Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-10-30
I ORIANOPLE SWEPT
BY SHOT AND FIRE
flies Demand Surrender of City
Within "a Hours.
U3KUB TAKEN BY SERVIANS
Stronghold Evacuated Without Resist
ance by Ottoman Troops-FaII
of Scutari to Montenegrins is
Hourly Expected.

London, Oct. 28.-Adrianople burn
Ing, cut off from the main Turkish
army at Demotika, near the point of
starvation, still withholds it's formal
surrender to the Bulgarians and in so
dong is daring complete destruction.
Che Bulgarians are bombarding the
city from every point Of the compass.
Every outpost has been taken and
Bulgarian troops are within the outer
city. Only the inner circle Of TWEEN
ty- Jour forts remain intact. Practical
ly all of the public buildings have
been RACED by fire. The ancient fort
regs is a charred shell.
Off to the south of the besieged city
the strongest of the Bulgarian divi-
siCns is marching on Demotika, where
the helpless army of $4,000 men I'M
der Abdullah Pasha is encamped.
Surrender of City Demanded.
The Bulgarians and their Servian al
lies have delivered an ultimatum to
the garrison within the inner forts
that a combined bayonet charge will
be executed within twenty-four hours
unless the Turks surrender.
A correspondent cables from Star
azagera, headquarters of the Bulgarian
army that arrangements have been
MI. de for the complete investment OF
the city. Thousands of prisoners have
arrived at Starezagela. He also states
that estimates placing the Turkish
dead at 10000 are not exaggerated,
but probably far short of the casual.
ties that will be disclosed by official
reports. The Bulgarian losses have
a. 0 been heavy. Many non-combat-
ants, unable TO leave the city, have
been killed.
Drops Bombs From Airship.
Reports received mere tell of the
da ing of a Turkish aviator who is re
sp0nsible for practically all the Bull.
galian losses since the guns of the
outer forts were silenced. This in.
tr, 0id airman has made flights ove1
the Bulgarian batteries with great
regularity, dropping bombs from a
height beyond rifle range.
he operations of the allies have
been greatly facilitated by the cap
ture at Kirk-Kilisseh of the complete
plans for the Ottoman army for the
e.. tern campaign.
reports from Sofia and Belgrade in
dictate that the Turks have been un
able to improve their desperate plight
in the west. The Servians are in
complete control Of the cities Of Us.
kub and Kumanova.
Uskub Taken bV Allies,
The Turks who evacuated Uskub
and permitted the Servians to take the
stronghold without resistance are re.
assembling Of their forces on the ad.
JAG Mt heights, awaiting further Ser
Wan advances. For this army there
is 10 hope OF any fate except ultimate
capture or humiliation. Retreat is
cut off to the south by the Greeks op-
Grating northward from the town of
Servia; to the west are the Montene-
grins, who will push eastward as soon
as Scutari has fallen, and to the east
is the main theater of the war, where
l. Turkey is playing a disastrous
Pat.
War critics declare that the envel-
oping campaign of the Balkan allies
has succeeded to an extent that has
no parallel in the annals of modern
warfare. Not a single Turkish victory
of Importance has been recorded,
While, on the other hand, the Otto
r7ers have lost every stronghold in
the north. Only Monastir and Salon
IL both isolated and surrounded
eT9 C~Onstantinople remain to be con-
G. ed.
Scutari Is SheIIed.
5 length and breadth swept by
f. hundreds of it's residents lying
CCc in the streets and thousands
f. g actual starvation, Scutari, the
To lish stronghold in northern Al
b 1, is a Montenegrin prize of war.
lie M~ontenegrin bombardment be-
gar Saturday morning and has con-
tir, I'd without respite. The city has
vir..ally fallen, but the indomitable
bra cry of the Turkish garrison is
pro onging the fearful plight of those
With the city's gates, which can
CnlT end in surrender or humiliation.
News of the surrender is expected
hctrly.
Advance on Constantinople Begun.
grade, Oct. 28.-Special editions
Of Tie newspapers were published
here stating that a part of the Bulgari-
ar frmy has left Adrianople and is
adv" lcing on Constantinople. The
5 crv is printed under the headline:
- gre COnstantinople!"
TIC definite information is also pub
lish / that the Bulgarians took Abdul
Hamid, son of the Turkish crown
prir e, Commander Muthan Muhar
Pasta and six other pashas and many
9TH officers, including seven Ger
mans, in the battle of Kirk-Kilisseh.
The 3ulgars also captured $50 cannon
and 10000 rifles.
Dies From HoIdup Wounds.
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