The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-10-28
FIRE SWEEPS
BESIECED CITY
Bu|garIans Are Drawing Lines
Around AdrianopIe
TAKES THE OUTER FORTS

Heavy Losses of Life on Both Sides,
the Unburied Dead Covering the Bat.
tIefieId-People Flee In Panic.
Sofia, Bulgaria, Oct. 2S.-A portion
OF the Turkish city of Adrianople has
been set on fire by the Bulgarian ar
tillery, according to private dispatches
received here from the vicinity.
The Bulgarian troops have taken
the outlying forts of Maras. Havaras
and Suflar, lying to the north and
northeast OF the city, and have cap
tured railroad station in the extreme
outskirts Of the town. Eighteen hun
dred prisoners have fallen into their
hands.
Very severe fighting has taken
place both to the east and west OF
Adrianople, and the losses suffered by
both sides have been heavy. Hundreds
of unburied corpses are lying in the
fields surrounding the city.
The Bulgarian army is reported to
be advancing along the whole front
and dispatch to the government or
gan, the Mir, says the Turks are re-
treating in panic, while the civilian
population is fleeing toward COnstan
tinople. The Turkish main army, ap-
parently, is completing it's mobiliza-
ton and is contenting itself for the
present with fighting on the defensive.
The Turkish stronghold of Uskup
has been taken by the allied Serbian
and Bulgarian armies, the town sur
rendering without resistance. The vii
lage of Kotchavi was captured by the
Bulgarians after severe fighting at the
point of the bayonet.
1t was officially announced that the
spoils captured at Kumanova included
ffty-five field guns, six mountain guns
and six Maxims, quantities of ammuni-
ton and stores and two aeroplanes.
At Sienitza the Servians captured thir-
teen big guns and four Maxims.
Forty thousand Turks were engaged
in the fighting in this district. They
are accused of massacreing many wo-
men and children before they left the
town. The most prominent Slav inhab-
itants were imprisoned, but were res
cued by the first Servian soldiers who
entered.
A body of 500 Arnauts and Turks
raised their white caps on their bayo-
nets as sign of surrender, and the
Servian commander gave the order to
cease firing. When the Servians were
within fifteen PAGES the enemy opened
IRE, whereupon the Servians charged
and killed them all at the point of the
bayonet.
The. Turkish troops were the first
to take the offensive in the battle that
ended in the fall of Kumanova into
the hands of the Servian troops and
opened UP the way for their further
advance on the stronghold of Uskup.
During a drizzling rain and heavy fog
the Turkish troops advanced on Ser
Wan position five miles from Kuma
nova. AS soon as they came into
touch with the Servian outposts heavy
fighting began and lasted throughout
the afternoon. Both armies suffered
severe losses, but the Servians sue
ceeded in staying the Turkish on
slaught.
The battle was resumed at l o'clock
in the morning, the Servians this time
taking the offensive and attacking the
Turkish troops, who had entrenched
themselves during the lull in the fight
ing. After an artillery duel a general
advance was ordered by the Servian
commander.
The ground over which the Servian
troops had to advance was open and
the infantrymen were exposed to a
sweeping fire. Nevertheless they
stormed the Turkish trences again and
again until finally, at the point of the
bayonet, they drove out the Ottoman
troops. 1t took the Servians four hours
to clear the valley, and then 1t was
found necessary before occupying Ku-
manova to take the heights on the
right bank of the river, to which the
Turkish troops had retired in disor
der.
the Servian artillery annihilated three
squadrons of Turkish cavalry, and the
Turkish losses are said to have num-
bered 5000 killed and wounded. The
Servian casualties also were heavy.