The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-27

Berlin. October 26.-Turkeys tate
'Wss considered practically sealed here
Tonight The Constantinople claim
mat the suitan's forces had won "a
great victory was hardly noted II
Vas looked upon as Q last expedient TO
Arousc a little enthusiasm. but 1t was
doubted that even the Ignorant Turk
leh masses will be deceived by II.
II was recognized that the news Of
0ulgnrfan. ServtAl. AonteneGrin ana
Greek victories. telegTaphed from Sofia.
Belgrade. Cettinje and Athens 10 prob
ably colored. but IA general substance
il was accepted as representing what
really IL happening. A good third OF
tn country. 1t was deemed clear. Is
Uverrun BY the Turks enemies. ana
wherever they are II - evident that
they are gaining ground rapidly.
Tie fall OF Adrianople before morn
sug was predicted II was certainly
surrounded, and at last accounts .
nurderous fire was being poured into
e. Reports that the Bulgarian troops
vere attempting to take the Turkish
entertainments by storm were unyeri-
led, but with the city In flames and
shells falling like hail in its streets.
relief cut off and the defending forces
Aisheartened by tie loss OF all their
outer fortifcations. a prolonged resist
ance was deemed more than unlikely
The highest estimate OF the number OF
Killed during the lighting In AdfiA-
aople's vicinity since last Wednesday
suorninE places the Turkish total At
1900 and the Bulgarian at 5000. not
Including wounded Tie Turkish hg-
nYes are almost certainly two or three
dimes too high. The Bulgarian est-
mate probably Is more nearly ec-
eufate-
SuAer1nes Are Terrible.
In retrea,ius. the Turks left most
~ .bei, dead and wounded on the
aid. The suffexings OF the woundeo
Ssve ben terrible. The Bulgarians
had no time to care for them while
the fixhting was 1T It's height ano
hundreds have laid unattended ana
hungry and thirsty for as long as -Four
Aaye, much OF tho time in cniiinS
rain in the open OF course. an enor-
nous proportion who might osnefw1se
AVE been saved succumbed to this ex-
posure.
That the Turks died hard, and that
the BulRarians bought their victory AZ
= tremendous price. Il becoming In
ereasinsIy clear BY the reports which
we're beginning TO filter through from
thc front Tonight
while companies were wiped out BY
the rapid-fise guns, by the desperate
eAarges and countercharges. the Bull
earians found the Turkish dead Ntersi-
~ piled In heaps behind many OF tne
lorts they captured
larger numbers OF the wounded are
entering from bayonct thrusts. gashes
from knives and shots 0red At such
close range that the skin was burned
by the powder, showing to what an
axteut the fighting was hand to- hand
between the combatanfs-
The BulGarisns were burytnG their
own and the Turkish dead In trenches
on the field Tonight
srvesvs ReVssse6 FssseS-
f6vec,ai Cable to The Times Dfspatch.1
London. October :s.-A special to the
Central News carly to-day reported
e. capture Of Scutari ~ the Monte
nexvius. The town is the most I'm
vortzn, in Northern Albania. II had
ssropG defeuses and q formidable gar
rascn- It's capture has been considered
tnminent. however. Tor some time
No veriHcastcn Of the capture Of
Scusarf by the dontenegrins has
been received here II is believes
here that u win be taken very
soon. a. the Montenegrins are she'll
nm the bcsteeed city. and the
1urks have been quietly Withdrawing
Ter some days
while ehc little neiehbors Of servta
are smelling Scutari thc Buigsrs are
elrcItue sn front Of AdrSsnopse. ana
word comes that the flames 81 the
burning suburbs Of that city are
1ishslse up Bulgarian eatrenchments.
An along the 1ine from ocutar %
Nnytanople the allies are pressing Ca
WssA. eseeuraeeA ~ their victories
sNou~S sNey have been won VITA ire
spew6ovs cssuslsses. ana hesrteDe1 ~
- sDDsrsns unWilllnGness ef the
3vves % take ne e9eaotve-
NSrSA % AAvsaWsVse The BuIeass are
0rgNag SAe esly, WhsDe shesr aevaNce
g ewsagsag ssush - ases to nsso