The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-10-31

Border-Great Loss On
Both Sides.
London, oct. 26.-As Turkish
army OF 22,ooU men oommanded ~
Rixa 1sy u faced With She altsrna-
tive Of unconditional surrender 81
great slaughter near tho town ~
Servia, according 70 i spseias dis
pasch from Athens. The Turkish
troops ars hsdssd In by high oliffs
and the torrents o. n river
Aliakmen. On The south and
southwest, too, there 10 : Greek
army flushed with victory.
Sofa, Oct. 26.-Details OF the capture
Official estimate puts the Bulgarian
casualties at 5000. The fighting ha4
been continuous since Tuesday. The
Bulgarians made a steady advance
throughout tie operation. but at
nrst rmy under General Ivanoff, at.
tackled the outer works Of Adrian0ple
in large bodies. The northern detach-
ment marched along both sides OF tho
river Tundja, the right wing to the
east OF Tundja n the left wing ads
vancing from the northeast along the
road from Kirk-Kilisseh to AdrianoplA
In the west another division simul-
t~aneously attacked the Turkish lines on
the heights of Chattalja, four inlet
west OF the city. Another strong Bul-l
garian column attacked the Turkish
positions In the vilayet OF the Ards
river.
Fighting Resumed.
The Bulgarians crossed the Arda, N
miles southwest OF Adrianople and adj
vancing surprised the Turke. who r0-
treated to that city, leaving 100 dead
and 100 prisoners. Fighting was re-
Wednesday. The northern columns
captured several advanced Turkish
posts at the point OF the bayonet and
pressed on toward Adrianople. The
wards the northeast in the direction Of
Arnautkeui. Although well supported
by artillery they were repulsed and in
the retreat swept away the men from
other In the face Of q heavy
Bulgarians followed the retreating
Turks whose losses were enormous,
owing to the well placed Bulgarian
quick frers.
General Dimintron then ordered an
advance. The eastern army was then
massed to the east and west OF the road
from Tirnovo to Kirk Kilisseh and h
battle opened on this side.
The Bulgarians opened with artil-
placed their runs in position before
hand and covered by a heavy annon
ade. the infantry pushed the attack
from two sides. They found the Turks
IN q state Of panic, owing to the night
point Of the bayonet.
An attack then commenced all along
the Turkish northern front resulting in
the capture Of the fortress. The Turks
In their retreat fought q rear guard
action In which the Bulgarians were
victorious.
DESPERATE FIGHTING AND
HUGE LOSSES ON BORDER
Constantinople, Oct. 26.-Stories Of
desperate hand to hand fighting be-
tween the Bulgarians and the Turks
are told in newspaper dispatches
reaching here from Adrianople. Great
losses were sustained by both armies in
the battles around that city on Tues
day and Wednesday.
Bayonets were used freely in III
hgnt for the possession Of the banks
of the Tundja river and hundreds were
killed or wounded.
Eight battal,ons Of Bulgarian troops
thai attacked the village of Maras yes
terday, were repulsed by the Turkish
troops with heavy losses.
10000 Men In Field.
The Turks have 10000 of their finest
troops on the line stretching from
hiIh-TAlllSScu u AuIldllOple, WHICH lat.
ter city is garrisoned by 10000 men.
Still another 10000 men guard the line
from Adrianople back to Lule Burgas.
Abdullah Pasha, the commander-in-
chief Of the Turkish forces, gome time
ago declared that the troops at his dis
posal were sufficient, and since then
the great stream Of fresh troops has
been directed toward Saloniki. Com
munication with Adrianople is still
working normally and no serious at
tack On tho Hpfancaa IF thu forxy~ o.
yet reported by the Turkish COM
mander
Fugitives from Kirk-Kilisseh, most
Of them Chrtstians, are being brought
to Constantinople by train.
Turks Achieve Victories.
On the other side of the peninsula
zekki Pasha, with ar army OF 10000
Turks, Is reported to have attacked the
Servian army north Of Kumanoya
Just as a large force Of Bulgarians, vas
about to effect t%uncture with 1t.
their troops broken up and fed in con-
fusion back across the frontier. leaving
a battery OF artillery n q generals
flag behind them. The Turks took
many prisoners and found a large
number of dead and wounded on the
field.
Zekki Pasha then turned his atten-
ton to the Bulgarians, whom he at
tackled and routed. driving them also
back across the frontier with the Loss
Of four Of their field guns.
A dispatch from Uskup says that
civilians, who are able to leave that
town. are departing toward the south.
It is announced today that the for
eign military attaches here are to be
permitted to leave for the front tomor-'
row.
The Ottoman government has mott
fled the various embassies that the re-
ports Of their military attaches should
be made in French, and a similar re-
quest has been made in the case of the
war correspondents, but It is doubtful
whether this can be carried out,
TURKS FALLING BACK.
Belgrade, Oct. 26.-A dispatch from
Vranya, on the frontier, declares that
the S%ervians now hold an important
position between Kumanova and Uskup