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Show TURKEY DECLINES TO ACCEPT TERMS CONSTANTINOPLE Nov. 2.1. Tho terms offered by tho Balkan allies for tho arrangement of an armistice aro "unacceptable'' to the Ottoman government. gov-ernment. Nar.im Pasha, tho Turkish commander-in-chief, has been instructed to continue con-tinue military operations until more acceptable ac-ceptable conditions are offered by tho allies, but at the sumo timo ho is entrusted en-trusted with further negotiations. Tho official announcement of tho porto's decision with regard to tho armistice ar-mistice follows: "Tho Bulgarian, promior has addressed ad-dressed to tho Ottoman government a documont containing conditions for an armistice which wore contnunicatod today to-day to tho council of ministers and wore considered to be unacceptable. "Consequently, nnd likewlso in view of tho fact that tho commander-in-chief has been entrusted in principle with the task of negotiating conditions with the plenipotentiaries with tho bclligorent states if these plenipotentiaries aro invested with tho necessary powers and has also been directed to communicate communi-cate tho result of such negotiations to us tho commander-in-chief has been instructed to continno military operations, opera-tions, with tho help of tho Almighty, until reasonable and moderate conditions condi-tions arc proposed to us." It is said, tho Bulgarian conditions included a demand for fcho surrender of Adrianopl and Scutari, tho withdrawal withdraw-al of tho Turkish fleet from tho Black sea and tho cessation of dispatches of troops to Tchatalja and the building of fortifications. General Shukri Pasha, military corn-man corn-man dor of Adrianople, has received the title of "Ghazi," which means "victorious "vic-torious recognition" of his splendid defense. de-fense. An official dispatch from tho captain cap-tain of tho cruiser of Hamideih, which was attacked by Bulgarian torpedo boats in tho Black sea this morning, says he sank two of them and damaged dam-aged the third, which was able to draw away. " Wheu at a distance of 2000 yards the third torpedo boat discharged two lorpedos, inflicting slight damage on us. We eventually obliged hor to withdraw with-draw out of range of our gunc" |