The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-25
Formally Takes Possession o.
the Turkish City.
HOSPITALS ARE OVERLOOKING
Turks Have Not Sufficient Ac-
commodatiOns for Wounded
The Montenegrin Army Has
Surrounded Scutari.

Athens oct. 25.-CroWn AIliie'
r-.,,st.rfine of Greece formally eh'ei
al The turkish city of SerNla esq
A. The CAPTURE of the town ls e
.,arded here as the conclusion OF -
fret and most serious stage OF l"e y" a
The position of Servia, whose Po77'
sion sives free access to MaOe'
vvae taken after combined attack ~
tba three columns of Greek li"'p.
who compelled the Turks TO re'lre -
disorder. ,,,r II
This victory. as we'll as the result %
a. ,,at+i. i'm the pass of Sarandaporo'
-, f,s+ed eleven hours, is attrlp-
,,tad largely to the rapldlJy on ~
noVenents of the Greek infantry ann am
cavalry and the precision OF tiie vi ie'i'
long range guns ~, IL
CONGRATULATED on the success OF mr. ul1
tacfirs His presence in the hS nuns
linz aroused the enthusiasm OF the
troops. C,,1. com
,,ande4. in chief telegraphs that slA
hundred Turkish prisoners have p%een %
sent from Servia to ElasSoha Oh IL
way to the interior of Greece.
The funeral OF seventy cltlzeHS "iiu ~!
nriests massacred by the Iurhs Iii
Servia took place yesterday
Hospitals Overlooking.
Vienna. oct. 25.-The Turkish
wounded being transported from ~ A.
rianoDIe and Kirk-Kilisseh on tnelI
,tav 70 Constantinople is so great that
the military and government hospltai
cannot contain them, according 10 as
matches received here from CONSTANT
nople The facts are not pubIsheu oH
the Turkish war office.
Scutari Is Surrounded.
Rieka. Montenegro. oct. 25.-The
Montenegrin army has succeeded III
surrounding Scutari. Yesterday after
noon the MOntenegrln artillery openeu
fire on the town from the northwest
ern quarter. aiming at the citadel and
the Mohamm edan district several
shells fell in the MOhammedan dis
trict without doing any damage
The MontenegriG ENJOYS proceeded
toward the town to open negotiations
for its surrender. but without effect.
The Montenegro infantry then made
4 desperte attack on the town but.
cncOunteTing an annih1latng hre from
the Turkish artillery, hard pressed
and in danger, the attackers were
compelled to retire to their former
crown Prince Danilo and his staff
At one time were in great danger,
shell bursting a few yards from them.
The MOntenegrins Immediately be
gan preparations for a renewal of the
attack which under cover of artillery
fire was to be made on the city today
from three sides.
The population of Scutari is in a
state of panic and white flags are fly
ing from a number of houses.
At Tarakosch the Montenegrins Oc-
Cupied the highest point of the neigh
boring mountain and General Mar
tinOvitch called upon the Turks to sur
render and prevent further useless
hlOodshed. The occupation of the town
was effected after a bonn bardment of
the fortress by all the Montenegrin
guns. The Turks replied with . guns
but those in the highest points were
fT.~r. 4
The fall of night INTERRUPTED further
artillery action but the infantry made
several night attacks and as a result OF
their final efforts the Turks evacuated
the upper fort and the Montenegrins oc-
cupied it.
General Vukotltich telegraphs that he
has overcome and subdued the Moham /
medan arnauts of the Rugara tribe. /
who inhabit the district of PLAYA and
who had offered a stubborn resistance
to his troops. The roads now are opened /.
Tor the advance of the MOntenegrin I
troops against the town of Ipek, on the
left flank
General Nukotitch telegraphs that he +
advanced to the town of Sienitza in the
district of NOvipazar whence they
have approac ched within five miles Of /
the Servian troops coming from the
other direction to join them
Turkish Army Failing Back.
Belgrade. Oct 25.-A dispatch from
Tranya on the frontier declares that
the SerVians now hold an important
position between Kumanova and TTskuD
and that the Turkish army is falling
back on Uskup- It is supposed here
that the Turks are retiring owing to ths
advance of the allied Servian and BrI-
sarian armies from Egri Palanka ur-
der the command of General Stephanc-
witch. News of the fall of Kirk Kills
sch before the Bulgarians was received
here with great public rejoicing.
Turkish Version of Operations.
ConstantinopIe. Oct 25.-Stories NJ
desperate hand TO hand fighting be-
tween the Bulgarians and the Turks
are told in newspaper dispatches reach
ing here from AdrianopIe. Great losses
We're sustained by both armies in tho
battles around that city on Tuesday
and Wednesday. Bayonets We're used
freely in the fight 70 rthe possession
of the banks of Tundja river and hun
lreds were killed or wounded
Eight battalions of bulgarian troODs
1ttacked the village of Maras yester-
lay and were repulsed by the Turkish
troops with heavy losses.
The Turks have 1500 600 of their finest
troops on the line stretching from
Kirk -kilisseh to Adrianople which
latter city is garrisoned by so. 900 men
sun another 10000 men guard the line
rom Adrianople back to Lule Burgas.
Abdullah Pasha, the cOmmandCr-in-
'hief of the Turkish forces, some time
aeo declared that the troops at his dis
'osal We're sufficient and since then the
great stream of fresh troops has been
directed toward Saloniki
communication with AdrianopIe is
iuE working normally and no serious
attack on the defense of that town
$ yet reported by the Turkish COM
nander. FugitiyeS from KirIv-L Ills /