The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-10-24
Strongest Outpost of the
Turkish Stronghold Falls
After Desperate and
Bloody Battle.
AEROPLANE FLIES
OVER ADRIANOPLE
Guns of Turkish Defenders
Could Not Bring Down the
Aerial Scout Montene-
grins Near Scutari.

4 lNatonGl News AseoCtAttonf
SOFIA. Oct. 24-Kirk Killesseh. tbs
outpost of the Notifications of Adria-
nople has been captured by the Bull
garian army after a terrific five day
battle with heavy loss of life on both
! the Turkish and Bulgarian sides. This
news was received here this afternoon
in a dispatch from the commander OF
the Bulgarian army at the front.
The capture of Adrianople is the
next object of the Bulgarians.
kilograms from the front stated that
this days sighting was inaugurated by
an artillery duel which began before
daybreak. The soldiers who had slept
upon their arms were soon in motion. :
Both lines of battle are between 40
and so miles long extending in a semi
circle through the Moritza valley from
Kirk Killesseh on the Northeast to the
outer works of the Turks on the west.
The casualties have been very
heavy and some OF the dead who fell
four days ago were still lying unbur-
led
The methods of the Bulgarian gen.
erals under King Ferdin I'D in carry
ing the Turkish strong h Is north OF
Adrianople indicated IL the Bull
gars would attempt to dri the Turks
into the citadel with a e md assault
all along the line Every telegram today
was expected to bring word of a gen.
eral bayonet advance by the Bulgar-
ians upon the second Turkish base Of
Operations.
Heavy Bulgarian guns were brought
up and King Ferdinand tried to throw.
shells into the city but the distance
was too great.
The bloodiest fighting was around
Kirk Killesseh for the city of Forty
churches) where the defense has been
as brilliant as the reported attacks.
Bulgarian aeroplanes have been as
sembled at the front and daily recon-
distances are being made by Bulgar-
ian aviators. One airman ascended l.
900 feet and made a rought draft OF
the Turkish works in the outskirts OF
Adrianople. The Turks directed
steady fire at the machine but II was
out of range.
Minor fighting is reported at a num-
ber of scattered points east and west
iof Adrainople. A Constantinople dis
patch states that the Bulgarian force
stationed at Marasa was routed by
Turks and fled leaving thousands Of
dead upon the battlefield.
GREEKS ARE VICTORIOUS.
ATHENS. Oct. 24.-All the Turks
have been driven from the Greek from
tiers. The Turkish army is in full re-
treat across the Kambunia mountains
followed by the victorious Greek army
under Crown Prince Constantine which
! is cutting off the strgglers. The Turk
ish lines broken by the route are d.
rected toward Salonika.
Greek mountaineers are forming vol
unteer bands and are attacking the
fleeing Turks in every quarter.
At Servidje two Turkish battalions
were entirely wiped out. The Greeks
captured a great quantity of stores
and artillery.
The Ottoman soldiers are making
final stand in Kumutsado Pass.
The outposts OF each army kept up
an all night fire and at dawn the gen.
eral engagement was resumed
Seventy Christians. including a bish-
op of the Greek Catholic church were
murdered by the Turks before they
evacuated Servidje. This information
was received today in telegram from
, Gen Danglis at the front.