Ottoman Power Broken at Last
THE surrender of Adrianople to the Bulgarian army marks the end of Turkish power in Europe. For 552 years Turkey has held Adrianople as the bulwark of its empire. Only twice in these 552 years has a Christian flag floated above the fortress—once when the Russians captured it in 1829 and held it less than a month, and again in 1878, when the legions of the Czar captured it without the firing of a gun. For five centuries Adrianople has been Turkey’s main defense against invasion from the north. It was probably the most formidable fortress in all Europe. It took the Bulgarian army five months to capture it—and Ferdinand’s troops were equipped with everything modern in war. Now that Adrianople has been captured there is nothing left of Turkey in Europe save only Constantinople itself. And the brief messages which have filtered across the continent during the past flood-bound week indicate that the Bulgarian troops have broken through the center of the Turkish lines at Tchatalja—leaving the way open for an unopposed march into Constantinople itself. —Editorial, San Francisco “Examiner,” March 29, 1913. In view of the wide-spread interest in this event, “Turkey and Its End,” the 32-page tract which presents the Eastern Question in the light of Scripture, should now be circulated liberally everywhere. 75,000 have already been called for. Order a quantity at once from your tract society, or the publishers. Price only $2.00 a hundred post-paid. Pacific Press Publishing Association