Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-10-26

LONDON, Oct. 2.-The Bulgarian an6
Greek armies have carried out success.
fully their part of the first stage of the
war against Turkey by the capture Of
Kirk-Kilisseh and the Turkish base In
the town Of Servia. Their allies; Mon.
tenegro and Servia, are now working des.
lperately to do their share by overcoming
the Turkish posts at Scutari and Kun
Rnova, which latter are the key to Uskup
lit is said the BulgaIians expected
Kirk-Kilisssh to hold out longer. The
victors are now confident Of their ability
to cut the communications between
Adrianople and Constantinople.
The capture of Adrianople, in the
opinion Of military experts, will be diff
<ficult task. Its forts are thoroughly up
to date and are connected by an under
ground motor railway line.
A dispatch to Lloyds from Burgas the
Bulgarian port on the Black sea. says
the Turkish fleet is blockading the bay.
Greeks Occupy Town of Servia.
ATHENS, Oct. 25.-Crown Prince Con-
stantine Of Greece formally entered the
Turkish city Of Servia yesterday. The
capture of the town is regarded here as
the conclusion of the first and most seri-
GUS stage Of war.
- The position of Servia. whose posses.
sion gives free access to Macedonia. was
taken after a combined attack by three
columns Of Greek troops who compelled
the Turks to retire in disorder.
The victory, as wen rs the result Of the
battle in the pass of Sarandaporo, which
lasted eleven hours, is attributed largely
to the rapidity of the movements of the
Greek infantry and cavalry and the pre-
cison of the Greek long range guns.
The crown prince has been warmly con-
graduated on the success 9f his tactics,
The funeral of seventy citizens and
priests massacred by the Turks in Ser.
via, took place yesterday amid scene
Of great solmnity.
Noi,tencgrius Attack Scutari.
RIEKA, Montenegro, Oct. 25.-The Mon.
tenegrin army has succeeded In surround
ing Scutar. Yesterday afternoon the
Monteneg1in artillery opened fire on the
town from the northwestern quarter. aim
ing at the citadel and the Mohammedan
district. Several shells fell in the Mo-
hammedan district without doing any
damage.
The Mohtenegrin ENJOYS proceeded to-
ward the town to open negotiations Tor
its surrender, but without effect.
The Montenegrin infantry then made
a desperate attack on the town, but en-
countering an annihilating fire from the
Turkish artillery, hard-pressed and in
danger, the attackers were compelled to
retire to their former positions.
Crown Prince Dinalo and his staff at
one time were in great danger, shell
bursting a few yards from them.
The Montenegrins Immediately began
preparations for a renewal of the attack,
which under cover Of artillery fire was
10 be made on the city today from three
sides.
The population of Scutari is in a state
Of panic and white flags are flying from
number Of houses.
TarakOsch Surrenders.
At Tarakosch the Montenegrins occu-
pied the highest point OF the neighboring
mountain and General Martinovitch
called upon the Turks to surrender and
prevent further useless bloodshed. The
occupation Of the town was affected
after a bombardment of the fortress by
all the Montenegrin guns. The Turks
replied with twenty-five guns, but those
on the highest points were silenced after
two hours fighting.
The fall Of night interrupted further
artillery action. but the infantry made
several night attacks and as result of
their efforts the Turks evacuated the
upper fort and the Montenegrins oc'
;upied It.
General yukotitch telegraphs that he
has overcome and subdued the Moham-
medan Arnauts Of the Rugara tribe, who
inhablt the district OF PLAYA and who
had offered a stubborn resistance to his
troops. The roads now are open for the
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