The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-26
Allies Themselves Had
Not Expected Such
Swift Victories.
ALREADY TALK OF
INTERVIEW TON
After Four Days Battle Armies
Resting-Bulgarians Undecided
Whether to Assault Adrian
ople or Starve Garrison Out
by Siege-Balkan Pact
Far-Reaching.

London. october Z5.-.After xoVE
days heavy battle the Buigarians ara
resting. There were no reports OF
fighting to-day along the line from
k-Kilisseh to Adrianople. The Bull
garians have not yet decided whether
they will attempt to capture Adrianople
by assault or to .starve out Its garrison
by siege.
Tie full extent Of the Turkish dis
aster at Kirk Kilisseh is still unknown
but II is almost certain that the buIk
Of the garrison there effected retreat
before the town fell into the hands Of
the Bulgarians.
The early capture Of Kirk-kilissen
was great surprise even to Bulgar-
ian staff officers, and their allies. and
the swift progress Of the war was UNI
expected by Europe generally. It has
been only nine days since Turkey de-
clared war, and yet events have march
ed to the point where the possibility OF
intervention by the powers already -
talked Of.
Much interest centres in the nature
Of the alliance Of the Balkan states. .
is said on good authority that one OF
the provisions of that alliance IL thaI
no one state shall conclude 2eace with
out the others agreeing to do SO.
Next in Importance to the operation
in Thrace is the struggle between the
Servians and the Turks in tie kuman-
ova region. Constantinople at las4
admits the success Of the ServiAn army.
The Servians yesterday captured two
towns. vuchitrin and Gillian. on this
; road between Aitrovitza and vrania.
The Montenegrins are pressing their
attack on Scutari. 1t IL reported that
the Turkish garrison at Scutari has res
, tired to the heights Of Sadrina. south
| Of the town. This action Is fntef-
preted as preparation to evacuats
| The Greeks are continuing thetN1
! northward march. and to-day occupse4
kosani. about twelve miles northwea&
| Of the town of Servia.
Lasts Thirty HOUrs.
The final attack by the Bulgarian1s
on Kirk Kilesseh lasted thirty hourua
according to a special dispatch from
bayonet charge. after which the Turks
retreated to the east in the directions
of a column of Bulgarian troops adj
vancing from the Visa Road .h.
Bulgarians were repuised when they
attacked Maras. at the junction OF the
Rivers Martha and Arda, opposit0
Adrianople. The losses OF both armies
Turkish officers fell
Dispatshes from Belgrade say the
Servian main army. commanded ~
the servian and Bulgarian allied
armies under General Stepnanovitcn~
The troops will then be allowed
short rest before making concen-
trated advance and attack on Uskup.
The league of the Balkan states -
based on a formal written Alliances
according to a dispatch from vienna
When this is made p uei,c; ~ 's ANA s.se -
m. balkan nations The secret treaty
defines the zones of Influence of
the respective countries IN Aosnas
common tariff and postal union be-
tween the Balkan nations.
The alliance Of the Balkan Kings 1a2
exceeds the status of a military CON-
bination for the immec,a, ,soc yo's Sh,e -
claims to have special Information tn1b
n Is a permanent federation to ex-
Guide all external authority from tee
Balkan peninsula.
The King Of Greece accorosnx ~
The Outlook. will become presioene
of the alliance on the ncminauon y
King Nicholas of Montenegro b.
religious rivalries OF Balkan Cnr!Se
,ians will BE- ended by uniting 70
9th odox churches Of Greece. BulGost2.
Ser,ia and Montene gro as IN 9aGeYs
times under the patriarch OF Corfu
f.nople who is head OF the SreeS
church Tho churches viii retain s"sAe
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SstuatSoo u IDehon8e4
S,6, October c5.-The situat.3u ~
FIR. .,.iriaropie - inchanged In -
Irb,iuc ut .uruk. 'h- Turks are sGc
I'D TO have lost about 3)e ase8
Killed and 500 take. prisoners anS ~
as,:i,,or I, have hal taken from tSeW
.t,-ec Quick firing guns ana tWesSo
s, Ksrdshai. forty miles wsse =
Nus,afa Pasha- the Blu! gartaus oes1ee
a depo, containing 100000 cArtf1S0oes
forty cases OF shells and large seesse
OF food.
~ masters Of IN. upper reaches -
~ uss.a River IN this district uooY
NahSmia, q Turkish infantry seeso9
bas been annihilafed and q oattAoc9
Of Turkish regulars and irreguiese
Wounded in the town b. Buig1yto0
TROOPS
sun pe.s-s ~ I.rs<y;
s,,i.a, to-aay had an Audience win
"a. minister Of war and the minis
Of works en- the occasion OF sh>tr -.
psrture for the frost Tne depessSs
cr the foreign military attscnSs -
tho seat of war again has been 49,
,o,.d rsis time TO next Mcadsy.
TramwAy service IN Conseaussnoy0
bss been suspe nded and all the hos0oD
have been recuisitioned for var -
poses
4; 4. SIN maintained here that IT,
reported capture Of K:rk kttssoeh -
an. Bulgarsans !. nction. tax 60
rr.uuica;ion with the city - ssss 0ot9es
Ing regularly Ard the TorkseA ero9U
arc so;dinr all fs>ir pesssssD -
iw.eN Kirk K!I.ssen and A1rtaoou
An admission Of Q ServSon 49,
q, Furnan, reached here to>oy - e
dtsrasch from Szionska .wNo0
that IN. servisa army eVesodux
tnaf region had succ~~Ae9 -
ing their lo<t ground.
s alspsseh from Adrteae0ee.
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yesterday
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