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SCUTARI NAY FALL SOON
MONTENEGRO AND sERvlA ARE
TRYING TO PUSH BACK
sULTAN's MEN.
TURKS DENY BEING BEATEN
SAY THEY LEFT THE PLACE AS
a ~sTRATEeIcAL RE-
TiREMENT.~

London. Oct. 25.-The Bulgarian
and Greek armies have carried out
/ successfully their part Of the first
stage Of the war waged by the Balkan
( states against Turkey by the capture
Of Kirk-Killisseh and the Turkish
base in the town Of servia. Their al
lies. Montenegro ana Servia, are now
working desperately to DO their share
BY overcoming the Turkish posts at
Scutari and Kumanova, which latter
is the key to Uskup.
It is said that the Bulgarians ex-
pected Kirk-Killisseh to hold out
longer and its fall within a week OF
the opening of hosslities is consider
ed BY them as a great achievement.
The victors in the great battle are
now confident Of their ability to cut
the communications between Adrian
ople and Constantinople. The cap
ture Of Adrianople, in the opinion OF
military experts, win be a difficult
task. It's forts are thoroughly up-to-
date. and are connected by an under
ground motor railway line. The Bull
garians captured many guns and
much ammunition and food at Kirk
Killisseh, but particulars as to the
number of prisoners Of war lave not
vet been given out.
Even after the fire OF the Bulgar-
ians finally oyercame the fortress.
fierce fighting took place in the streets
of the town, into which the Bulgar-
ians effected their entry from the
lower part, said a special dispatch
from Stara zagora today. The bat
tie was waged from street TO street
and every foot of the ground was con-
tested. The Turks, on their part,
declare that the evacuation of Kirk
Killisseh. was "a strategical retire
ment," a phrase which became IA
miliar during the Russian retreat in
Manchuria They still have big
army at Adrianople and along the
line to Constantinople and if, as the
Bulgarians say, only $4,000 Asiatic
troops have so far reached the thea
ter of war, the Turks have strong re-
coming"
A dispatch to Lloyds from Burgas.
the Bulgarian port on the Black Sea.
says the Turkish fleet is blockading
the bay.
Trouble Reported In Crete
Reports are current here OF serious
trouble in Crete. The Greek govern
ment has announced the appointment
Of former Premier Stephen Drag
oumis as governor general of the is
and, which is in defiance of the ar
Of the European powers.
is said to have arrived in
Crete to take uD his appointment.
a NSuSJISu tel6SfdlilS IeC5lf6u tOudy
rom Crete refer to a naval demon
stration by the warships of the pow
srs, which is said to have been inef-
'ective.
Rlza Bey In Bad Fix.
A Turkish army of $4,000 men,
by Ria Bey, is faced
with the alternative of unconditional
surrender or useless slaughtering
near the town Of Servia, according to
a special dispatch from Athens. The
Turkish troops are hedged in on the
east by high cliffs and on the west
by the torrents of the river Aliak-
men, the fords Of which are held oy
Greek highbinders On the south and
southwest, too, there is a Greek army
flushed with victory.
After their defeat on Wednesday
The Turks threw away their rifles,
great coats and everything likely to
impede their flight Ria Bey and
MS officers vainly tried to rally their
.roops and save the artillery. Their
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