Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-10
Fugitives, Many of Them
Injured, Arrive at
Cattaro.
GREEKS LOSE IN CLASH
Heavy Fatality List in Fight
With Turks-DipIomats
Continue Hopeful.

Vienna, Oct 1o.-Many Albanian
villages to the north Of the Boyana
river are in flames. according to
dispatch from Cattaro. Many fugi-
tives, including wounded men, arriv-
ed at Scutari
Sofia, Oct. 10.-The Bulgarian prem
ier and Minister OF Foreign affairs
Guechoff declared today they did not
yet despair of war being averted at
the last moment. Exchange OF views
between the Bulgarian government
and. the cabinets at Belgrade and Ath-
ems continue.
POWERS MORE INSISTENT.
Constantinople, Oct. 1O.-More ener-
getic Intervention by the powers in or
der to prevent an outbreak of hostil-
tiles on the part of Bulgaria. Servia
and Greece, and to bring about ces-
sation of war with Montenegro, was
said to be contemplated today Shots
were reported exchanged today be-
tw cen Turkish and Bulgarian advance
posts on the Turco-Bulgarian frontier
at Timrush and Klissura.
GREEK TROOPS KILLED.
London, Oct. 10.-Heavy losses
were inflicted by Turkish troops on a
band OF Greeks numbering 1000 men,
who today attacked a Turkish from
tier post near Dhisikata. They were
driven back over the frontier, accord
ing to a dispatch from Saloniki.
London, Oct. 10.-5ulgaria, Servia
and Greece have not yet followed the
example of Montenegro in declaring
war on Turkey. Until those countries
do so diplomats refuse to give I'D
hope of maintaining peace.
KING FIRES FIRST SHOT.
Podgoritza. Montenegro, Oct. 10
The Montenegrin army opened war
against Turkey yesterday by attack
ing a strong Turkish position opposite
Podgoritza Prince Peter. the young
est son of King Nicholas, fired the first
shot
This was the signal for firing all
along the line and an artillery duel en-
sued Within y minutes five Turkish
guns were silenced and the Turks re-
treated from their first position on
Mount Pleninitza.
BY noon the Turks had evacuated
the mountain.
Podgoritza is the headquarters of the
Montenegrin forces. and amid the en-,
thusiastiC cheering of the people, King
Nicholas and Prince MirkO, his second
son, and staff. assembled the mountain
to survey the position. The Montene-
grin guns had been placed the night
before and strong detachments of men
were held in reserve should the Turk.
ish forces prove larger than the re,
ports of the scouts indicated.
ROYAL HYMN PLAYED.
Punctually at o'clock the first shot
was directed at the Turkish position
on the hills opposite by Prince Peter
who is a captain of artillery. At the
booming of the guns the band in the
Montenegro headquarters struck uI
the royal hymn.
That the Montenegro fire was eff
fective was proved by the quick retire
ment of the Turks. After they evacu
ated the mountain, general advance
OF Montenegrin infantry was ordered
Y Covered by a concentrated fire from,
the artillery, the infantry moved to
wards the strongly fortified Turkish
position in Detchitch mountain, which
commands the road to Scutari At :
o'clock the Turks landed troops on the
shore OF Lake Scutari, near the Monte
negrin frontier. A general engage
ment followed and still was in progress
at 8 o'clock in the afternoon over al
extensive front