The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-25

Zeekk1 BaSha with an army of 80, 600
/ Turks is reported to have attacked the
4 Servian army north of Kumanova just
! as a large force of Bulgarians vas
about to effect a junction with it The
Servians found the four divisions OF
their troops broken up and fled in
confusion back across the frontier,
leaving a battery of artillery and gen
erals flags behind them. The Turks
took many prisoners and found q large
/ number of dead and wounded on the
field.
Zeekki Pasha then turned his at
tention to the Bulgarians whom he
attacked and routed. driving them also
back across the frontier with the loss
of four field guns.
a dispatch from Uskup says that
civilians who are able to leave that
town are departing toward the south.
it is announced today that the for
eign military attaches here are to be
permitted to leave for the front to-
morrow The Ottoman government
has notified the various embassies that
the reports of their military attaches
should be made in French and a sim
liar request has been made in the case
OF the war correspondents but it is
doubtful whether this can be carried
out.
Turks Forced to Retreat.
Cettinie. oct. 25.=An engagement is
proceeding between the Montenegrin
troops under General LazoVitch and
the Turks near Koplik, about u miles
to the north of Scutari and on the
eastern shore of the lake. It is re
ported that the MOntenegrins have
turned the Turkish position and forced
4 retreat on Scutari.
General Martinovitch' MonteneSrin
troops have established themselves at
ZogadJ and Murichan to the south
west of Scutari.
Battle Lasted Three Days.
Belgrade Oct. 25.-The crown prince
of Servia was in charge of the artil-
lery during the battle at Kumanova
in which the Servians claim to have
won a great victory over the Turks.
in1icting a loss of 5000 men, II guns
and an enormous amount of ammuni-
ton.
The fighting is reported TO have been
of the most desperate character. The
Turks are said to have had 25,O00 men
engaged and the fighting continued for
three days with only short intervals
when darkness prevented the working
of the guns.
Turkish Army Hemmed In.
London. Oct 25.-A Turkish army
of $4,000 men commanded by Ria Bey.
is faced with the alternative of uncOn
ditional surrender or useless slaughter
near the town of Servla, according
to a special dispatch from Athens.
The Turkish troops are hedged in on
west by the torrents of the river
Aliakmen, fords of which are held by
Greek highlanders. On the south ana
southwest too, there is a Greek army
flushed with victory.
After their defeat on Wednesday.
the Turks threw away their rifles.
great coats and everything likely to
impede their flight. Ria Rey and his
officers vainly tried to rally their troops
and save the artillery. Their surren-
der the dispatch adds, can only be
matter of a few hours. A Sofia dis |
patch says Mukhar Pasha. son of the |
grand vizfer. who commanded the
by the Bulgarians as well as Prince |
Hahn and several generals.
London View of the Situation.
London. Oct. 25.-The Bulgarian |
and Greek armies have carried out 4
their part of the first :
stage of the war waged by the /
Balkan states against Turkey by the +
of Kirk-Kilisseh and the +
Turkish base, the town of Servia. /
Their allies, Montenegro and Servia, /
ire now working desperately to do I
heir share by overcoming the Turk /
sh posts at Scutari and LumanOva,
which latter is the key to Uskup.
1t is said the Bulgarians expected
to hold out longer and
is fall within a week of the opening
If hostilities is considered by them
IS great achievement. The victOrs
n the great battle are now conf
lent of their ability to cut the COM
between AdrianopIe and
'onstantinople.
The capture of Adrianople. in the
pinion of military experts, will be q
ifficult task. Its forts are thorough
Y up-tO-date and are connected by
n underground motor railway line.
he Bulgarians captured many guns,
nuch ammunition and food at Kirk
Iilisseh, but particulars as to the
lumber of prisoners of war have not
ct been given out.
Even after the fire of the Bull
arians finally overcame the fortress
cree fighting took place in the
treets of the town, into which the
effected their entry from
ne lower part. said a special dis
atch from Stara Zagora today. The
attic was waged from street to street
nd every foot of the ground was
The Turks on their part
eclare that the evacuation of Kirk
-iisseh was a ''strategical retire
lent phase which became familiar
uring the Russian retreat in Man
huria. They still have a big army
t Adrianople and along the line to
onstantinople and if, as the Bull
oops have so far reached the thea
er of war, the Turks have strong re
lforcements coming UP.
\ dispatch to LlOydS from BurgaS,
lie Bulgarian port on the Black sea,
Tvs the Turkish fleet is blockading .
lie bay.
T. R. BACK AT WORK.