The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-11-21
M0NAST|R TAKEN
BY SERB TROOPS
Turk Fortress Surrenders After
Stubborn Resistance.
$4,000 MEN LAY DOWN ARMS
Losses on Both Sides Heavy In Three
Day Battle-Defenders Give Up
When Retreat Is
Cut on.


fortress at Monastir, after pro
longed and stubborn resistance. sur
rendered to the Servians.
Official dispatches received state
that $4,000 Turks including three gen
erals. laid down their arms.
Battle Lasts Three Days.
The fight for the possession OF
Monastir has been especially fierce
during the past three days. The de-
tenders Of the city, realizing that their
line Of communication with Ochrida.
on which they had intended to retreat
as last resort had been cut. fought
desperately until the commander OF
the fortress saw the futility of
further resistance and hoisted the
white flag.
The losses on both sides have been
heavy During the first days fighting
the Servians lost go killed and
wounded.
Serbs Fight in Mud.
The country around the fortress Is
swamp and the allied Servian at
tackers were frequently wading in
mud and water up to their knees. In
spite of these difficulties the Servians
advanced, their night attacks being
remarkably successful. Two of the
most important heights, commanding
range of the city-Oblakovo and
Kochista-were captured during night
engagements.
Official dispatches do not give the
total losses on either side.
Turkey Makes New Help Appeal.
London, Nov. 19-The Ottoman
government has made fresh appeal,
this time through the Russian ambas-
sador at Constantinople, for the cessa-
ton of hostilities, according to news
agency dispatch received here from
the Turkish capital.
1t is said that the peace terms of
the Balkan allies will include a de-
mand for the cession of all the Turk
ish territory down to the Edkene
river and the payment of an indemnity
of s120.000,000
Attack on TchataIja Fails.
The first Bulgarian attack on the
Turkish line Of Notifications defend
ing Constantinople at Tchatalja has
failed The whole Bulgarian army
was engaged. Every available man
was moved to the front from the Bull
garian forces investing Adrianople,
where they were relieved by Servian
troops
With all their artillery the Bulgar
ians began their advance on the Tcha-
talja Notifications Saturday and con-
tinued the bombardment Of the works
throughout Sunday. They fought the
Turkish positions so strong that they
could make no impression on them
and for the moment at least, the at
tempt has been given up, the firing,
according to dispatch from Constan.
tinople having ceased,
Tremendous Task Presented.
Observers who have been at the
Turkish front say that the capture of
the Tchatalja lines must prove a task
Of tremendous difficulty The days
the Bulgarian troops were compelled
to use for the bringing up of guns,
ammunition and renforcements were
utilized by the Turks to intrench
themselves and place their guns in
position, giving them distinct advan-
tage over the attackers, The Turk
ish soldiers, who had been shaken by
their previous defeats. seem to have
been steadied and thus far have made
a determined stand
Brl.lshers Guard Americans.
Constantinople. Nov. ia detach-
ment of 100 British bluejackets has
been lent by the British cruiser Wey-
mouth to guard the United States en-
bassy, as the American station ship
Scorpion has been allotted to duty
on the upper Bosphorus and the Amer
fcan cruisers are not expected to ar
rive here before the end of the
month.