The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-03-14
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TURKISH FORTRESS FALLS INTO
HANDS OF GREEK
BESlEGERS.
lNCESSANT COMMANDMENT
Brilliant Victory Finally Won After
Fighting Which Began Last
October-Greek Boats
Sunk.

Athens, Greece, Narcn s. - The
Turkish fortress of Janina. the key
to the possession of the province o
| Epirus, with its garrison of 3200t
! men, surrendered = the Greek army
/ yesterday afternoon after a defense
which forms one Of the most brilliant
episodes Of the Balkan war.
Two Day Ronbardment.
The surrender was preceded by 2
fierce bombardmrnt, lasting without
cessation for two days and two nights
Every available C-n, including sev.
eral heavy howtzers lent by the
Servian artillery, was brought to bear
on the forts defending the beleagured
city.
No fewer than 10000 shells were
fired by the Greek guns during the
first day. Gradually the Turkish bat
teries at Bizani, Manoliara Sakni and
elsewhere were siIenced
The Greek commanders, by a feint,
led the Turks TO believe that their at
tack would be from the right As
soon as the attention of the defenders
had been distracted the Greeks hurled
large bodies Of infantry against the
Turkish left. The Ottoman troops, ut
terly surprised, fell back in disorder.
The batteries on the heights of Bizani,
the mainstay of the defense. had been
unable TO stand the pelting of shells
and were reduced to complete silence
at II a. m. yesterday.
The Greeks pushed their forward
movement during the afternoon and
occupied the Turkish batteries on the
Sakni and Elias hills, capturing all the
guns and 10 artillerymen Then the
Greek battalions gradually deployed
on to the plain in front of the city
itself
The Turkish flight Immediately be
came general despite all the efforts OF
the Ottoman officers TO rally their
men. Whole detachments succumbed
to panic and joined in a mad race
into the city. The Greek troops fol
lowed in hot pursuit almost to the
walls
the hands OF the Greeks and the Hell
ienic soldiers at the gates Of Janina,
Essaad Pasha, the Turkish commander,
at 6 a. m. today sent messengers un-
der a flag Of truce to Crown Prince
Constantine of Greece announcing the
surrender OF the city and all the
troops under his command.
The fall of Janina was announced
by the crown prince to the Greek
war Office in the following dispatch:
"Enimaga Greek Headquarters) 9
a. m.
THE Greek army having occupied
the entire left front of the city of
Janina and also Bizari and Castritza
having been surrounded by our troops,
Essaad Pasha has just informed me
that his troops surrender as prisoners
OF war. | will send you shortly dc.
tails of the great victory OF our gal
liant army
Wild enthusiasm reigncd in the
streets of Athens on the announce.
ment OF the news. All the houses
were decorated with flags. Excited
people thronged the thoroughfares
singing the Greek national anthem
while joyous peals rang out from
every church steeple in the capital
The Greek advance on Janina began
late in October. The Turks retired
rapidly before their opponents and
operations round the fortress opened
about the beginning of December.
The attack continued with varying
success even during the period of the
armistice, with which the Greeks
never formally agreed.
Vienna-The Turkish cruiser Ha-
midieh today sunk three Greek trans
ports loaded with Servian troops on
the way 10 Scutari according to a
Constantinople dispatch TO the Nueue
Freie Press.