The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-01
bULGARS CAPTURE
TURKISH Train
Shut AdrianopIe Off From Troops
and Food Supply.
ALLIES POSSESS OLD SERVIA
Battle Line Extends More Than 100
Miles in Length, With Both
Sides Claiming Ad-
vantage.

London, Oct. 29.-The Bulgarian
lighting line extends from Adrianople
nearly to the Black sea, and has adj
vanced to within eighty-five miles OF
Constantinople.
The same general engagement has
0een raging since last Wednesday,
with lighting sometimes at one point
and at other times at another, but it
IS really All engagement extending
along a great front of more than 100
miles
Adrianople. in desperate plight, is
still holding out, with operations
against it hampered by heavy rains.
The situation for the inhabitants of
the beleagured city was rendered
more critical by the capture in the Vi
c1nlty of Eskibaba of a military train
carrying troops and supplies from Con
stantlnople to Adrianople. This move
gives the Balkan allies control of
the Oriental railroad and effectually
shuts off AdrianopIe from any hope of
relief, unless the Turks, by some mas
ter stroke, again regain possession of
the line. The Turks, after the cap
ture Of the train, retreated in the di-
rection of Constantinople.
Other victories of the Bulgarians
are the occupation of Hunarhissar, q
miles from Kirk-KiIisseh and Kresna,
which is situated in the valley of the
Stcurna.
The capture of Scutari, which was
reported from Vienna. is partly con-
hrmed in a dispatch from Rome. Hun
dreds Of buildings in Scutari were re-
ported in flames at the last advice as
result Of the Montenegrin cannon
ade.
The Servians are now in possession
of virtually the whole of old Servia.
and in, conjunction with the Montene-
grins hold the best part Of the district
of Now Bazaar. The Servian columns
are also in control of the Turkish
railroad from MitrovitZa, its northern
terminus, down to Uskub, and are
close on the heels of the defeated
Turkish army, which is retreating in
the direction of Wales.
Although no official lists of the cas-
ualties has been published by any Of
the parties i'll the great conflict, adj
vices from various sources tend to
place the number of killed and wound
ed at more than $4,000
Roumania, the only Balkan country
not yet involved in the war, is men
aced by the allies struggle to crush
Turkey, and plans for a general mob
Of fbo
said to be under consideration
Much alarm is current at Bucharest
over the report that Russian cavalry
is being concentrated on the northern
frontier of Roumania
The government, however, is strong
in the belief that it will be able to
take care Of itself and King Charles
IN addressing his cabinet said:
1T is true that Roumania's political
position has been rendered difficult,
but our military strength is sufficient
to protect u.s.
Next to Bulgaria, Roumania is the
strongest Of the Balkan nations.
Washington, Oct. 29.-The Turkish
army at Adrianople has defeated the
attacking Bulgar forces with heavy
losses, according to dispatch from
Constantinople, which the Turkish en-
bassy gave out. The losses of the
Bulgars are estimated at more than
1000
The Turkish ambassador emphati-
cally denied the reports issued by the
Balkan allies that Adrianople is in
imminent danger of capture. Latest
advices from his government. he de-
clared, indicated that the Bulgarians,
after an attempt to assault the city,
we're driven back and have since left
the Turkish army unmolested.