Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-10-25
.BULGAR|AN5 DRAW
NEAR AD8|AN0PLE
Now Within Mile of The
Principal Forts of The
Place.
FORCING TURKS BACK.
Horrible Crucltics Inflicted by Turk
ish Troops When Forced to Aban-
don Serfidje
FORCING TURKS BACK.

Stara Zagora, Bulgaria, Oct. 25.-
The Bulgarians have advanced with
in mile of them in forts of Adri-
anople, it was asserted in message
received here from headquarters at
the front today.
Sofa, Oct. 25.-The Bulgarians
were closing in on Adianople today,
it was announced in official dispat-
ches from the front.
Their advance was not rapid, 1t
was stated, for the soldiers were en-
trenching as they advanced, but it
was steady. The Turks continued to
resist stubbornly but were being
forced from position after position.
Belgrade, Oct. 25.-Them ain Ser
Wan army; under Grown Prince
Alexander was preparing today to
join General Stephanovitch's COM
bined Servian and Bulgarian force
in an attack on Uskab, according to
a message from the Crown Prince.
Cettenje, Montenegro, Oct. 25.-
The Montenegrins have surrounded
Scutari and begun bombarding 1t,
according to a dispatch today from
army headquarters at the front.
Scutari is the most important
town in Northern Albania and the
goal of the Montenegrin advance
The Turks fought stubbornly, to
keep the invaders at a distance and
difficult.
Before reaching Scutari the Mont
enegrins must have won several pre-
hminary victories and it was con-
jectured that Tarabosch has fallen
Athens, Oct 25.-Before fleeing
from Serfdje just prior lilo the towns
capture by the Greeks, the Turkish
troops perpetrated the most horrible
crueities upon the defenseless III
habitants of the place said messages
from the front today
Seventy women and children were
bufchered outright, the dispatch sta
ted. adding that this was perhaps
considered merciful treatment since
some of the survivors were found
suffering from mutilations more
frightfuV than death. Reference was
made to a Greek school master who
had both eyes gouged out. Many
sufferers were injured in an un-
printable manner.
Poligoritza, Montenegro, Oct. 20.
General Martinovitch led a Mont
enegrin attack on Tarabosch last
night. according to a dispatch re-
ceiyed here today, and won position
dominating THE main Turkish Tor
tress there.
Budapest. Oct. 25.-Stories of the
military skill and personal courage
shown by the royalists engaged IN
she Balkan campaign were told to-
dow in messages from the capitals
Of the warning states.
Three reigning monarchs and near
,v half a score of princes are IN the
fe,d and fourth king-George OF
creece is now on his way to take
personal part in the fighting. The
ROYALTIES, from all accounts arc
"roughing 1T as uncompialnngly as
any common soldier.
Vienna, Oct. 25.-Heavy turkish
reverses were reported in every dis-
patch received here from the bai'
kans today. Military men agreed tha'
the outbreak is becoming omlnous
for the Sultan.
The loss of Kirk Kilissa must speed
lily be followed by Adrianople's taii
the experts believed. The town Is
strongly fortified but poorly provis'
ioned and it's water supply can easll!
be cut off.
The fighting before Kirk Kilisss
developed into q series OF the most
ferocious hand-to-hand struggles.
The estimate that 5000 Bulgarian'
were killed is accepted as approx
mately correct. The Turks it wa
said, lost 5000 to 5000.
Guesses at the nunloer of Turks
prisoners taken range all the wa
from 5000 to $4,000.
! The Bulgarians will probably re
sumo their advance on Constantinopl
At Demoticia, 25 miles south Of Adr