The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-18


thousand Turkish soldiers and three
generals laid down their arms.
london. Nov. 1S.-Djavid Pasha, the
commander of the Turkish troops a.
Monastir. inflicted defeat on lne
Greek troops who were adVanGitig Sf iEIi deI
terday IL ough the defle OF hlrIlueI'
about twenty miles from Monastlr, ac5
cording to a special dispatch receIVeo
re. The Turkish troops captured 10
field guns five machine guns ai'"
large quantity of ammunition.
T'hs. turkish garrison of Adrlanople
lost six field guns and several thous-
and of their men were klIIeo oa
unded during a sortie from l tre
-o-tress on Saturday, according 10 ah
other special dispatch
Losses Are Heavy.
London. Nov. 1S.-The siege OF
AdrianopIe has cost Bulgaria enor-
NOUS sacrifices, according to a speclaI
dispatch from Sofia. 1t appears that
7; a fipbting which followed last sun
DAVIS sortie by the Turkish GARRISON
was of a most sanguinary character.
Several thousand soldiers of the armies
were '-illed or wounded.
Battle Still RaGes-
Constantinople. Nov. 1S-N NO hrlng
was audible this morning from the
df--ctfo1 of the Tchalja lines. 1t is
thought probable, however, that the
gre battle begun yesterday continues
but that the direction of the wind pre-
vents the roar of the cannon being
heard here.
Detachments of bluejackets and ma
les were landed from the warships
of the international squadron early to-
day. They occupied the foreign en-
b ssies, consulates and postohces, the
banks, the hospitals and the schools OF
the respective colonies.
Breach Is Widening.
Vienna, Nov. 1S.-The Austro-Se -Servian
situation has been rendered much more
serious by the tone of the Servian press
in its denunciation of Austria. This
has been added to by t. reported bad ,
treatment meted out by the Servians to I
the Austrian consuls in Albanian towns /
who assert that they were prevented 1
from leaving their posts for fear that |
they might disclose the ill-treatment of
the Albanian inhabitants by the Serv- |
ian conquerors.
more to demand that the situation shall |
be definitely Gle rcd up.
SuIt~- Sends Congratulations.
Constantinople. Nov. 18.-The sultan !
today telegraphed his fluctuations to /
the Turkish army at Tchatalja for yes
terday's success Jver the Bulgarians. |
He congratulated Nazim Pasha the |
ed to give his salutations to the troops |
The commander-in-chief replied to the /
sultan that his message had been a |
source of great encouragement to the !
and that the army had offered |
prayers for his majesty
Mrs. Russell Sage has sent a donation
to $4,000 through DR.. Mary Mills Pat
rick. president of the American College
for Girls, at Scutiari, for the relief of /
the Turkish wounded.
Battle of MOnastir
Belgrade, Nov. 1S.-A fierce fight for
Monastir contir les between the allied
SerVians and Greeks and the Turkish
garrison. The defenders of the city, |
knowing that their line of communica-
ton with Ochrida, on which they would .
naturally retreat in case of defeat. has
been cut. are fighting desperately.
me losses of the Servians have been
heaVy. During the first days battle
1eo We're Killed or wounded. The coun-
try aroud the fortress is a morass and
the attackers are frequently up to their
hhees IN mud In spite of the diff
nculties. however, the Servians suc-
ceeded, in a series of night attacks in
carrying the two important heights of !
O"idhoNo ana hochista, $500 feet high.
BulgaFians Are Checked.
London, Nov. 1S.-The first R,,1-
garian attack on the Turkish line of
rortItlcations defending ConstantinonIa
at TchalJa has failed. though tho
WhoIe or the Bulgarian army was en-
gagged. Every available man was
moved to the front from the Ru1-
sarlan forces investing AdrianonIe
where they were relieved bv SarIlia,
troops ~ 0ei IAN
The Bulgarians with all their ar
HIery began their advance on +ba
Ichatalja fortifications on SATURDAY.
ana continued the bombardment of
1he works throughout Sunday. Tbav
however, found the Turkish positiorS
so strong that they could make no
Impression on them, and for the mo-
IIieht at least the attempt has been