The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-26
CHRISTIAN TROOPS
LAY CLOSE SIEGE
TO ADR|AN0PLE
From Heights Around City
Long Range Guns Pour
Shells Into Forts
FATE OF TURKISH
RULE IN BALANCE
With Fall of City, End of
Sultan's Dominion in
Europe Is Now
Predicted


leadership of Car Ferdinand. Ieay-
ing behind only enough soldiers to
bury the dead. care for the wounded
and guard their prisoners. the main
Bulgarian forces are tonight en-
frenchlng themselves less than three
miles from the city Of Adrianopie,
preparatory of the seige, on the re-
suit of which military critics declare
depends tAe future of the suftans
dominions In Europe.
Back In kiiisseh, the scene
OF yesterdays Bulgarian victory, the
streets are piled high with the dead
vi the conflict and the adjoining plains
are strewn with corpses. Ten thoas-
and lives were lost before the isolated
Turkish garrison Of 5000 men. c;t
off from all possible escape. by the
daring flank movement of the In
Yaders. surrendered.
The Buigarians will not attempt to
storm Adrianople, according Ii, au-
thentic dispatches from Sofia tonight.
The outer Turkish positions are being
attacked with vigor. and the hong
range guns. mounted en- the heights
surrounding the siranghoia~a ara rain
ing shell Into tho outer forts, but rho
tactics OF Kirk kilisseh will he re-
peated. The BuigariaEs will send
their main forces due south from
kirk kiiisseh and attempt to cut of
Adrianople's line II communication
with Gonstansinopie, whence are
coming heavy reIntsrcements and
supplies Of food ar.i amnuuition.
with this source Of supply cut, an
auit would be feasible.
Loss Il Trenn'sious.
outside of their kisied an. wound
sfah tFs RI
ammunition aud ynadern guns. at
XIX Kiliaseh are .irstrribei as trc@
mendoHs.
chief among he Iayk,sa p,..poners
are Mukhtar Pasha. son If the Grand
yixier, Prince Abdul, and several
generals
Meantime the Greek forces operat~
ing northward have occupied SerVia.
or SArfdii, and by the capture or
stone Gates. the entrance TO the
mountain pass nearby. entrapped a
Turkish army of $4,000, and the Ser
vians and Montenegrins are hammer
ing desperately at Scuiari ana
Kumanoya, the latter the key 10 the
important post of lskne. The Mon
teuegrins attempted an assault Of
-St.t,tarf yesterday, htst were -repulsed-
beth sides losing heavily. They have
ever. capturing the Turkish noun
tain positions in the vicinity. Reports
that the Seryians have captured
Kumanova are unfounded, according
10 dispatches from the International
News Service correspondents. Such q
victory is not claimed officially Al
belgrade. but the Servians are SAID
20 have taken the outer works, ana
besides to have brought strong
division into a menacing position west
az Tskub. Kun,anova is twenty miles
northeast of Lskub.
Scutari 10 Summoned.
The Montenegrins are WITHIN rev
miles Of Servian forces in the district
OF Noyi Bazaar, and the two forces
,xt,i probably meet tomorrow King
Nicholas. Of Montenegro. today sent
demand of surrender 10 General Fused
pAsha. commanding the forces defend
Ing Scutari.
Further details of the massacre OF
Innocent Christians by the TURKS DE-
fore they fied the town by Servia, We're
received here. A dispatch from or
don Rose. special correspondent OF Inc
International News Service at Athens,
said. -,
..The slaughter Of Christians as me
Turks abandoned their positions WIN
h..rr,hla. No mercy was shown women
ana children. Greek mothers were
fs,a,nd dead on their doorsteps. Nhoie
Families had been slain in their homes.
m some streets not "A house bad es-
caped the Mosiem hand Of death
Among the army Of $4,000 Turks who
a ~ antrapped In the nearby mountains
ere the soldiers who did the indiscrin-
inate killing and the Greek SOLDIERS.
who occupy the high surrounding ciins,
tonixiit. are hravely denying tnernseiy Z,
the vengeance which would only fuFth-
~ violate the rules OF civilized war
Surrender 10 Expected.
rne surrender Of the Turkish army,
,,,t,ch is commanded by Colonel Ria
Bey is expected hourly at Athens,
where the popuiace is thronging the
..-a.ts ~ hear the news Theii es-
ca,,a cnt OF on the east by towering
cstfys ana on the west by the torrents
~ TIE river Altakmon. the fords ~
which are held by Greek mig hiaaiaess.
the Turks only chance ~ 70 hknt lnsn
,ray 10 liberty through the victosio GUS
army on the south and SOUTHWEST. ~.
This they cannot 90, fcr N resii TN
49,, S.rvia and stone Gates thes dis
- ,.s.a .heir runs and every ounce OF
s..s,.ad;menta that might retard rheir
night, am,,,atinr the
,vsr ~ rnlRaria, Is travelling north -
:; at with the intention OF taking pei
sa,,al command Of his troops and ~
~ ming at the front throughout the
var. queen OLGA Is workslas titsas'ss.s
II athens. directing special cnulsa
services for the families O. tiss uN.ps
ana recruiting food anu nusias" 80
niles TO lie sent to the irons.
S.rorn Prince Constantine. oi
s.raace l. the. hero of the nour N
Athens. His occupation OF the city
n seryia IL regarded as . crushing
hi,w ID the warfare in the western
part al. the Turkish empire Win
the taking OF Scntari and Gsknh. new
regarded A. inevitable In the next two