The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-23

LONDON, Oct. a2.--The first OF tAlS
dreaded Turkish massacres ID report
ed tonight from Girneno, via 6o11N2a
where $50 Bulgarian peasants wexXA
forced to lie on the ground and war&}
then shot. Out Of a days lighting thu
included the practical beginning 6|
| the siege on Adrianopie by tho HUI
gars and Serbs, the bombard ment 6&l
the entrance to the Gulf Of Arta h1S
Greek war vessels and sanguinAKI
battles In every part of the war xon&@
Of Turkey, this massacre Is look6&8
upon as the development most likalqS
to infiame the Balkan States to t6NE
point where they will not listen tn
the renewed efforts toward arbifEM
ton by the powers. but fight to tlx1
finish. regardless of the outcome Cd!
the impending great battle at Adian
ople.
News of more massacres is expecte&2
hourly. A guerilla band of Turkf1N
soldiers, operating Independently, a.
lterrorizing the country in the victh%g
tity of kotsChana, near the scene o. !
todays attack.
Push on to Adrian0ple.
| From Sofia tonight also comes t}1l
news that the Bulgarians. aided M
a strong force of Servians, and tkS%
gether composing an army OF m0A
imam dUVtuQV ffttHt IEafr Ia1RtAH4
Kirk kilisseh. thirty-two miles fr0X
Adrianople, and are tonight pushiM
onward, driving the Turkish ontp014
before them, in the hope OF reduces
the latter city In time to conttMM
their march toward Constantin0pA
next week. The advance guard
the invaders is reported to be tw6lxs
miles from the city.
Practically every Bulgarian for
4yxs~- 4f-sx
force for the attack. six hundp&
field guns have been brought for n
battle. these to, be pitted against VA
500 guns within the Turkish fofH
The Turkish force is estimated
2ee, 900. M
The norte admits the eloss prRS
imity Of the Bulgars To Adrian0nN
according to official dispatches fECS
Constantinople. but the pcrtAss
suhlimeiy confident that no invAdsM
force can conquer the tntrencl4
army that is momentariiy awaN
the Bulgarian attack. mn
Must Husband Food.
When the news of the fall OF ktxA
kilisseh reached the government
ficfals at Adrianeple today n0tt6
were posted throughout the city wNx1
ing the residents that they must hs
band their food on account RI
threatened investment of the city,.
those who are able were advised
leave.
Whether the Bulgarians intend
attempt the capture Of the. strGH
hold by assault. or by -siesa - nett
cialiy known. Military experts
inclined to the view that an aM1
would result disastrously to th4
vaders.
A dispatch coming from gox
ment sources at Constantinople "A
that the Turkish government e1H
to have 100000 men In the he39
the end Of the month. sss
The report that the Bulgariana
20, 900 prisoners at kirk-Kili1aeA
not been confirmed, and Ia no&
lieved here.
KIN Mayors. Teachers and Prte4
A late dispatch from Sofia " M
effect that the Turks are AbAn4Q
Macedonian towns after kiiltM9
mayors, schoolmasters and Nx
According to this same dispatcns
garians have taken the towns 4t&
hnmia. DovIin and Kerjala. 11x1
four companies OF Turkish t8
prisoners. Sa
The servian forces are steadil
yanctng on Cskub. from thr3&
tions The main army. OpSN
through KHnlanoNa. taf1x9
Ruianik after heavy artillex
ana tonight II only twelve mil
Uskub. Another Servisu aT1
operating against PrfAhEtu1v
miles from usknb. and thfs1
il marching toward
having taken the StvOng TukklN
tion at EuitAnApe t0dAx.
The ServiNn AfuFy Up&FMttM&
Saniak ofs Nosi HAAcNK kAM II
several ssiccs n III te1