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FIGHTS ARE OF MOMENT
THEY MAY DETERMINE THE OUT
COME or THE TURKISH
WAR OPERATIONS
CONFLICTINGREPORTS COME IN
BOTH THE TURKISH AND ALLIED
ARMIES CLAIM TO BE AD-
vANclNG

London, Oct 29-Bloody, portenti-
Gus battles are being fought on every
side Of the Balkan peninsula today,
military experts believe. While the
allied armies of Bulgaria, Servia, Mon
tenegro and Greece have doubtless
had the best of the preliminary skir-
mishes and continue to take small
Turkish fortresses, villages and towns,
it remains to be seen which side will
be more successful in the main bat
ties of the war
Both Turks and Bulgarians claim
to be advancing in the vicinity
of Adrianople. Everything seems to
| indicate that the Bulgarians have de-
ployed the bulk of their main arms
from the Mustapha Pasha-Adrianopll
line to the Djum-B -Bala-Kirk-K -KilisseA
line and are attacking the Turkish
front from the last named place and
Adrianoule, while attacking the ex
treme Turkish right to the east of
Kirk-Kilisseh. From this latter point
reports have reached heer of serious
conflicts, the details of which, howev-
ar. are withheld.
The Servians. who are more free
with news about their operations, con
dnue their advance One of theil
armies has taken the town of Prizsh-
tina and the other is at the gates of
Human Ova.
An official report from the Servian
commander says that the Turkish
troops, after Offering a desperate re-
sistance are falling back along the
whole front and in their precipitate
retreat are leaving behind them guam
titles of supplies and ammunition.
Around the town of Novipazar brisk
fighting has been in progress for sew
eral days and the Servians are said
to have suffered severe 1ossos They
have captured some of the surround
ing towns, although Noyipizar itself
is holding out. Greek official reports
disagree as to the situation, on the
Greek frontier. One Of them reports
heavy fighting On the road between
the town of Elassona and the Turkish
base at the town of Servia while an
other declares that the Turks are Ill
full retreat. A similar state OF affairs
existed yesterday, when the Greeks
aave out that the Turks were fleeing
and it turned out later that big
lattle was going on which had not
concluded when darkness stopped it.
| A. message received here from Con-
stantinople by indirect route and dat
/ ed October % says the Turkish fleet
has left a torpedo boat flotilla to
carry out the blockade of the Bulga-
rian coast. The Turkish battleships
it says are lying at the entrance Of
the Bosphorus, and it is expected they
are about to return to Constantinople
and refit after which they viii go into
the Mediterranean and engage the
Greek fleet.
The Greek naval forces are divided
into three flotillas, one Of which as
sisted in the landing Of Greek troops
at Kalerina on the Gulf Of Saloniki;
another is holding Lemnos and q
/ third is bombarding the Turkish port
of Provesa.
Prisoners in constatlnnpIe
About 1000 Bulgarian prisoners Of
war have arrived in Consiantlnople.
according to special dispatches from
i the Turkish capital
4 The important Turkish town of
4 Novipazar in the district of the same
name, was captured by the servians
today after severe fightinis according
to news agency dispatch from
Nish, servia, The troops suffered
II heavy losses.
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| Belgrade, sev,'a, Oct. zS News oi