Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-10-25

London, Oct. 25.-The Bulgaria
and Greek armies have carried OF
successfully their part of the frs
stage of the war waged by the Ba
kan states against Turkey by tn
capture of Kirk-Kilisseh and tn
Turkish base in the town of Servis
Their allies, Montenegro and Servis
are now working desperately to d
their share by overcoming the Turk
ish posts.
Sofia, Oct, 25.-''If the powers sir
cerely desire to pacify the Balkans
peace can soon be obtained SAT-
Premier Gouchoff of Bulgaria in an in
terview this morning. He continued
THE best friends of Turkey now arr
those that advise her not to prolons
the hopeless struggle. The soono
the Turks submit the better it vii
be for them and for humanity.
Friends OF mankind must depre
cate the mischievous talk that thi.
war is one of determination. The
Balkan states have no intention of eX
terminating the Turkish people.
"The significance of the fall of the
Turkish stronghold of Kirk-Kilissel
lies in the fact that the Turks had
gathered there the best troops in
their army and their best generals
If they have failed to hold this
stronghold they will scarcely be able
to resist further south.
Constantinople, Oct 25.-Stories OF
desperate hand-to-hand fighting be-
tween the Bulgarians and the Turks
are told in newspaper dispatches
reaching here from Adrianople. Great
losses were sustained by both armies
in the battles around that city on
Tuesday and Wednesday. Bayonets
were used freely III the fight for The
possession Of the. banks of the Tund
ia river and hundreds were killed or
wounded
that attacked the village OF Maras
yesterday, were repulsed by the Turk
ish troops with heavy losses.
The Turks have 100000 of their fin
est troops on the line from Kirk
Kilisseh to Adranople, which latter
city is garrisoned by 10000 men. Still
another 10000 men guard the line
from Adrianople back to Lule Bergas.
Abdullah Pasha, the commander in
chief of the Turkish forces, some
time ago declared that the troops at
his disposal were sufficient, and since
then the great stream of troops have
been directed toward Saloniki.
Communication with Adrianople is
still working normally and no serious
attack on the defenses of that town
is yet reported to the Turkish COM
mander.
Fugitives from Kirk-kilisseh, most
of them Christians, are being brought
to Constantinople by train.
On the other side of the peninsula
Zeekki Pasha with an army of $4,000
Turks is reported to have attacked
the Servian army north of Kumanova
just as a large force of Bulgarians
was about to effect a juncture with it.
The Servians found the four divi-
sions of their troops broken up and
fled in confusion back across the from
tier, leaving a battery OF artillery and
generals flag behind them. The
Turks took many prisoners and found
a large number of dead and wounded
on the field Zeekki Pasha then turn
ed his attention to the Bulgarians,
whom he attacked and routed driving
them also back across the frontier
with the loss of four of their field
guns.
Belgrade, Oct. pa dispatch from
Vranica, on the frontier declares that
the Servians now hold an important
position between Kumanova and U.s.
kup and that the Turkish army is
falling back on Uskup
Rieka, Montenegro, Oct. 25.-The
Montenegrin army has succeeded IN
surrounding Scutari. Yesterday at
ternoon the Montenegrin artillery
opened fire on the town. Montenos7
rim ENJOYS proceeded toward the town
to open negotiations for its surrender
but without effect
The Montenegrin infantry then
made desperate attack on the town
but, encountering annihilating fire
from the Turkish artillery, the at
tackers were compelled to retire to
their former positions.
The Montenegrins Immediately be-
gan preparations for renewal OF the
attack, which under cover of artillery
fire, was to be made on the forts at
Scutari and Kumanova, which latter
is the key to Uskup.
1t is said that the Bulgarians ex'
pected Kirk-Kilisseh to hold out long
er, and it's fall within week of the
opening of hostilities is considered by
them as great achievement. The
victors in the great battle are now
confident of their ability to cut che
communications letween Adrianople