Adrianople Will Not Yield.

New York Times 100 years ago today, March 23, 1913:
Shukri Pasha and His Troops Scoff at Idea of Surrender.
    ADRIANOPLE, March 22, (by wireless.)— Shukri Pasha, commander of this fortress, and his troops are determined to continue the defense they have carried on for five months, and all reports as to offers made by them to surrender may be dismissed as pure inventions.
    Only starvation can force the capitulation of the beleaguered garrison. Food is still regularly distributed among the population by the military authorities, and there is a considerable supply.
    Perfect order prevails within the city, and the report, emanating from Sofia, that Shukri Pasha had ordered the Greek and Armenian Bishops here to be hanged because they had drawn attention to the alleged miseries of the population, is groundless. It has aroused much indignation here, the two prelates themselves being among the most energetic of those protesting against the calumny. They extol the courtesy of the Commander in Chief, praising his solicitude for the civil as well as for the military population of the city.
    The Bulgarian besiegers are making no progress and their occasional assaults have been futile. The intermittent bombardment has done no harm to the defending forts, which remain intact.
    Discord is said to prevail among the allied armies, and the Servians brought up to assist the Bulgarians in the siege remain idle in their lines, not participating in any of the active operations.