Adrianople Forts Are Still Untaken.

New York Times 100 years ago today, November 16, 1912:
Turks Hold a Large Area Around the City and Rain Hinders the Bulgar Operations.
MAY STARVE OUT GARRISON
Time and the Influence of Defeats Elsewhere Are Expected to Bring the Final Surrender.
By FREDERICK PALMER,
Special Correspondent of The New York Times.
Special Cable to The New York Times.
    MUSTAPHA PASHA, Tuesday, Nov. 12 (Delayed).— As we wait here before Adrianople interest centres on the news from Tchatalja, and the result of the final stand of the main Turkish army.
    No news comes from the outside world except through the Sofia newspapers.
    The rise of the Maritza and other rivers in the Adrianople plain continues. This strongly affects the operations around Adrianople. The roads are in terrible condition, owing to the rain, but the wet ground, which means colds and pneumonia to most troops, seems not to affect these Bulgarians, who are living practically the outdoor life to which they are accustomed.
    The Turks still hold a large area around Adrianople. None of their forts has been taken.
    There are no signs of a general attack, though nobody can tell what the Bulgarians here may not attempt.
    Evidently the plan remains to hold in the Adrianople garrison, trusting to time, starvation and events elsewhere to bring about the desired end.