Las Vegas optic., 1912-10-26
DETAILS ARE NOT GIVEN
TIME AND THE PLACE ARE
OMITTED, PERHAPS BY MIS-
TAKE ONLY
ALL NEWS FAVORS ALLIES
REPORTS GIVE THE BALKAN MA.
TioNs THE BEST OF 1T IN
PRESENT WAR

London, Oct. 26.-The Turkish army
has gained great victory, according
a news agency dispatch from Con
stantinople. which says the official
announcement was issued there
at $40 o'clock this evening. No de
tails are given as to the time OF
place.
The Balkan allies up to the present
have had all of the best of the fight
ing in their war against the Turks,
SO far as can be gathered from the
official reports, the majority of which
come from Balkan sources Accord
ing to these, they are pushing their
advantage in every direction.
The Bulgarians, since their victory
at Kirk-Kilisseh. have been perfect
ing their lines of investment around
the fortified city Of Adrianople. They
have taken position to the north, the
northwest and the southwest Of the
city and are now busy strengthening
their lines to the northeast. Some of
the shells they have thrown into the
city have it is reported, caused Sc
rious fires. At the same time the
Bulgarian eastern army is moving to
the southeast along the Bosphorous
road toward Bunarhissar
One brigade is reported to have
reached the city Of Visa from which
it may threaten the Turkish second
line Of defense at Lude Burgas and
also the communications between
AdrianopIe and Constantinople.
Military experts here consider this
movement Of the Bulgarians daring
and perilous adventure, leaving oppor-
tunities for counter-srokes which the
Turkish generals are not likely to
overlook.
The servians, assisted in the south
by the Bulgarians, have obtained pos
session Of the Turkish wagon road
skirting the frontier from the town
of Novipazar to Kumanova while in
the vicinity of Uskup and other
places further north they are ap-
preaching the railroad.
The fighting in the western war
area is of the hardest kind, all along
the lines and the losses sustained by
both armies must have been enorm-
GUS. The Montenegrin generals re-
port the capture Of further towns in
the district of Novipazar and the TAX,
ing of a town near Tarakosch, from
which they can throw shells into the
fortress of Scutari. Tarakisch is be-
ing attacked from three sides with 81
field guns, according to a special dis
patch from Antivari.
The Greek troops now control the
two main RAIDS leading from the Greek
frontier and they are advancing to-
ward the Turkish fortresses of Salo-
nili. Six hundred Turkish prisoners
taken by the Greeks have arrived at
Larissa on their way to Greece.
The Serv1an legation has received
an account of the fighting at Ku-
manova from which it appears that
during drizzling rain and heavy fog
on Wednesday the Turkish troops
advanced on the Servian position five
miles from Kumanova Heavy fighting
lasted throughout the afternoon. The
Servians finally stayed the Turkish
onslaught.
The battle was resumed Thursday,
the Servians this time taking the Of
fensive and attacking. the Turkish
troops, who had entrenched them
selves. After an artillery duel gen
eral advance was ordered BY the Ser
Wan commander at o'clock. The
ground over which the Seryian troops
had to advance was open and the in
fantrymen were exposed to sweep
ing fire. Finally, at the point of the
bayonet, they drove out the Ottoman
troops.