for the maintenance of order and the security of all at Constantinople.
    Unusual activity for Sunday prevailed yesterday in Downing Street. Sir Edward Grey received half a dozen Ambassadors and Ministers during the day.
    A hopeful view is still entertained of the general European situation, notwithstanding the Vienna reports that Austria has not agreed to the terms upon which it was suggested the mediation of the powers should be offered.
    The reports printed here to the effect that the mobilization of the British fleet had been ordered are officially denied.