Omaha daily bee., 1912-10-21

4 HAA1i<4NDs SNls SV-<AASt AVNs ~hFAt
engagement, the Greeks testcrday dis.
tUtged the Turks from Z & strong posi-.
tons which they had en- In the do.
fense of ElIassona, at the foot OF Mount
Olympus, and occupied town. The
crown prince Constantine was in COM
mand and received baptism Of fire The
Greew troops showed great courage. Their
losses were small.
The Turks retired towari sarandaporo
Pass, where the main fo 'ces had con.
centrated. The Greeks g eupy all the
heights to the north Of L lssonia and a
decisive battle is imminent
LONDON, Oct. 2O-Ail lg the noun
famous front of 200 miles from Kirk
Kilisseh in the east to Usl ,p in the west
the advance of the allie armies into
Turkey continues. The Tur kish army ap-
pears to be actiong on the defensive. Its
outposts are slowly wlthdr wing and are
attempting only to screen the way for
mobilization while the M n forces Are
marching toward the frontisr.
Only small engagements. which give no
idea of the mettle of tn. cosnbatants.
have occurred thus far. J le censorship
has been so complete and Effective thai
Europe has few details ex ept that the
largest armies in the field on the con-
tinent since 1870 are preDarinE for q
Il death struggle.
Adrianople and Uskup are ieing watched
as the strategic points for lA first great
battle. Adrianople is defer led by mod
ern fortresses with 800 of q 10 most mod
ern guns. It is the maiI gaseway to
Turkey and should give the invaders
long siege. The town of MI tauna Pasha,
seventeen miles to the mort already has
fallen into the hands Of tie Eulgarians
and the meager announcements OF the
event Indicate without serious resistance.
The approach to Uslsup is rors difficult
Greek Fleet Disapcesrs.
The whereabouts Of the Creek fleet Is
unknown, but one report hs It that the
fleet has sailed to find turkish ships,
while the Greek governms 1t has pro-
tfaimed a blockade Of part Il the south
sern coast Of Turkey.
a The Turkish legations deny Indignantly
all reports that Turkish army doctors are
preparing to scatter disease germs. These
Fdenials are made in reply - T. despatch
received yesterday in London and youchd
for by the Greek minister hat Turkish
doctors had gone to Janina, In the south
of Albania, near the Grecian 'rontier. car
rying with them +yphus and cholera mi-
crobes.
Greeks Drive out THrkA
ATHENS, Oct. N.-TheGreek army
under command of Crown Pr i7ce constan-
tine, after four hours fighting today, dis |
lodged the Turks from stropg positions |
commanding Elassona, near the Grecien /
frontier. The two batteries crossed the !
Arta river into Epirus and coupled the |
heights of Grimbovo. Dets chments Of |
Cretans have arrived at All ans.
BuIgarians Take Town.
SOFIA, Oct. 20.-In taking the town of /
Mustapha Pasha, the BulgaIian'S army. /
with Harmanli as center, attacked the
right wing of the Turkish for ces and oc-
cupied the village of Kourl ale. which 1
dominates Mustapha Pasha- The Turks
were forced to fall back int Mustapha
Pasha and this also they wel compelled
to desert AS they retreated T. ey blew up
the railway bridge over the RI er Martha.
cutting off communication With Adri-
anople.
The noted Macedonian leader Sandusky,
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