The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-11-15
TURKS MEET DEFEAT
ACCORDING TO REPORTS. BALKAN
ALLIES HAVE BEEN vIcToRI.
Gus AT ALL POINTS.
mosIem Stronghold Must Surrender
or Its Garrison Be AnnIhiIated-
Fall of AdrianopIe Also APP
pears 10 Be Inevitable.

London, Oct 2S-Its length and
breadth swept by fire, hundreds OF It's
residents lying dead in the streets and
thousands facing actual starvation
Scutari, the Turkish stronghold in
northern Albania, is Montenegrin
prize OF war.
The Montenegrin bombardment has
continued without respite. The CITY
has virtually fallen. but the indomit-
able bravery Of the Turkish garrison
is prolonging the fearful plight of
those within the city's gates, which
can only end in surrender or annihi-
lation. News OF the surrender is ex-
pected hourly.
Hundreds of Turkish deserters have
reacher Antivaria. All were famished
Tor want OF food. The Montenegrins
early In the siege cut off every source
OF food supply leading to the city and
Tor four days the inhabitants and de-
tending soldiers have been subsisting
on famine rations. Last night several
companies OF Turkish troops looted
the homes of all Christians within the
city In search OF food.
Great bravery is credited to the
crack Montenegro brigade. command
ed by Prince Mirko, and several com
panies OF infantry which advanced
against a whitening fire from Turkish
guns. waist deep In mud. Reaching the
outposts. they encountered strong
Turkish forces, but took these STRAIT
eglc points after vicious bayonet
lights.
Adrlanople Seems Doomed.
London, Oct. 28.-Adrianople burn
ng, cut off from the main Turkish
army at Demotika, near the point of
starvation, still withholds It's formal
surrender to the Bulgarians and in so
ioing Is daring complete destruction.
The Bulgarians are bombarding the |
lily from every point of the compass.
Every outpost has been taken and Bull |
,arian troops are within the outer
;ity. Only the inner circle of "a forts |
'emaiH intact. Practically all OF the
public buildings have been RACED by
ire. The ancient fortress Is a
haired shell.
or to the south of the besieged city
he strongest Of the Bulgarian divi-
ions Is marching on Demotika, where
he helpless army of 10000 men I'M
er Abdullah Pasha is encamped.
The Bulgarians and their Servian
lies have delivered an ultimatum to
10 ri
hat combined bayonet charge will
g executed within "a hours unless
ne Turks surrender.
Turks in Desperate Plight.
Reports from Sofia and Belgrade in
lcate that the Turks have been un-
bic to improve their desperate plight
the west. The Servians are in COM ]
ete control of the cities of Uskub
I'D Kumanova. The Turks who evacu-
ed Uskub and permitted the Ser
ans to take the stronghold without
sistance are reassembling forces on
e adjacent heights awaiting further {
srvfan advances. For this army there I
no hope Of any fate except ultimate ]
pture or humiliation. Petreat is a
t off to the south by the Greeks OBJ
ating northwest from the town OF S
ryia; to the west are the Montene- T
ms. who will push eastward as soon O
Scutari has fallen, and to the east n
the main theater of war. wherein e
rkey Is playing a disastrous part. Ii
War cridcs declare that the envelop- n
! campaign Of the Balkan allies has n
cceeded to an extent that has no W
raliel in the annals of modern war a
e. Not single Turkish victory of
portance has been recorded, while
the other hand the Ottomans have II
t every stronghold in the north.
ly Monastir and Salonika-both M
lated and surrounded-and Con
ntinople remain to be conquered.