The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-10-12
Nicholas of Montenegro Also
Wept at the Sight of the
Suffering of the Stricken
Soldiers.
GREAT BATTLE LINE
EXTENDS 100 MILES
Over Three Thousand Killed
in the Fighting Against the
Turks-Wounded Are Un-
cared For.
(National News Association

PODGORITZ, Montenegro, Oct. IL.
a hundred mile battle line
Turkish and Montenegrin troops are
fighting in Albania today with Scutari,
base of the Turkish operations, the
prize for which they are contending.
The Turkish troops retreating after
overwhelming defeat rallied today and
for time threw back the Montene-
grin pursuers but again had to take to
flight under the heavy cannonading
of the Montenegrin artillery.
Continued success, crowns the eff
forts of the Montenegrin troops. One
detachment attacked and captured the
Turkish fortress at Rogame. near
Tusi in night attack, taking the Tur-
kish defenders prisoners.
Fighting has now been continuous
for over eighty hours and more than
5000 have been killed and wounded
on both sides. Hundreds of Turks have
been taken captive in the engage
ments at Detchitch mountain, at Schip-
battles around the blockhouses west
of Scutari on the southern banks of
Bojana river.
Armies Are To Unite.
Dispatches received today from Gen.
Martinovitch, Montenegro minister of
war, who is leading the troops operat-
ing in the west stated that he is
marching eastward with Scutrai the
objective point. His army will cooper
ate with that OF Crown Prince Danilo,
commander-in-chief of the Central d.
vision, in attacking the Turkish strong
hold at Scutrai
Terrible scenes are presented at the
hospitals here at the Montenegrin mil
itary headquarters. The hospitals are
overflowing with wounded from the
front. There is a woeful lack of medi.
cal supplies.
Many of the wounded are dying
from lack of attention despite the fact
that the Turkish government is doing
everything possible to care for the vic
Tins of Turkish bullets. King Nicho-
las visited the hospitals today and
as he walked between the cots of the
| wounded he stopped and kissed the
forehead of each soldier. The King
wept at the sight of suffering all about
him and spoke words of cheer to those
| who are mortally wounded. King Mich.
olas has given orders that the Turkish
prisoners be we'll treated They are be.
| ing placed in compound guarded
| by Montenegrin soldiers.
Prisoner Is a Guest.
The Turkish commander who lost
the battle of Detritch mountain where
by King Nicholas as a guest. The Mon
tenegrin king talked for a half hour
with his prisoner and assured him
that the Turks would receive humane
treatment from their captors.
Gen. Martovitch will first attack FIT
Taraboche, a Turkish military post
which commands the entrance to Scu
tari upon the west. It's capture means
the fall of Scutari
Gen. Martinovitch's division is
strongly supported by artillery Wher
the advance upon Scutari started
from the west it was realized that
long range guns would be necessary
j to storm the western citadel and a
battery was taken for this purpose.
With all the stragetic points in the
vicinity of Berana in the hands Of the
Montenegrins, the capture of that
town is expected hourly. Gen. Vuko
witch is in command of the column
which is operating there and he re
ported to headquarters that he was
advancing upon Scutari with bright
chances of success.
| Turkish territory south and north
of Montenegro is being plundered fol
provisions for the Montenegrin troops
in the field. Trains protected by con
voys Of soldiers make daily excursions
for various kinds of foodstuffs.
! Although the Malissori tribesmen
the christian tribe natives in Albania
have not entered into league with the
Montenegrins, they are cooperating
with them in the war against the
Turks. Six thousand tribesmen are at
tacking the Turkish rear south OF
/ Scutari.