Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-10-31
Great FIanking Movement Now
in Course of Execution.
TURKS ARE Unanswered
Should Reported Movements of Bull.
earians Be Successful Soldiers
of Sultan Are IN for
Drubbine.

London, Oct. 30-The telegraph Is
telling vaguely and brokenly of IN
portant and decisive operations on
the part Of the Bulgars to the east of
the position held by Nazim Pasha, the
war minister of the Turks.
The eastern Bulgarian army has
turned and is whirlng south with all
daring in the big flanking movement
of the Bulgars that makes some of
their friends think it is too grave a
risk that the fighters of the little
state are undertaking.
Turks Securely Bottled Up.
One thing is certain, they have the
war minister with his four army corps
/ very securely bottled up in the coun-
| try between Bahia Eski and Lule
Burgas. He can not long hold grim
/ ly to his position. He must soon de-
J eide to fight or surrender. On his
! right flank he finds the Bulgars await
Ing him in a line across the railroad
| into AdranOple. To the south of
him he is cut off from Dmitika,
|
necessary. If he turns to the east
and the capital that he is fighting to
! defend, there are the ruins Of the rail
road bridges blown up by the Bull
| garians to prevent his communication
with Constantinople
1t would seem to be the plan Of the
Bulgars to throw their eastern army
| oh ho
tween the Turks and their capital.
Then they can force the war minis
ter hack upon the waiting bayonets of
the Bulgarians now besieging Adrian
ople
Buigars Reach Sea of Marmora.
There is a report that Bulgarian
cavalry rode across country to the
Sea of Marmora to the south and
| there took RodOsto. This report is
not confirmed It is known that the
Turks have been landing men on the
shores of the Black sea near Bunahis-
ser, but no mention has heretofore
been made of Rodosto If that town
has fallen the Pulgars must have a
line across the railroad all the way
from Adrianople down to the shores
of the little sea, and their f1anking
movement is practically completed
Fighting along the Er9ene river is
said to be imminent Sarai, on the
Black sea, is another town the dis
patches predict an engaeement for
Sarai is but fifty miles from Constan-
tinople.
Nazim Pasha, whose presence at
the front is heartenng the Ottoman
troops, sends word that battle is 60
ing on all along the front"
Servians Nearing saIonica.
|, The Servians are getting closer to
Salonica every day and the Greeks,
who have so far had easy going, are
hurrying north to join them
Salonica itself is said to have been
unprovisioned for any siege and most
of its big guns in the fort have been
sent away to the front.
There is nothing new from the
Monteneerins, who are still hammer
ing away at Scutari
The octoaenarian Kiamil Pasha,
who has been three times grand
vizier, has been appointed again to
take the place of Chazi Moukhlar
Pasha Kiaml has been always
friendly to Great Britain He will
at once begin the re-seating of the
cabinet and will probably retain most
of the present members
Turks Report Victories.
Constantinople Oct 30-A dis,
patch from the front says:
A battle between the Ottomans and
Bulgarians began at midday. The
Ottoman troops showed great energy
and vigorously resisted the BULGARIAN
attack. The battle continues with
great violence. Its DEVELOPMENT IA
vors our army: the position is very
favorable and we have hopes of vic
tory.
There are reports of a severe Bull
garian reverse in the north. One &C.
count says Djafer Bey, a member of
the general staff, made forced march
to Tirnovo apparently Tirnovoiik.
northeast of Kirk-Killesseh) and after
battle in which there was great loss
on both sides recaptured that place.
Djafer Bey pursued the enemy to the
northward and fought another engage
ment. Both sides in the meantime
had received achievements. The
Turks were again victorious.
Greeks Take Two Towns.
Athens. Oct, 80. After a three
hours fight the Greeks captured
Katerina. The Turks fed In disor-
der with TIRE Greek cavalry in pursuit
The Greeks have also captured Ma
galbouk after a sharp fight. The
Turks abandoned their guns and
stores.
Berlin. Oct cot is semi-of7ciallv
stated here that Austria and Russia
have reached an understanding in re-
gard TO the BALKANS.
MES an Her wAddinr nav