Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-10-23
FURIOUS BATTLE
NOW IN PROGRESS
Killed and Wounded Said to
Run Well Into the
Thousands.
BULGARIANS IN TRAP.
Masacres of Christians by Retreating
Turks-Fillages in Ruins and
Streets Strewn With Corpscs.

Paris, Oct. 23.-The Bulgarian:
have been routed in heavy engage
ment between Kirk Killissa and And
rianople' and are retreating was ;
report from Constantinoplc today
the Bulgarians have smashed theil
way through the Turkish lines ant
are. advancing on .Adrianople was t:c
tenor of a message from Sofia.
Diplomats and military men here
were at loss what to believe. Mos
of them compromise on the opinion
that the battles outcome is still i.
doubt. From all that can be learned
it has been the greatest encounter
since the more important fights OF
the Russo-Japanese war.
London, Oct. 23.-Of the progress
of the big Turko-Bulgarian battle
raging in the vicinity of Adrianople
The most contradictory reports were
received today. 1t appeared certain
however, that the Bulgarian advance
at last has been checked Message:
from Sofia said the Bulgarians we:i
again forging slowly ahead in tne
face OF desperate Turkish resist
ance. Constantinople Gispatche:
maintained that the enem: was
showing signs of disorganization ant
every prospect was for an overwhel.
ming Turkish victory.
Apparently the Bulgarians attempt,
ing fanking movement east Of KIRK
K.ilissa underestimate the Iuri'
ish strength and fell into trap
Estimates Of the killed and wounded
today ran well into the thousands.
Budapest, Oct. 23.--Satisfied that
the Servian troops to the southwar rd
has assured them from Turkish ad,
vance in that direction the Montene-
grins are closing III upon Scutarl ac-
cording to a message today from CcI-
TIME. a furious battle was in prog
ress about Taraboscll, it was said,
at the time the dispatch was sent
If, as the Montenegrns expect the
town falls, Scutari probably will be
the next object of attack.
Berlin. Oct. 23.-The Servian were
advancing On Uskub today according
to latest advices from the Balkans
The town of Kumanova which was
reported surrounded last night was
said today to have fallen to the sur
prise of military experts, who eX-
pected the Turks to make pro-
longed resistance there.
The neighboring towns of Prlstlna
Kotchana and Kratovo were already
reported occupied by the Servians.
If the Servans claims are all true
King Peters forces have secured q
firm foothold in Albania, cutting otI
Scutari from relief and giving the
Montcncgrns a practically free hand
for their operations farther to the
northward.
Paris, Oct. 23.-That Gar Ferdl'
nand of Bulgaria will be in Con-
stantinople at the head of vlctorl'
Gus army was the opinion emphat-
ica!lv expressed today by French eX'
Minister of War Mcssimy, who has
travelled all over the Balkans ano
perhaps knows more Of conditions
there than any other occidental au'
thority.
Il don't look for the Intervention
by the powers" he told Unltst
Press representative, and do thln'
the war will be confined to the ba'E'
ans but in my opinion it will be car
ried to the extreme limit.
Isle of Portland, Eng Oct. %
The English third battleship squad
ron was preparing hurriedly today tt
sail for the Mediterranean to be !!
touch with the Near Eastern srruS
gle. Among naval officers it wa;
gossipped that the Admiralty cor
siders it as probable that the great
nations will be brought into the war
Somlin, Hungary, Oct. 23.-Mas
sacres of Christians by the retreat
ing Turks have occurred in nearly
every place where the Sultans troop:
have been forced to fall back, it wa:
charged today in messages from Bel
grade. In their advance the allies