Omaha daily bee., 1912-10-25
BIG BATTLE COMES SHORTLY
Stage is Now Set for Main Event of
the War Drama.
GREEKS TAKE TOWN OF sERv1A
Their Army Occupies City and Takes
Possession of Bridge.
MoNTENEGRINs NEAR sCUTARI
Nicholas VIII Occupy the His
toric City within Next
Few Hours.
BULLETIN.

| BULLETIN.
| LONDON, Oct. 24--The Montenegrin
troops, says news agency dispatch from
Cettinje, have occupied the height OF
Chirki. dominating the town Of Scutari.
which is expected to fall.
| LONDON, Oct. a,--The Turkish fort
ress of Kirk-klllisseh has fallen, accord
ing to a news agency dispatch from
Sofia. 1t Is regarded as the key to
| Adrianople and is the headquarters of
the Turkish army corps commanded by
kenaa Pasha.
| With fall Of Kirk Kilisseh. the staga
| Is set for the main event to date of the
Balkan drama.
British military officers who have made
speciality Of studying the Balkan milf
tary preparations believe that the Turk.
ish army has been heading for the line
between Adrianople and Kirk Kilisseh
with covering force estimated at about
7o,0oo men and that the main Ottoman
army is only just due on the scene.
MOnteneRrins Mcnacc Scutarf.
i Thrilled by the words of their leaders,
King Nicholas and his three sons, the
soldiers of Montenegro today continued
their advance on Scutari Reports from
the front indicated that they have driven
back the Turks, have reached point
eight and a half miles from the City.
| The bombardment of the Turkish town
of Tarakosch which began on Tuesday,
was continued throughout yesterday by
the Montenegrins. The Montenegrin con-
sui here says: =
"The statements concerning Montene-
grin reverses are untrue. The losses of
cannon by the Montenegrins and the
number Of their killed and wounded have
been greatly exaggerated
Nicholas Joins Troops.
| A dispatch from RiekaA Montenegro,
says that King Niohoias Aoepssed Lake,
Seutari yesterday and Joined ahe troops
at skala, where he met his three sons
and with them held a council Of war.
The outcome Of this was that Prince
Mirsky was appointed commander Of the
Montenegrtn brigade, which distinguished
itself at Detchltch and Tushi On as
suming command Prince Mirsky adj
dressed his troops, saying:
I'VE are almost at the walls Of the
with which are bound up some OF the
most brilliant pages Of the history OF
old Servia. My father, our supreme war
lord, has commanded me to lead you
Follow me, my gallant men. not in
the path Of annihilation and death, but
on the road which will bring liberty and
new life to mankind and civilization and
progress to Scutari'
AT the conclusion of the princes speech
King Nicholas embraced his three sons
and bade them farewell.
The Servian troops have captured one
part Of the Turkish town of Kumanova,
according to telephone message re-
ceived at Belgrade today from vranya
Desperate fighting Is still going on in
the vicinity Of Kumanova.
The taking Of the Turkish town OF
Novipazar was achieved only after three
days severe fighting. during which there
was much slaughter on both sides.
The small town of Strain was cap
tured yesterday by the Servians.
Greeks Capture Servia.
ATHENS, Oct. A.-145 a. m-Tha
Greeks have occupied the town OF Servia
and have also captured, the bridge over
the river Aliakmon Qndju Karasal.
thereby cutting off the retreat Of the
Turks
The Greek victory was complete. The
Greeks captured twenty-five guns, rnads
many prisoners and scattered the Turkish
army.
Crown Prince Constantine. telegraphing
from headquarters last night. reports:
Our troops are pursuing the enemy all
along the line from Cambunnia to the town
Of Servia and on. the Allakmon plain.
The Turkish army has been scattered.
We have taken twenty-five guns. with
their ammunition wagons and large
quantity OF ammunition, and many tram
sport wagons"
Later General Danglis sent message
saying:
THE Turks have lost heavily. We
IN Do0a Tuzo