The chronicle=news., 1912-10-25
THOUSANDS SLAIN
IN BALKAN war
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ter city is earrlsoned by 10000 men.
sum another $1,000 men guard the
line from Adriunople back to I.ule
Burgas.
Abdulla! PasEa. the commander
ln-chicf oi the Nprkish forces. some
time ago declared that the troops al
his disposal We're sufficient. and since
| then the great stream OF troops
have been directed toward Snloniki.
Communication with Adrianople Is
aiili working normally aud no SER
inus attack On the dcfcnses OF that
town Is yet reported by The Turkish
commander.
FuGilI'rs from Kirk-Kilisseh. mos
NJ mem Christians. are being brousht
10 constant.aople by train.
On the other side OF the peninsula
I.kki Pasha. with an army OF 81. .O6G
Turks, Is reported to have attacked
the ScrvIan army north of Kuman-
ians was about To effect n junciure
with II, Tn. Scryians found the
fsur divisions OF their trOps broken
up aud fled IN confusion back across
the frontier. leaving n battery OF ar
tiiiery and generals flag behind
| them
The Turks took many prisoners
and found large number OF dead
and wounded ON the field.
I.kki pasha then turned his at
f"hiion on 10 the Bnlgarians. whom
Ii" attacked and routed. driving them
ais" back across the frontier with
Ii. loss OF four OF their field guns.
Ri"ka. Montenegro. Oct. 25.-The
Montcncgrin army has succeeded In
surrounding Scntari. Yesterday at
i"inoon th" Mont.n..rin artillery
opened Fir. on tn. town.
Mnn'encsrin ENJOYS proceeded
toward the town To open ncgotIa-
lions for It's surrender but without
effect.
The Mpni"ncgrin Infantry then
made desperate" attack on the town
but. "ncountcring an annihi.atiug
| i.ir from the Turkish artillery Tn.
III
their former positions.
The Mont.n-giins Immediately he
gan preparations Tor u rcncwa: cs
tn" attack. which. uidcr cover Of
artillery fire. was To Dc made on the
city from three sides.
/ ii TarakOssh th. Mou;su, rri,,s
occupied the high.s: point OF the
ncighhnring mountains amt General
Matiimo,itch called upon III. Turk,
I" snrr-ntor and prcv.": , srl.ss
bioodsncd ....
The occupation OF the town was
effected after u bomrardmcn: al The
fort css.
belgrade. Oct. 25.-A despatch
from Veronica. ON the frontier, de-
ciarcs that the Scrvians now hold an
important position between HUMAN
"va and uskuh and that the Turkish
army Is falling back ON Iskuh.
SOFIA. Oct. 2i.-'Jn the powers
sinccrely desire to pacify the I,al.
kans peace can soon be- obtained. =
said Premier Gouchoff OF Bulgaria
In an interview this morning. ia
continued:
The best friends OF Turkey now
are those who advise her not to pro.
long the hopeless struggle. The
sooner the Turks submit the better /,
will he for them and for humanity.
"All friends OF mankind must de.
rrcciatc the mischicvous talk that
this war Is on. Of determination. Tn,
Balkan states have no intention OF
exterminating the Turkish people.
"The significance OF the fall oi
The Turkish stronghold of Kirk-Kil.
lissch lies in the fact that the Turks
had gathered there the best troop,
in their army aud their hest gcncr.
ais. If they have failed to hold this
stronghold they will scarcely he ahl.
to resist further south"
II Athens. Oct. 25.-Crown Prince
Constantine OF Greece. formally en-.
tered the Turkish city OF Scrvia yes
tcray. The capture OF the town In re.
garded here as the conclusion Of the
first and most serious stage of the
war
Ccttinjc. Montenegro. Oct. 25.-An
arrangement ia proceeding betwestr,
the Montencgrin troops under Gen
eral LnzOvitch aud the Turks near
EOplik. about IL miles to the north
IOf Scutari, and on the eastern short
lor the lake.
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MORGAN GOT 5000, 900
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