The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-28
Fifteen Cannon and 1000 KIfies
Abandoned by Turks.
SUCCESSION OF VICTORIES
Many Villages Are Surrender
ing to the Balkan Allies.
The MOsIems Report the Re-
capture of Kirk Kilisseh.

Belgrade. Oct. 2S.-The Servian
troops have taken the town of Nitro
vita. on the railroad to the north OF
Uskup and Versiovitz also has fallen
into their hands, according to a DIS
patch from the Servian base at the
frontier. Fifteen quick firing cannon
1000 rifles and mass of ammunition
were abandoned by the Turkish troops
during their retreat.
All the neighbOring small toWfs also
are surrendering to the Servians.
The Turkish army after abandoning
Uskup retreated toward Wees, the
men throwing away their rifles III thelr
flight Hundreds of wagonloaGs OF
supplies were left behind.
Turks Report Victories.
washington, oct. 28.-Ofhcial dis
patches from the Turkish minister OF
foreign affairs received here tO1ay py
the Turkish ambassador are interpret
ed a. the embassy as news that the
Pulgarians have been repulsed from
Kirk ilisseh with heavy losses ana
the city has been retaken by the turks.
A Bulgarian defeat at Marasch also
is reported.
Constantinople Cut OFF.
London. oct. 2S.-In one of the
greatest strokes of their campaign,
the Bulgarians have cut the railroad
between Constanunople and Ad-
rianople and have thus isolated the
latter city. That was indicated today
in a special dispatch from Sofia, Whlch
declares the invaders had seized a
Turkish military train on the rail-
Turks Kill One Another.
Belgrade, Oct. 2S.-The Turks eva
cuated Uskup in such haste that they
killed one another in fighting for
places in wagons and railroad cars,
say reports from the front.
The Servians captured SO field guns
and ) howitzers, with lot of rail-
road rolling stock. The Servtan army
pursued the Turks and overlook them |
on the plains beyond the city.
The Serbs inflicted another defeat |
on the Turkish forces at Verisovitz, |
W here the Arnaut tribesmen lost 1 |
guns and four rifles while one thou !
sand of them were captured The Ser /
Wan loss was 25 killed and six
wounded.
The Servian troops continued their |
march along the railway. The popu-
lation of the town on the way greeted I
the arrival of the Victors with enthu- !
siasm.
BuIgarians Capture Troop Train.
Sofia, Oct. 2S=BuIgarian troops
today captured a military train in the /
vicinity of Eski- -Baba carrying troops
and supplies from Constantinople to /
Adrianople.
London Is skepticaI.
London. Oct. 28.-No confirmation |
of a report that the Turkish troops /
had recap ptured Kirk -Kilisseh from the I
Bulgarians has been received here. :
The report is believed to be a repeti-
ton of the official statement made in
Constantinople on Friday that the
capture of Kirk-Kilisseh by the Bull
garians was fiction. No credence is
attached to the report.
Blow Up Bridge.
Vienna. oct. 2S.-The bridge across
hn Tf0hnnr1111 ri nv
the Bulgarians yesterday. thus inter
rupting communication between Lule
Burgas and Constantinople, according
to a dispatch from the correspondent
of the Reichspost with the headquar-
ters of the second Bulgarian army.
More Towns Taken.
Sofia, oct. 2S.-The Bulgarian troops
today occupied Bunarhissar, % miles to
the southeast of Kirk-Kilisseh. 1t was
Bunarhissar that the Turkish
army retired from Kirk Kflisseh pass
Kresua. in the valley of the Struma
also has been taken by the Bulgarians.
The capture of Eskib- -Baba was ef-
fected by Bulgarian cavalry.