Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-19
TWO TURKISH ARMIES
ARE ON THE ADVANCE
Marching Toward Sofia by
Different Routes
Declaration of War
Against Turkey Is Made
by Greece.

Sofia, Oct. 19-The Turkish garri-
son at Mustapha has been taken by
the Bulgarian army corps now march,
ing on the great fortress Of Adrianople.
The Turks are being driven back all
along the line. The advance on Mus
tapha Pasha was watched by King
Ferdinand from a height at Varmaly
Belitza on the frontier.
The Bulgarian troops also crossed
the frontier to other points and cap
tured several small towns. Other COL
umns penetrated the passes OF the
Rhodope mountains and entered Turk
ish territory under General Savoff. the
commander in chief. The Bulgarians
occupied one after another Of the for
titled positions around the town OF
Mustapha Pasha which finally fell into
their hands last night after consider.
able sharp fighting.
Two Armies Advancing.
London. Oct. 19.-One. OF the Turkish
armies, according to dispatch from
Constantinople. is advancing toward
Sofia, the Bulgarian capital. through
the Djuma pass. while another Is
marching on Philippopolis.
Massacred by Turks.
London, Oct 1s-Turkish bands
massacred the inhabitants of three
Servian villages to the southwest of
Krusheavatz. according to a news
agency dispatch from Belgrade. The
Montenegrin advance on Scutari has
been checked by Turkish troops un-
der Essad Pasha, says Saloniki dis
patch. The .MoQtenegrins are said to
be in a critical position as 10000 AL
banian tribesmen are cooperating with
Turkey
Heavy Fighting Reported.
constantinople. Oct. fs.-Heavy
fighting Is reported to have been in
progress throughout the day in the re-
gion about Kirk Kilesseh. northeast
ward Of Adrianople. Large forces are
engaged on both sides.
The departure from Constantinople
of NJ. Sarafoff. the bulgarian minis
ter. and NJ. Gryparis, the~Greek min
lister embarked on steamers bound re-
spectively for varna and Piareus. while
DIR. ]. Nonadovitch. the Servian repre-
sentative. sailed for Kistenie.
With the exception of few VIM
dows being broken during the de-
parture Of the ministers, no other
disagreeable incident .is reported.
Thousands of Greeks and other pros-
pective combatants of the Turks
were permitted to depart to Join their
forces. but their leaving brought
forth no unfriendly manifestation.
! Doubt prevailed up to the last mo-
ment whether Greece finally would
throw in her lot with her Balkan al
lies. 1t Is an unquestionable fact that
the Turkish government made serious
efforts to have Greece withdraw her
allegiance to the confederation. 1t
seems probable that Turkey was
prompted chiefly by desire to gain
time. In view OF the superiority Of the
Greek fleet in the Aegean sea. Tur-
key at the last moment offered to
send a new minister to Athens-one
more acceptable than Mukhtarb Bey-
but this effort proved futile.
. Greeks Are Enthussd.
Athens. Oct. 1s-The foreign min
ister at the sitting Of the chamber of
deputies yesterday afternoon an
lnounced that Greece had declared war
against Turkey. He added that UP to
the last moment Turkey had made all
kinds Of efforts and held out all sorts
Of promises to have Greece break
AWAY from the Balkan confederation.
Amid cheering. the president Of the
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