The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-10-16
TURKEY CASTS
CAGE OF BATTLE
Recalls Ministers From the
Balkan States.
MAY Soon DECLARE WAR
Montenegro Reports Capture OF 10000
Turks and News of Heavy Fighting
Reaches Constantinopie.

Montenegro Reports Capture of 10000
Turks and News Of Heavy Fighting
Reaches constantinopIe.
London, Oct. 16.-With stale OF
war practically existing between the
four Balkan states Montenegro.
which has declared war; Greece, Bull
earia and Servia-and Turkey, all pre-
tence of maintaining negotiations Tor
reaching some agreement on the de-
mands of the Balkan states for re-
forms in Macedonia was cast aside by
Turkey.
The Ottoman government in Con.
stantinople decided to recall the Turk.
ish ministers from Athens, Sofia and
Belgrade, the capitals of Greece, Bull
garia and Servia This means com
plete severance of diplomatic relations
and the formal declaration of war Is
likely to follow at any minute.
Already the Turks have been report
ed as penetrating the Servian from
tier, while the Greeks have seized ar
important pass on their Turkish Dor
der and the Turks and Bulgartanf
have been in clashes at number OF
border points.
According to a dispatch from Con
stantinople, Turkey has refused to 70
lease Greek ships seized in Turkish
waters which was demanded in the
Greek ultimatum. The same dispatch
said that the Greek minister had an
nounced that he would leave Constan
inople That would be complete sew
erance of diplomatic relations between
Turkey and Greece.
Meantime from Montenegrin sources
come further reports Of sweeping vic
tories over the Turks. A dispatch from
Heidelberg, Germany, says that
great Montenegro victory was an
nounced by Prince Peter, of Montene
gro, in a telegram to his former tutor
The dispatch was worded:
GLORIOUS victory. Ten thausond
Turks with artillery captured"
From Constantinople the heaviest
fighting of the war is reported as be
ing in progress around Scutari, where
General Essed Pacha is defending thu
city with 10000 Turkish troops agains
the Montenegrin army. The Turkish
war officers received word from Sou
tart that a second battle had beer
fought at Gusing between Turks and
Montenegrins, resulting in defeat fol
the Montenegrins, who sustained
heavy losses.
Tusi, the Turkish stronghold, which
was surrounded by Montenegro fight
ing men on Sunday, surrendered un
conditionally.
Vrani, to the west ward of Bijlo
pelje, in Novi-Bazar, which was cap
tured by the Montenegrins, also fell.
The Montenegrins assert that they
captured $500 Turks, a Krupp gun and
much ammunition in the fighting al
Shiptchenik and that $50 Turks were
killed, making the battle the most Sc
rious of the campaign.
An official report in Constantinople
says that Turkish reinforcements have
reached the district of Gusinie and
that the troops assumed the offensive
driving back the Montenegrins beyond
the frontier, where the fighting con
tinues. Both sides have suffered heavy
losses. Major Selah Eddin and MajiI
Kiamil Bey were killed.
In an extremely sanguinary engage
ment near Vranya, in which the Turks
as well as the Montenegrins claim
victory, the Turkish commander, Saad
Eddin was killed There have been
engagements of minor nature at va
rious points along the Servian from
tier.