The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-31
Routs Turkish Forces
After Two Days
Fighting.
RETREAT MADE IN
GREAT DISORDER
Adrianople Now Completely Sur.
rounded and Position OF Turks
Is Critical-Foreign Com
nunities Greatly Concerned
Over Possibility of Anti
Christian Outbreaks.

sofa, October 30.-l:30 \. VI. After
two days nghting the Bulgarian army
has gained complete victory over
the principa! Turkish forces. The
Turks have retrcaIed in disorder The
town OF Lu!eburSas has been taken
Public attention has been centered
in the operations around Adrianople
and the movements Of the Buisarians
against I.uleburSas. This town is an
important point in the second line Oh
defense, which stretches from there
westward to Demotica. It's capture
would indicate that this second line
had been broken. Should this oe the
case the Turks probably would retreat
TO Tchoriu. where they possibly might
make a stand.
Adrianople Surrounded.
Sofia. October 30.--Adrianopie is now
completely surrounded by the Bull
garians, whose attacks are meeting
with great success. according TO the
minister. The position OF tn. Turks
is critical .....
There is persistent runners that the
Bulgarian cavalry mas reached Rodas-
TO. where the Turks have been landing
troops brought from Asia Minor. =
Anxiety Of Foreigners.
Paris, October 30-Official advices
received to-day from various parts or
the Ottoman Empire give evidence OF
the extreme anxiety of the foreign
communities over the poss Oility OF
ANTI nristian outbreaks in the event
of further reverses to the Turkish
troops. The French government has
been urgently requested to station
warships along the coasts in readiness
TO take off refugees.
AS a matter OF precautiun the govern
ment will dispatch tomorrow addl-
tional ships to Beirut, fr om which port
they can readily reach any menaceo
points. France and Great Britain are
sactia,x IogeTherS 10 ,Ais nader, Grsa&
britain sending ships to SaI0nfki.
serious Mia8fvings.
Constantinople, October 3o.-The ex-
Sultan, Abdul Hamid, now Is aboard
the German guard ship Loreiey. oound
for Constantinople. He IL expected 70
arrive here tonight and viii be iod8eo
in the palace at Serial
There are serious misgivings mere re-
gard;ng the posi- bility of the capture
OF Saloniki, and headquarters OF the
southeaSxea army have been trana-
to the northwest of Saloniki. Numer-
Gus reports from the Adrianople district
charge the BuIgarians with destroying
aim ,st all the villages. Streams Of
refugees ara met with on all the roads.
and thousands are arriving at Constan-
tinople in such distressing condition
as TO greatly embarrass the govern
ment, which has prohibited arrivals
from districts not yet affected by hos
tilities. Such an order. however, 10 not
likely to be oteyed. A convo ~ OF $50
wounded men and nine wounded ON
GERS arrived here to-day.
TUrkSah Atrocities
Athens, October 30.-New and more
terrible Turkish atrocities in twenty
Christian villages in the Ja.lina re-
gion are oficially reported. rhe VII
lagos were destroyed, the Inhabitants
massacred. women ami children being
burned alive.
II 10 also odicialiy reported that
three-fourths Of the Turkish wounded
at the beginning Of the lighting were
Christians Now only about one-fourth
OF the wounded are Christians. which
is taken to mean that the Christians
were placed in the forefront of the
battle.
Five hundred Greeks enrolled IA the
Turkish army. who managed to de-
sert. have arrievd here by way Of
Trieste. They marched through rhe
streets singing war songs. They viii
be placed in the reserves.
PI~s 60 MasaacYe.
London October s0-Acorrjins -
Trustworthy Information. a Plot has
been discovered at Beirut TO massacre
the leading European residents. In
respone TO the appeal Of the French
consul there is a French warship now
cruising IN Syrian waters.
The Scrvisr legation in London has
received a dispatch announcing that
the head quarters Of the Servssn army
was to-day transferred 60 C>kup.
8slearsaas De1esee1-
London October 3a--Thc Bulgarian
army was defeated By the Turks at
Visa Esnil and Serai yesterday. ac-
cordinS 20 an ofiiciaI dispatch receiv-
I'd hy the ottoman embassy here. The
Turkish loss totai'cd SOC killed and
wcunde9
10 ssve 9ss- SOeAtes~
4J~tss cCittfr sV-ntuE NseH'sdS
IN reply to the question: How long
win scutari hold out7- said to-day:
We should have been In posses
sion days ago " were not obliged 20
always have regard for the valuable
lives Of my soldiers. Ny Nontrne-
grin. arc brave and full ~ seH-sscrt-
See. bu. their number - inconsider-'
able. Ny sacred duty 10 TO spare their
lives so that Nontepe9sc may be shoe
to Win more battles We have sum
ci~nt time FOR. even without cor as
s.staacc. the common couee Of the
Balkan kingdoms has already been
crowned with suceeD"
The NcnscnegrtBs have captured IN
important position eu HouHt Hasdtg-
nsoi. thus completsne . gordon srousd
Scusasa
Ocsusnsso - ovvsu0 psOAD