Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-10-30
BULGAR|ANS GAIN
MANY VICTORIES
Have Comparatively Clear Road
Into Adrian0ple.
TURK TROOPS DRIVEN BACK
Most sanguInary Battle Since Russo
Japanese War RACES Around Kirk
kilisseh - 1000 Reported
Killed and Wounded.


Athens. Oct. 25.-After a great bat
tie. the Greeks on Wednesday captur-
ed Serhdje, or seryia. Their losses
in forcing Stone Gate pass, which was
defended with great determination by
the Turks, were very heavy. The
Greeks took many prisoners.
The town Of Servia is the key TO
Salonika. The Greeks have also cap
tured the governme bridge over the
River Aliakmon a. ny this coup
have shut of the retreat of Turks.
Sofia, Oct. 25.-That firing has ac.
tually begun against Adrianople, the
Port Arthur of the plains, was an
nouEced here in an extra edition of
the government organ, Mir The Mir
has received a dispatch stating tnat
the Bulgarjans, who have been clos.
ing In on Adrianople, opened heavy
artillery fire on the city. The report
that two outer forts near Adrianople
had been captured is also confirmed
IN the dispatch to the Mir
London, Oct. 25.-Driving the Turks
before them as steadily they con-
quered one post after another. the dis
patches clearly Indicate tina. the Bull
garians. by advancing in three divi-
sions. have forced back the sultan's
troops to the north and south of Kirk
kilisseh and gained a strategical VIC
tory that gives them comparatively
clear road to Adrianople, the theater
of the Balkan war.
The Turks have made their strong
est resistance against The central
army in front of Kirk-Kllisseh, which.
at last reports, has not actually fallen.
but which Is hemmed In so effective
ly that its Importance as the great OBJ
stacle between the armies of the north
and Constantinople has been NULL
fed
How many have been killed is a
matter of conjecture, but no report
from whatever source places the cas-
ualties below 1000 dead and wounded
The encounter has been the most san
culinary since the Russo-Japanese war.
That the Turks are fleeing precipi.
lately rather than fighting on to the
death and risking humiliation. as they
have done In past wars, so as to reach
the gates of Adrianople before the
allies attack the Turkish stronghold.
is the opinion of military critics here.
At this point in the fighting Kirk-Kil-
isseh is regarded as important only in
so far as its defense can delay the
battle of Adrianople. for which the
Turks are making most elaborate
preparations.
Dispatches telling OF barbarous mas
sacres by fanatical bands of Turks in
the extreme outer districts continue
to reach London news agencies. These
bands are killing Unfortunately in
the belief that they are again fighting
a holy war The sublime porte disa.
VOWS these acts and no reports have
been received as yet to indicate that
the Turkish soldiers re violating the
rules of civilized warfare.
London. England. Oct 2S.-The
fighting at PLAYA, which was captured
Sunday by the Montenegrins, was Sc
we're. According to a Cettinje dis
patch TO the Standard. the Albanian
force fought desperately and retired
only when the whole place was in
hames. Nine hundred Albanians
were killed, including many women
and children. who were found dead
with arms in their hands.
The Sofia correspondent OF the
Daily Telegraph reports that the Bull
garians have captured Kirk-Kilisseh.
east Of Adrianople. where 10000 Turks
surrendered, and communication with
Constantipople was cut. 1t Is added
however. that there is no official con-
drmatioR OF this.
BomhaTdment OF St Constantine
monastery at Euxinograd by the Tur
wish warships, says Sofia dispatch
to the Times and the destruction of
this venerable and interesting build
Ing was an act OF gross vandalism
which nothing can justify.
1T may be taken as an omen of the
barbarous character of the struggle
which civilized Europe has failed to
prevent" adds the dispatch.
The monastery formerly was the
residence of Prince Alexander