New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-28
Baba Eski, Commanding Trunk
Line, Bifurcating Later to
Adrianople and Salon
lea, Wrested from
Ottoman Troops
FORT IN MACEDONIA FALLS
Istip, Near Uskub, Captured by King
Ferdinands Forces - German
Officers Join Sultan's
General staff, Says
London Report.
Paris, Oct. IA special Rome dis
patch says that advices were received
there tonight that scutari had capitu-
lated.
[By Cable TO The Tribune. !

London, Oct. 2S.-Success upon sue
cess is attending the armies Of the Bal
kan allies. BY forced marches accord
ing to a dispatch from Sofia, the Bull
garian eastern army has taken Baba
Eski, an important strategic point
sixty miles southeast Of Adrianople.
At the same time they captured a
trainload Of Turks.
This operation is the first result Of
the mastery turning movement de-
scribed in previous dispatches, and
means that the Bulgarans are practi-
cally astride the railway, cutting COM
munications between Constantinople
and Salonica and between CONSTANT
nople and the 10000 Ottoman troops
now in Adrianople.
An important dispatch from the well
Informed military officer who acts as
correspondent for the Vienna "Reichs-
post" sent before news was received
Of the fall Of Baba Eski, states that the
operations Of the eastern army are
being directed at the complete destru"-
tion Of all the Turkish forces along ths
Martha River and those retreating
across the Ergene River.
A Great Wheeling Movement.
General Dimitrieff's army is described
as advancing on a broad front, the
right flank along line from Yenndie
TO Baba Eski, the western column 10
Hafsa, with the central column already
in the vicinity of Kavakli, while the
forces composing the left or eastern
wing are effecting in forced marches
great wheeling movement via Bunar-
hissar, VIA and Saraj toward the roal
from Lule Burgas TO Tchorlu and will
In the course of a few hours be on
the flank of the Turkish main army
There are still considerable Turkish
forces north of the railway line. while
others are at ChorIu, Kerkeskioj and
Istranza. Detached Bulgarian forces
have been dispatched in the direction
of these places and toward Midia, on
the coast.
BY an advance Of the eastern wing
and q simultaneous attack from the
west. It is intended to cut off the Turk
ish army from Constantinople, force IL
toward the seashore and then compel II
to capitulate.
To Attack AdrisnopIe.
A general attack is imminent before
M ii,
successful on their southwestern and
northeastern fronts
The fall of the Arnautkoej group of
fortitications is next expected, after
which the Bulgarians Will be able to at
tack the strong Katalza position, ich
is being bombarded by heavy artillery.
and also from the rear. A Bulgarian
column from the Arda Valley has oc-
cupied Salpistalar and Emirli, while
troops advancing toward Skenderkioj
have already cut off the line of retreat
TO the southeast.
The "Reichspost" correspondent in
conclusion expresses the opinion thas
the operations against Adrianople ants
the Turkish field army will be brougKJ
10 a successful conclusion next week,
whereupon the Bulgarians will be in {
position TO march on Constantinople.
News only less IL Importance to the
foregoing is the capture by the Bull
garian western army Of Istip, the Turk
ish fortress between Uskub and Mon
astir This, from some points of view,
Is the military key to Macedonia.
1t is reported from Athens that the
Greek army in Epirus has occupied the
passes of Louros and Pentepigedia, on
the road to Yanina.
Breach of Neutrality.
A sensational item OF news reaches
London from good quarter In Berlin
TO the effect that the German officers
who have acted previously as instruc-
tors of the Turkish army have openly
Joined the Turkish general staff This
tremendous and unexpected accession
OF intellectual strength as regards the
handling of the Turkish forces may
have a big effect, but 1t is thought that
It is a glaring breach Of neutrality and
shows how desperately anxious Ger
many is to prevent the success of the
Balkan States, though there is every in
dication that 1t has been decided upon
too late to turn the scales in Turkeys
favor.
Constantinople is at last really
alarmed. The Sultan summoned an ex-