Over 6,000 Cholera Cases.

New York Times 100 years ago today, November 16, 1912:
Disease Said to Have Spread from Turks to Bulgarian Army.
    CONSTANTINOPLE, (by way of Kustendje,) Nov. 15.— The cholera epidemic among the Turkish troops holding the line of fortifications at Tchatalja, in front of Constantinople, is rapidly becoming worse. More than 500 cases are reported dally, and the total number already exceeds 6,000.
    Whatever hope the Turks may have had of maintaining the defenses at Tchatalja have been dissipated by this outbreak. An eye witness declares that he saw 263 corpses buried Tuesday in one big trench at Hademkeui, the headquarters of the Turkish Commander in Chief. The bodies were dragged to the spot on hooks and dropped into the trench, which was not nearly deep enough for the purpose, the covering of earth being very shallow.
    While cholera has been undermining the Turkish defenses, it also constitutes a most formidable opponent to the Bulgarian advance, and it is generally believed here that the outbreak has disposed of the question of even a temporary occupation of Constantinople by the Bulgarian troops. It is thought unlikely that King Ferdinand of Bulgaria will risk the lives of his soldiers in this way if he can avoid it.
    It is stated on good authority that cholera has already appeared among the Bulgarian troops. This would not be surprising, as they occupy the positions where the disease claimed its first Turkish victims.
    The sullen resignation with which the Turks face the series of overwhelming disasters deserves comment. It is true the severe application of martial law prevents public expression of any criticism or demonstrations of resentment. The great mass of Moslems, however, are inclined to bow to the inevitable and accept without opposition what they regard as the dictates of fate.