Fighting All Along Line.

New York Times 100 years ago today, November 18, 1912:
Artillery Line a Magnificent Sight as Seen from the City.
    CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 17, 10:45 P.M.— To-day's fighting at Tchatalja was all along the line. The Bulgarian guns began the firing, which was thought preparatory to an infantry attack.
    The Turkish batteries replied vigorously. The Turkish ships in the Sea of Marmora shelled the Bulgarian positions. Undoubtedly the fleet in the Black Sea also took part in the engagement, though details from that point are lacking.
    The sound of the booming, which began in the morning, ceased only at sunset. In the afternoon the wind shifted, and it seemed for a time as if the battle had ended, but again the booming was heard, and the movement of troops could be observed not far from the gates to the capital. A detachment of several thousand men from the Tchatalja lines was replaced by fresh troops, who had been held in reserve near the city.
    Several members of the legations and other foreign residents witnessed the artillery duel, which they describe as magnificent, on the Sea of Marmora and the shelling from height to height across Biyuk Chekmeje Lake and over the plains toward the north. The flashes of the guns on both sides were visible to observers over miles of low country.
    The refugees behind the lines began breaking camp early in the day and moved back toward Constantinople. The Greek villagers, who had remained heretofore indifferent to events, prepared to desert their homes. While calm prevailed, there was a deadly tension in the knowledge that the fate of the capital, the Turkish Army and those who waited anxiously in Constantinople was at stake.
    Within the city every military precaution was taken. Pickets were posted at various points and patrols guarded the streets.
    While some marines were landed from foreign warships to-night, others will be brought ashore to-morrow. Various zones have been assigned to the different powers. These zones will be protected generally by the landing parties, which thus will not confine themselves to guarding the embassies and foreign charitable and educational institutions. The greatest discretion, however, will be used in their employment.
    Several more prominent Unionists, including Talaat Bey, an ex-Cabinet Minister, were arrested to-day. A notorious member of the party, Djampoulat Bey, resisted arrest, killing one officer and wounding another. He was then seized, court-martialed and sentenced to death.
    An ex-Deputy, Obeidullah, and Djemil Bey, a member of the staff of the newspaper Tanin, were sentenced to five years' imprisonment on charges of high treason. One of the editors of the Tanin was condemned to seven years' imprisonment.