Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-10-23
ALLIED ARMIES
ARE ADVANCING
Face Decisive Battle at Adri-
anop|e, Gate to Turkey
CApTU -E0F MUSTAPHA fASHA

Victory of Bulgarian Troops, Headed
by Ferdinand, Opens Road to
Stronghold of Enemy-Monteng
Reported In Danger, Being Checked
on Way to Scutari
London, Oct. 21.-With the Bull
garian army occupying Mustapha
Pasha, Tsar Ferdinand's army has
opened the road to the great fortress
of AdrianOple. The Bulgarians will
now move upon AdrianOple along the
Martha river, and probably will at
tack the Turkish stronghold before
the end of the week.
With the exception of the checking
of the Montenegrin advance at Tara
bosh, which blocks the way to Scut-
ari, the armies of the allies appear
to have been uniformly successful so
far. The numerous preliminary en-
gagements reported are but -prellm-
mary to four big battles expected to
be waged this week.
The first, and perhaps the most i'm
pOrtant of these, will be the attack
upon Adrianople. The other three eX-
| pected battles will be near Uskub, IN
Macedonia; Scutari and Miluna, near
the Greek frontier.
The Turkish army appears to be
acting purely On the defensive for
the present. The only naval activity
reported Sunday is the bOmbardment
Of Varna, a Bulgarian port on the
Black sea. Three Turkish warships
opened fire at ten miles on the port
and two Bulgarian torpedo boats lying
i'll the harbor. The Commandment
| was ineffective and the Turkish YES
sells Withdrew.
Turkey has given notice of the
blockading of. Narna and of Burghas
to the south. The Greek fleet is re-
ported to be blockading the coast of
Turkey from Perveza to the northern
end Of Corfu.
Greek troops have taken Elassona,
IN Thessaly, after four hours of fight
ing Another Greek force has occu-
pied the Heights of GrimbOva, across
the Arta river in Epirus. The Greeks
in the Epirus repulsed an attack by
Turks at Filates.
The Servian army also has ad-
vanced we'll into Turkish territory.
Several small towns have been taken
by the Serbs The crown prince is
i'll command of the First Army corps.
Cold and rain are hampering the
movements of the troops.
The Bulgarians, led by Tsar Ferdi-
nand and the princes, are making a
general advance. Besides taking
Mustapha Pasha, the Bulgers, cross
ing the frontier at other points, have
taken the small towns of TsarevoselO,
Gamia and Djuma. Other columns
have penetrated Turkey through the
passes of the Rhodope mountains
BY appearing on the field with his
men, Ferdinand has won the hearts
OF all and aroused the troops to great
enthusiasm. There was sharp fight
ing before the Turkish entertainments
were carried, and after the battle the
tsar walked about the field comfort
ing the wounded and bestowing dec
oratians on some of them. The ad-
vance toward Adrianople will prob
bridge is restored over the Martha
river. The Turks cut it in their re-
treat.
Adrianople is only seventeen miles
to the south. 1t is defended with
modern fortresses equipped with 300
modern guns. 1t is the main gateway
to Turkey, and should be able tt
withstand long and hard siege.
The Bulgarian and Servian advance
upon Uskub is more difficult. There
are two roads which the armies may
take in their advance on the strong
hold. One is from Koestendil, il
Bulgaria, though the other is alons
the main line of the railroad from
Servia.
1t is reported from Belgrade that tn,
OlQ OorNldnS ana MdCGQOn1anS have
cut the Turkish line of communica
ton between Uskub and Salonica
pdeventing the sending of reinforce
ments to the Turkish front. Thi
report has not been confirmed
The Montenegrin advance towar,
Scutari, which has been checked a
> Tarahosh, will be resumed when tn
Montenegrins are strengthened by tn
arrival Of Servian column which ha
been directed across the Sandjak O
NovibaZar.
The Montenegrins are said to be i
critical position today, as 10, 90
Albanian tribesmen are said to hav
joined the Turkish forces. Grow
Prince Danilo has left Podgoritza TO
Lake Scutari to join the genera
d staff The Montenegrins have bonn
harded several small Turkish DOrtS<o