The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-10-29
ADRIANOPLE
IS SURROUNDED
Bu|gars isolate Fortress From
Its Base.
MAY MARCH ON CAPITAL
Servian Army Takes Uskup and Fol.
lows Turkish Troops South-0reeks
Capture Another Town.


Capture Another Town.
London, Oct. 29.-Since the capture
Of the town of Eski-Baba by the Bull
garian troops very little news has
been received from that region, where
the future of Turkey in Europe may
be decided within few days.
A short message from Sofia, how
ever, says that the Bulgarians have
seized Turkish military train on the
way from Constantinople to Adriano-
pie. This indicates that the Bulgarian
invaders have cut the railroad, isolat-
ing Adrianople from its base, accom-
plishing one Of the greatest strokes of
the campaign, getting into position to
march on Constantinople.
The Bulgarians have been pushing
forward, according to the latest Bull
garian reports, from the eastern side
in the hope of entirely destroying the
Turkish army defeated at Kirk-Kiliseh.
At the same time the Bulgarian ar
mics are carrying out wide, sweep
ing movement reaching almost to the
shores of the Black Sea, and still other
Bulgarian columns are completing the
circle around Adrianople. How far
these combined movements have been
successful the outside world is not in
formed, but the Bulgarians assert that
the fate of Adrianople is practically
sealed.
The bridge across the Tchorlu river
was blown up by the Bulgarians, thus
interrupting communication between
Lule Burgas and Constantinople, ac-
cording to dispatch from the CORES
pondent of the Vienna Reichspost with
the headquarters of the Second Bull
garian army.
In view of the big events in the
eastern region of the theater of war
the achievements of the Servian army
have been somewhat lost sight of. The
Servians, from whom Europe did not
expect much, are now in possession of
virtually the whole of Old Servia and,
in conjunction with the Montenegrins.
hold the best part of the district Of
Novibazar
The Servian columns have obtained
possession of the Turkish railroad
from Mitrovitza, its northern terminus
down to Uskup. and they are following
the defeated Turkish army to Velos.
farther to the south. The Bulgarian
column cooperating with the Servian
army in the western part Of the penin
sula has occupied Istib, called the
Indianapolis Of Macedonia" and now
threaten to cut of the retreat of the
Turks to the south.
1t is asserted at Belgrade that the
Turkish troops evacuated Uskup in
such haste that they killed one anoth-
or in fighting for places in wagons and
railroad cars. The Servians captured
ninety-eight field guns and fifteen how
itzers, with a lot of railroad rolling
stock. The Servian army pursued the
Turks and overlook them on the plain
beyond the city.
The Serbs inflicted another defeat
on the Turkish forces at Verisovitz,
where the Arnaut tribesmen lost fif-
teen guns and 1000 rifles, while 1000
of them were captured. The Servian
loss was twenty-five killed and six
wounded. The Servian troops contin-
ued their march along the railway.
The Greek army, too, is making
steady headway. It's capture of Pen
tepigedia is considered of the utmost
Importance, for with Pentepigedia in
Greek hands, the whole country to the
north is accessible to the Greek army
and the way is left open to Janina, the
Turkish base in the far western re-
gion.
The Greek plan is clearly to effect
junction of the Greek armies and then
march on Saloniki. The Greek crown
princes army is now within striking
distance of that fortress. In the first
place, of course, the Greeks must sever
communication between Monastir and
SaIoniki, and they might seld force
against the former place.
A dispatch from the Bulgarian army
headquarters at Stsra Zagora says that
after long bombardment of the Turk
lsh fort at Kirkili, in which 1000 Turks
were killed, Bulgarians stormed the
works and raised the Bulgarian flag.
The railroad depot at Kirkili was
burned. This placed the Bulgarians in
possession of another important point
h the Orient railway, south of Adria-
lople.