The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-29
TURKS SUFFER REvERSES
Two Entire Divisions Surrender
to Bulgarians. Garrisons
Reduced
EUROPE Is GROWING WARlIkE

Vienna. Nov. 29.-The assertion that
Servia is mobiiizng against Austria
Hungary was mace today by Reichs-
post Entrenched positions near Sc
mendria on the Danube are occupied
already by Serv;ans. Servian recruits
belonging to contingents To be called
up to 1913 and 1914 have been called
out
Christian prisoners among the
Turkish troops captured are being in
duced 10 serve In the Servian army.
Weapons captured from the Turks are
being hurriedly repaired in the great
Servian arsenal. where also ammuni-
ton Is being manufactured i'm large
quantities The cattle and cereals re-
QUESTIONED are being taken To Nish,
which Reichspost says viii be form
ed into a Servian Tchatalja, or last
line of defense. The garrison en-
trenched in camp there is being rap
idly raised to 10000.
Durazzo, Albania Nov. 29.-The
Servian troops occupied the town to-
day. No resistance was offered. An
RustfldH SttuIIl'T tii itiiHltuidltlN
with n number of refugees.
Durazzo Is the port on the Adriatic
which Servia desires Ia retain and
which Austria is determined Servia
shall not hold
Turkish Troops Reduced.
Sofia, Nov. 29.-Two entire divi-|
sions If Turkish reserves surrendered
today to Bulgarians near the village
Of Marhamli between Port Dedea-
ghatch and Demotica, according to an
announcement made by an official
news agency.
a fierce fight between the Turks
and Bulgarians preceded the capitua-
lion of the Turkish reserves. Two
generals. 252 Turkish officers. and
nine thousand men surrendered. The
loot included ten guns. large quantity
of ammunition and "A thousand horses.
The Bulgarian trenches now APP
rroach 10 within eleven hundred yards
of the city of Adrianoplc Foreign
consus hosted flags over their offices
Ia prevent the Bulgarians from firing
shells In their direction.
According to II report from Adrian
ople. the original Turkish garrison
has been reduced by losses during
desperate sorties. and by deaths from
disease TO less than half of its strength
at the beginning of the siege.
The Servians captured the town Of
Diebra TN Albania after a desperate
encounter with the Turks. With the
donia has been subdued.
Germany is Prepared
Berlin. Nov. 29.-German Minister
Of War Won Heerngen, said today in
the imperial parliament
II can give positive assurance that
everything necessary for the event
ualty Of war has been done"
He made this statement in answer
ing an inquiry as Ia whether thee hun
dred and fourteen new machine gun
companies, provided for in the law
al 1912 could be organized without
delay
Summon Reservists Home.
ST. Petersburg. Nov. 20.-Austro-
Hungarian reservists residing in the
bhItlr region nave Detn Suiiiinoii'h w
return To their homes In Austria ami
Hungary, according to IA dispatch
from Riga. German reservists In these
provinces numbering eight thousand
are also warned to hold themselves
I'm readiness To join their regiments al
any moment. The Austrian and Ger
man consulates al Kiev are guarded
by strong forces of police.
Wari;ks Preparations.
Chicago Ill, Nov 29.-'The Daily
News of Christiana. Norway, says
"Warlike preparations are still 60
ing on In Norway. The importation
Of coal last month was enormous. Or
ders for the mobilization Of military
End naval forces are I'm readiness to %"
issued ut a moments Eotice. The army /
has been supplied with grain for |
wear, and large quantities OF provi-
sions are stored everywhere
Greeks Occupy Island.
London. Nov. 29.-Thc Western
Crock squadron today occupied TURK
ish Island Of Sasseno. Adriatic Sea, OF
NE coast of Avlona, according To
dispatch