Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-12
Montenegrin Advance on Sou
tari StubbornIy Opposed.
BOTH SIDES LOSE HEAVILY
Crown Prince Danilo in Person Is
Leading One Column.
KING VISITS THE woUNJED
Nicholas Thanks Soldiers-Troops of
Sultan Said to Have Re-
Heved Berana.

LONDON, October 12-The Turkish
troops on the Montenegrin frontier are
Offering stubborn resistance to the Mon
tenegrin advance on Scutari. according to
the latest advices from Podgoritza. The
fighting has been of the most severe char
acter. both armies losing heavily.
The Montenegrin army is advancing in
two columns. one commanded by Crown
Prince Danilo of Montenegro, operating to
the north of Lake Scutari, and the other,
commanded by Gen. Martinovitch. having
its base at Antivari, to the south of Lake
Scutari
The southern movement is generally re-
garded in military circles a daring
operation, which will find great obstacle
to its progress in the southern fort at the
confluence Of the Boyana and the Drin
rivers.
LONDON, October 12.-The town OF Be
rama has been repeatedly taken and re-
taken by the Montenegrin and Turkish
troops Reports have reached the Monte
negrin capital Of another sharp engage
ment at Tushi The Turkish troops still
hold the town.
The Montenegrin general, Lazovitch has
taken the place of Gen BoSovitch, VINO
committed suicide when the KING reproved
him on the field of battle for wasting
ammunition.
Artillerymen Unskilled.
According to reports from Cettinje
Montenegro, the Montenegrin artillery
was far from perfect. During the battle
at Detchitch mountain some of the field
guns could not be managed owing to
lack of skill of the gunners. which soon
put the mechanism out of order. The
Montenegrn infantry, however, proved
admirable.
The heavy fighting involved in the at
tacks by the Montenegrns on the forts
at Shipchinck hill. Rogame and Branya
cost in killed and wounded coo men to
the Turks and 100 to the Mortenegrlns.
The arrival of the Montenegrin wounded
Cettinje that the Montenegrin army had
been defeated.
Other reports say that villages on both
sides of the Boyana river, where the
| MOntenegrin general Martinovifch, is
said to have met with a check from the
Turks, are in flames and that Gen.
Vukotitch, who is operating in the
Berana district, has crossed the Lin
| river with his troops.
Fighting Is Kept Up.
MONTENEGRO HEADQUARTERS.
PODGORITZA, October 12.-The battle
following the capture by the Montene-
grin forces of the Turkish position on
Detchitch mountain and the fort on
Schipchinck hill dominating the town of
Tushi continued yesterday. The fighting
became general along almost the whole
extent of the Turco- -Montenegrin from
tier.
The hospitals here are overfiowing with
wounded men. King Nicholas today Wis
tied the hospitals and kissed upon their
foreheads the dead and badly wounded
men. Afterward he addressed the wound
ed in tones of deep emotion, saying that
he thanked all of his brave troops in the
| name of the fatherland. Prince Mirko,
second son of King Nicholas, personally
carried several wounded men into the
hospital.
Town of Berana Relieved.
CONSTANTINOPLE, October 1.-THE
| relief of the town of Berana by Turk
| ish renforcements is reported by the
! military commander of Scutari today. He
also says that the Turks have reoccu-
pied the heights around the town of
Gusinye, near the Montenegrin frontier,
to the northeast Of Podoritza.
Bulgarians blew up two bridges be-
| tween Istip and Kotschana during the
night, according to telegram from
CSkup.
Enthusiasm at Rome.
ROME. October 12.-The stand of Mon
teneg-o in the Ba kan situation has
! caused enthusiasm here. A number of
volunteers have crossed the Adriatic sea
to join in the fighting against the Turks.
Queen Helena, the daughter of King
Nicholas of Montenegro. is following
events in her mother country with anx-
iety. She is reported to have said that
she regretted her position as Queen of
Italy, prevented her being at her ia
ther's side on the battlefield.