The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-29
Capture of the Town but a
Question of Hours.
WILL CUT Off MOSLEM ARMY
From SaIOniki and COnstanti-
nOple When Town Falls.
The Sultan's Troops in Sentari
Are Being Starved Out.

Athens. Oct. 29.-The strong Turk
ish fortress of Verria has been placed
absolutely at the mercy of the invad-
ing Greek army which has captured
the Tripolamos defiles forming the key
to the situation. The capture of the
town of Verria itself is only a question
of hours.
The whole of the Turkish army
around Monistir will be cut off when
Verria falls and will be unable to
communicate either with Saloniki or
Constantinople. Verria hes TO the north
of the town of Servia on the way to
Saloniki to which city a railroad runs
Turkish Army Cut Off.
Vienna, Oct. 29.-The Montenegrin
troops have cut off supplies from the
Turkish forces in Scutari where provi-
sions already were scarce, according
to a dispatch from the reichpost from
Scutari by way of Alessio.
The Montenegrins occupy the heights
of Busale, Rogame and Casteani, all
of which overlook Scutari, and they
have entrenched themselves there with
a strong force of artillery.
The Malissori tribesmen again at
tackled the Turks to the east of Scutari
hours fighting. The Turkish comman-
der at Scutari is trying to induce the
Mirdito tribesmen to attack the
Montenegrin troops from the south, so
could be used as a line of retreat for
the Turkish army in case of necessity.
In a PeriIOus Position.
London, Oct. 29.-Exclaiming that
he will stem the onrush of the Veto
rious Bulgarian army or perish III the
fight. Nazim Pasha, Turkish minister
of war, today hurled himself ana four
army corps across the path Of King
Ferdinand's exultant troops. His is a
perilous position Though he still
holds the line from the TchorIu to
Lule Burgas the Bulgarian invaders
him off from the main army at
the destruction CT
bridge over the Tchorlu river pre-
vents his obtaining supplies and rein |
forcem entS from ConStantlnOple- /
Should the great turning movement
now beginning by the BulgariaIs be |
as successful as they plan Nazam
Pasha would be driven to the west |
ward and Constantinople less tnan 60 |
miles away left at the mercy OF the |
invaders.
Meantime the plan of campa tgn of |
the allies appears to be working with /
almost perfect SmOOthness. This is |
due, according to military critics, to |
the Turkish army. The sultan's enc
mics now possess a large portion of
the Turkish railroad system and the /
wagon roads, while threatening those [
command.
Greek, Servian and Bulgarian col
lmnS are moving upon SaIOnlkl- me
Greeks already are within striking dis
tance of the Turkish town of Nerria,
0nlv so miles from Saloniki on the
railroad from Monastir. The posses
SION of Verria by the Greeks would
not only threaten SalOn;ki but cut off
he Turkish army under ZekkI FaSha,
which was defeated by the Servians at
+- a {
The Greeks could effect a junction
with the Bulgarian army, coming down
from Novrokop and Drama through the
Struma valley. concentrating at Serre5 5,
with the Servians, who are advancing
upon Veles-
All the passes through the Rhodope
mountains leading to the SaIonih and
AdrianopIe railway are also in Bull
sarian hands
The unofficial report from Constanti-
NOBLE that the Turkish town of Servla
las been recaptured from the Greeks
s not credited here.
Active diplomatic negotiations are
going on among the powers The
British minister at Cettinje. in COM
1any with the Montenegrin foreign
visited King Nicholas yester-
lay at Rieka and this is regarded a,
in connection with con-
held with the ambassadors
If the powers in London by Sir Edward
Trey. the British foreign minister. The
diplomats are still hopeful of avoiding
my complications among the powers.
4 well informed correspondent in vi
snna teIegraphs that Austria does not
any active interventiCI
md that there exists in the Austrian
,apitaI a well founded hope of an i'm
}rovement in Austro-Servian relations.
+ this is so. the dangers always ex-
)ected to arise in Europe from Bal
ran war NAV he avoided.