The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-29
TURKEY OUT ON
THREE STRIKES
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THREE STRIKES
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from Mustapha Pasta. By way O
Adrianopls. Eski Bahia and yissa
nearly TO the Black sea. and vas
steadily advancing. The Servsaa front
reached from Noyi5azar In = sweeping
curve, By way Of Pris1ina UsEua
Istib and Ladimni TO the Str1nz nv
er.
The Greak line stretched from
Mount Olympus il oonre- curve.
nearly to Janina.
The MontenegTins had not re. D-c-
gressed beyond scutar but we're
pressing the Turks hard, with every
prospect OF speedy rictorT.
Flying columns Of the invaders
wers operating successfully outside
the main fronts Of the various forces
Smelling so.aar-
UNITED Press Leased Wire SerTtce.j
BUDAPEST. Oct zs.-The Monte
negrins are pouring shells into scu-
tsri from the heights which surround
It. according to message from Get
TIME today. The news indicated that
yesterdays Aontenegrsn reports of
the cityss capture we're premature II
was said today that supplies have
been cut OF and that il viii soon be
starved into surrender.
The End Of Turkey.
BERLIN, Oct. 2s.-Mflitarr experts
agreed today that the last two days
developments IN the struggle between
the main Bulgarian and Turkish forces
means the beginning OF the end for
the Turks. They said they thought 1t
likely that even the sultan would
have TO admit himself beaten before
the end OF the week What the Bull
garians have done, It was asserted
could only have been accomplished
through the utter Generalization of
the Turks.
Marching on veies.
BELGRADE, Oct. 2s--Servian
troops were converging today upon
Veles. In Macedonia, % miles south
east Of UEkub, from three sides.
Greeks Have no Opposition.
ATHENS, Oct. 2.-The Greeks are
meeting with almost no oppc sition
whatever In their advance into Tur-
key. according to dispatches from the
front today.
AS an illustration of the complete.
ness OF the Turks decentralization |,
was stated that the government for
got to notify the commander OF de
tachment of SGD Ottoman troops a,
Kalamaka that war had begun. They
We're overwhelmed with establishment
when the Greeks appeared and took
them all prisoners after a short fight
King George cl Greece. asked, or
his way to the front. when and how
he would return to Athens, replied:
In fortnight-by steamship
from Salonika.r
Austria IL Weakening,
LONDON, Oct. 29.-That Austria
the power most especially likely
among all the countries OF Europe Ii
provoke an international clash owe
the Balkan situation. Is weakening un
der the pressure brought by other gov
ernments, was stated on high diplo
matte authority here today.
The Vienna foreign office. 1t wa.
asserted, has at last been persuades
that the preservation Of the "sratu
quo' in the Balkans Is impracticabl
and win consent to the allies de
mand for the division of big sic
of Turkish territory among them, pre-
vided they are reasonable" in thet
requirements.
This Is interpreted as meaning tina
the Austrians will stand out agains
such an addition to Servia's terrific,
les as will completely cut the forme
off from expansion in the near cas-
Diplomats hope to effect a satisfae
tory compromise on this point.
The Massacres.
CONSTANTSA, Roumania, Oct. 2.
That camp followers rather tina
the Turkish soldiers have been r,
sponsible for most of the massacre
charged against the sultan's troop,
was asserted in messages receive
here from Constantinople today.
Even during times of peace and d,
spite the efforts OF the International,
Differed gendarmerte in western Tui
key, outlaw bands swarmed in Mac,
donia and Albania and under cover c
the pending war it was stated tina
they have been guilty OF almost III
belieyable cruelties.
Following the retreating Turks
forces, and safely ahead of the az
vancing invaders, 1t was admitte
that they have PLACED and burne
numerous villages, mutilated Or xii
ed their inhabitants and laid Who'll
districts waste.
German Sniffers.
BERLIN, Oct. 2s.-The Germa