The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-22
TURKS ON THE RUN
The SuItan's Army Is Being
Pushed Back Steadily
By the Servian Forces Moving
in Four Columns.
HEAVY FIGHTING is REPORTED
With Severe Losses on Part of
Both Belligerents.
The MOSIem Retreat From Ella.
zOna Becomes a Panic.

Belgrade, Oct. 22.-The four Ser
Wan armies are advancing slowly into
Turkish territory, but are meeting
with stubborn resistance from the
Turkish troops, according to official
reports reaching here from the front.
The first Servian army, operating in
the direction of the fortress of Usk,I p
has reached the vicinity of Kumanova
only ten miles away from Uskup. The
Servian troops today captured the
outlying positions around the town
and a general attack on the town it
self is expected today.
The Servian army approaching 9
Pristina along the river Ibar, had a
serious engagement yesterday with a
strong force of Turkish troops ana
Arnaut irregulars, estimated by the
Servian commander at 10000 men,
with ten companies of Turkish re-
serves and four batteries of artillery.
The fight took place in the Hocstidol
pass, in the vicinity of the SeTVian
towns of Bashka and Yenipazar, on
the Servian frontier. The Servians
took the offensive and captured the
heavy fighting. The Turkish troops
then retired and the Servians were
able to pass through on to the plains
of the Turkish province of Kossovo.
The Servian army was unable to a.
vance farther by reason of darkness,
but the weather generally is excellent
for military operations.
The losses of the Servian troops
We're cOnsiderab BILE while those of the
Turks are believed to have been very
heavy
Another Servian army operating in
the northern part of Novipazar has
captured all the Turkish block houses
and advance TO positions around the
town of SienitZa.
The first convoy of wounded reach
ed Belgrade today. 1t consisted OF
about $50 men, the majority of whorn
were only slightly wounded. King
Peter crossed the border in motor
car and was enthusiastically received
by the troops.
Fleeing in Panic
Athens, Oct. 22.-The Turkish army
is fleeing in panic from Dhisikata on
the way to the Turkish town of Servia
cial statement issued here today. The
Greek troops are said to be pursuinG
them vigorously.
When the Turks precipitately aban-
doned the town of Elazona, it is said,
they left behind them their staff maps
and a million cartridges. They also
dropped during their retreat much of
their clothing and most of their engi-
neering implements.
The total losses to the Greeks dur
given as one captain, two sublieuten-
ants and nineteen men killed and
seventy-fve wounded.
The Greek troops in Epirus have
occupied the heights commanding
Grimbovo and those of Xirovouni. The
Turkish artillery fire upon the heights
of Grimbovo was without material eff
feet.
Greeks Cross Turkish Frontier.
London, Oct. 22-The armies of
Servia, Bulgaria and Greece continued
today to clear their way to their main
objective points, the Turkish fortresses
of Uskup. Adrianople and Servia, the
last of these a Turkish town on the
Greek armies have crossed the
Turkish frontier at two points. In
Epicus, on the west, they have occu-
pied the heights of Grimbov while at
the eastern end they are pursuing the
Turkish troops to their base at the
town of Servia, where an important
battle is expected to be fought. The
taking of the town by the Greeks |
to the Manastic and Saloniki road.
The Servians are probably having
he hardest fighting at the present |
Operating toward Uskup |
and Prishtina and further north in the !
district of Novipazar, they have to
contend not only against Turkish regu- |
ars but also against the Arnauts |
ierce Albanian tribesmen. One of
heir armies has advanced as far as
he city of Kuananova, the principal |
own between the Servian frontier and |
Jskup. The Servians have secured |
possession of the mountai npass lead
ng to Prishtina-
Military authorities suggest that |
King Ferdinand's Bulgarians will not |
attempt to rush the fortress of |
Adrianople, but will mask it and move
lround it to the east or the west. The
'eported intention of the Bulgarian
army to pass AdrianOple and to head
lirect for ConstantinOple is dismissed |
Is impra cticable by military men.
The distance is the same as that
rom Dalny to Mukden in Manchuria
which took the japanese army a year