Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-10-26
Europe Alarmed over Prob
able Outcome of Balkan
War.
A u STRIA s ACTION.
Language Significant Wants Lib
erty of Action in View OF Recent
Developments. :.

Sofia, Oct. 26.-That the Bulgarians
were storming Adrianople was re-
port current here at noon today.
Car Ferdinand, it was said, was
too impatient to be on his way to
Constantinople to delay for siege,
so gave orders for an assault on the
Notifications at once.
The direct attack was preceded by
a heavy bombardment to which the
Turkish guns made only feeble re-
Spouse. The city was soon on fire in
number Of places and throughout
the night the flames lit the sky for
many miles around
1t was not expected even here that
Adrianople would be taken without a
long struggle, so strongly is it forti-
fled, but the speed with which Kirk
Killissa was reduced convinced Bull
garians that the Turks are not the
fighters today they were few de-
cades ago.
Three positions, it was said, fell ear
ly in the engagement, with the cap
ture of 1900 Turks. Surrender of
the entire garrison of about $4,000
was expected momentarily.
In the meantime, all the Bulgarian
troops who are not occupied at Adrl-
anople are pushing briskly to the
southwark to attack the main Turkish
force, 20 or % miles away. Turkish
non combatants are fleeing before
the invaders in terror, though the SOL
diers are under strict discipline and
no i'll treatment of unarnled inhaeit-
ants is permitted.
Dispatches today say the Serylans
captured the town of Verisovits, a
short distance northeast Of Uskub.
The victory is considered as fore
shadowing the speedy fall of UskuD
itself.
Cettenje, Oct. 26.-Montenegrlns be
gan bombarding Scutari today. The
Turkish guns answered hrisgly, their
shots falling thickly in the camp
whore Princes Danilo Mirko and Peter
are stationed.
London, Oct. 26,-The capture OF
several more towns by Greek troops
in southwestern Turkey was reported
in DISPATCHES from Athens today. The
Turks. whom the Greeks previously
claimed had been driven into corn
er where they had no choice but
annihilation or surrender, were stated
TODAY to be still retreating, butcher
inc Christian women and children II
their flight.
Turkeys earlier claims or the crush
ing of the Servians in Albania were
believed today to have been wholly
unfounded. Instead of a combined
servian and Bulgarian force was re-
norted mareuvering almost unopposec
about TTskub. News that the garrl'
CON there has surrendered was eX
pected at any time. The early fal
of Scutari under the Monten@grin'
attack was also hourly anticipated
Constantinople rumors o fthe TURK
ish recapturc of Kirk Kilissa were re
panled here as hardly worth consld
ration.
That the Turks will admit them
selves beaten and will ask for tef1n'
was considered in diplomatic circles
here as a matter probably OF hardl.
more than a few days. The regular
itv ard thoroughness with which tn
Turks have been beaten wherever the!
have encountered the enemy has oeei
source of positive amazement u
military men throughout Europe.
Berlin, Oct 26.-Germany believe
that any attempt to intervene IN IN
Balkans would be inopportune at pres
ent and maintains an latitude OF re
serve" toward the present eXchang
of views between other powers, IL wa
stated on semi-official authority toda
foreign diplomates here Interpreted
the statement as a hint that the ta
therland does not propose to see II
ally, Austria, deprived Of anything
it claims in the near east.