Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-11-01
SCUTAR| EASY PREY
TURKISH STRONGHOLD IN
NORTHERN ALBANIA A MON
TENEGRIN WAR PRIZE.
ADRIANOPLE SEEMS DOOMED
Defeat of Turks Believed to Be Com
pIete-Accordins to Reports, the
Balkan Allies Have Been Victor
ious at All Points.

London, Oct. 29-With hundreds OF
It's residents lying dead in the street
and thousands facing actual starva-
ton and with it's length and breadth
swept by fire. Scutari, the Turkish
stronghold in northern Albania, was
Sunday a Montenegrin war prize.
The Montenegrin bombardment has
continued without respite The city
has virtually fallen, but the indomit-
able bravery of the Turkish garrison
is prolonging the fearful plight OF
those within the city's gates, which
can only end in surrender or annihi-
lation
Hundreds of Turkish deserters have
reached Antivaria All were famished
for want of food The Montenegrins
early in the siege cut off every source
of food supply leading to the city and
for four days the inhabitants and
defending soldiers have been subsist-
ing on famine rations. Sunday night
several companies of Turkish troops
looted the homes of all Christians
within the city in search of food.
Great bravery is credited to the
crack Montenegrin brigade. command
ed by Prince Mirko, and several com,
panies of infantry which advanced
against whitening fire from Turkish
guns, waist deep in mud. Reaching
the outposts they encountered strong
Turkish forces, but took these STRAIT
egic points after vicious bayonet
fights.
London, Oct. 29-Adrianople burn
ing, cut off from the main Turkish
army at Demotika, near the point of
starvation, was still Withholding it's
formal surrender Sunday to the Bull
garians and in so doing is daring
complete destruction.
The Bulgarians are bombarding the
city from every point Of the compass.
Every outpost has been taken and
Bulgarian troops are within the outer
city. Only the inner circle of "a
forts remain intact Practically all
of the public buildings have been
RACED by fire.
OFF to the south of the besieged
city the strongest of the Bulgarian
divisions is marching on Demotika,
where the helpless army of 10000
men under Abdullah Pasha is en-
camped
Reports from Sofia and Belgrade in
dictate that the Turks have been I'M
able to improve their desperate plight
in the west. The Servians are in
complete control of the cities of
Uskub and Kumanova The Turks
who evacuated Uskub and permitted
the Servians to take the stronghold
without resistance are reassembling
forces on the adjacent heights await
ing further Servian advances. For
this army there is no hope of any
fate except ultimate capture or ami
hiIation Retreat is cut off to the
south by the Greeks operating north
ward from the town of Servia; to the
west are the Montenegrins, who will
push eastward as soon as Scutari has
fallen,
War critics declare that the en-
velOping campaign of the Balkan
allies has succeeded to an extent that
has no parallel in the annals of mod
ern warfare. Not a single Turkish
victory of Importance has been re
corded,
Belgrade, Oct 2S.-With the cap
ture Of Uskub the main strength of
the Ottoman troops in the province OF
Macedonia was broken Sunday. The
Servians, while pushing ahead for
Adrianople, are arming the Macedon
ians with war accoutrements taken
from the Turks and leaving officers
to drill them
The Turks were so holly pursued
after the battle of Kumanova that
they did not stop at Uskub but fed
further south, killing women, children
and old men.