The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-11-20
$4,000 TURKS
ARE CAPTURED
And Monastir Surrenders
to Servian Troops.
TERRIFIC FIGHT IS RAGING
Along the Lines at Tchatalja
Turkish Army Badly
DiSorganized.
CoNsTANTINoPLE STILL SAFE

Belgrade, Nov. 1S.-The Turkish
fortress of Monastir surrendered
tbs afternoon to the Servian troops.
Fifty thousand Turkish soldiers
and three Generals laid down their
arms.
Monastir had been virtually sur
rounded by Servian troops for sew
eral days, while Greek troops COM
ing from the South had cut off the
Turkish line of retreat to Ochrida.
On Saturday the Servian troops, af-
ter desperate fighting throughout
the day and night, succeeded in cap
turing two important heights COM
handing the city. They then ad-
vanced through the morasses upon
the inner Notifications, which sur
rendered to-day.
Monastir is the headquarters of
the Sixth Turkish Army Corps COM
manded by Fethi Pasha. but many
other Turkish troops fleeing from
surrounding towns, which had been
captured by the Servians, concen-
trated there. david Pasha, the
commander OF the Seventh Turkish
Army Corps, went there with many
of his soldiers after the fall of U.s.
kup to the Servians.
1t was thought that the Turkish
.Atroops would be able to stand a
lengthy siege in Monastir. but it is
disorganized and lacked provisions.
Many of the soldiers were reserv-
lists only recently called to the col
.ors.
Monastir occupied a capital posi-
ton for defense. 1t Is the market
center for the entire district and
has a population of $4,000, compos-
ed of Servians. Bugarians, Alban-
ians, Armenians, Greeks and Turks.
The Christians number about half
of the inhabitants.
The possession of the heights
commanding Monastir by the Serv-
ian army under Crown Prince Alex
ander rendered the fortress unten-
able.
Fethi Pasha, former Turkish
Minister to Belgrade, was one of
the first to hand over his sword. At |
the beginning of the war he made
the remark:
1--WE will soon invite our friends
to dinner in Belgrade"
The representatives OF Germany
and Italy informed Premier Pach-
itch, of Servia, to-day that their
Governments supported Austrias
view of Servia's claims to an extern
sion of her territory after the war.
NJ. Pachitch declined to give
definite answer until the conclusion
OF the war.
COnstantinOple. Still Safe.
London, Nov. 1S.-The first Bull
garian attack on the Turkish line
of Notifications defending Conctan-
tinople at Tchatalja has failed. The
whole of the Bulgarian army was
engaged. Every available man was
moved to the front from the Bull
garian forces investing Adrianople.
where they were relieved by Ser
Wan troops.
The Bulgarians. with all their ar
tillery, began their advance on the
Tchatalja Notifications on Satur-
day, and continued the lombard
ment of the works throughout Sun
day. They, however. found the
Turkish positions so strong they
could make no impression on them,
and for the moment at least the at
tempt has been given up, the firing.
according to dispatch from Con-
stantinople. having ceased this
morning.
Observers who have been to the
Turkish front agree that the cap
ture of the Tchatalja lines must
prove task of tremendous difficul-
ty. The days the Bulgarian troops
were compelled TO use for the bring +,
ing up of guns. ammunition and re- :
were utilized by the
Turks to entrench themselves and
place their guns in position, giving .
them a distinct advantage over the
attackers. The Turkish soldiers, too,
who had been 90 shaken by their
previous defeats. appear to have ,
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