Show Siege No Xo Progress A March 22 By 22 By wireless to Constantinople Shukri Pasha the commander of ot this fortress and his troops are determined to continue the defense the they have now carried on for or ortive five tive months and all reports as to offers otters made by them to surrender may be dismissed dismissed dis din missed as pure inventions Only starvation can force torce the capitulation lation of or the beleaguered garrison Food is still regularly distributed among the population b by tho the military authorities and there are arc considerable considerable- supplies UP fes Perfect order prevails within the city Tho The Bulgarian besiegers besieger are making no progress and their occasional assaults have been futile The intermittent bombardment has done no harm to the defending defending- forts torts Discord IB is said to prevail pre anions amonA the allied aWed armies Tho The brought up to assist the Bulgarians are not participating participatinG participating par par- in any of or the tho operations The report that had ordered the Greek and Armenian bishops to be hanged because they had drawn attention attention attention atten atten- tion to the alleged miseries of ot the po pop is groundless It has aroused much Indignation here tho the two prelates prelates prel pret- ates themselves being most energetic In protesting protesting- against the story They extol the courtesy of ot tho the commander praising hi his hi solicitude for tor the civil and ana military population of or the city |