Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-25
WAR IN THE BALKANS.
Several Battles Going on and Fight
ing is Heavy.

Several Battles Going on and Fight
ing is Heavy.
London, Oct. 23.-The news from the
seat Of the Turkish Balkan war tonight
tells of the continued success of the
allies. The Servians have captured
Novi PaZar and are virtually masters
Of Kumanova- The victories, however,
have been purchased at heavy sacri-
fees.
The situation in Thrace is becoming
clearer. A great battle is being fought
over wide semi circular front before
Adrianople, upon which town the Bull
garians gradually are closing in. On
the east they have occupied Vasilika
and Tirnova and are continuing their
advance southwark.
On the west the Bulgarians, ac-
cording to official Sofia accounts, have
reached Calara, close to Adrianople,
which Is being vigorously bombarded.
Already the two other forts have fall
len. Some positions to the north Of
Adrianople are said to have been TAX
en- after fighting Of the severest char
acter.
OF the army In the centre, operating
in the direction of Kirk -Kilisseh, there
was no news today and evidently that
fortress still is holding out.
1t Is significant that tonight's Con-
stantinople dispatches which say a de-
cisive result Is expected tomorrow,
have less confident one that previous
dispatches from that city. They admit
that a heavy struggle Is in progress
and both sides are showing the utmost
bravery.
Information concerning the Monte
negrin progress is meagre, but the
Turkish authorities claim that Scu-
tart has been reinforced and is safe. A
Saloniki dispatch asserts that the Ma
lissori tribes are offended because the
Montenegrin commanders are proclaim
ing the sovereignty Of King Nicholas
in the captured Albanian towns They
demand that King Nicholas give a
guarantee that he will evacuate Alba
nian territory and secure autonomy
for Albania. So far they have received
no satisfactory reply and 1t is reported
that they are refusing to fight further
for the Montenegrins, whose advance
has been thereby checked.
The next news of the Greek cam
paign should be an important battle
around the town of Sorvia, to which
place the Turks have retreated from
Elassona and have been reinforced
from the north.
Athens, Oct. "a G.45 a. m.)-The
Greeks have occupied the town of Sor-
via and have also captured the bridge
over the river Aliakmon (Indje Kara
sa,) thereby cutting off the retreat of
the Turks. The government has dis
patched kilograms congratulating the
commander and his troops.
The Greek victory was complete. The
Greeks captured twenty-five guns,
made many prisoners and scattered the
Turkish army.
Crown Prince Constantine, tele-
graphing from headquarters last night,
reports:
Our troops are pursuing the enemy
all along the line from Cambunnia to
the town of Sorvia and on the Ajax
mon plain. The Turkish army has been
scattered. We have. taken twenty-five
field guns with their ammunition wag-
ons and large quantity of ammuni-
tion and many transport wagons"
Later Gen. Danglis sent message
saying:
The Turks have lost heavily. We
have made a number of prisoners, in
Guiding one lieutenant colonel"
Two battalions of Greek troops un-
der Lieut.. Col. Constantopoule attack
ed two battalions Of Turks near Vlak-
holivadho, dispensing them.