Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-06
Janina, Stronghold Of
Musselmans, alls
in Attack by Greeks
Under Gen. Souzo.
TURKISH CRUISER SINKS
3 SERVIAN TRANSPORTS
Troops on Way to scutari for
Flank Move on SuItan's
Forces When Warship, at
Long Range, Opens Fire.

ATHENS. Greece. March 6-The
Turkish fortress of Janina the key to
the possession of the pr mce of Epi-
rus, with it's garrison of g.. 1000 men.
surrendered to the Greek army today.
otter defense which forms one of
the most brilliant episodes of the Bal
kan war.
The surrender was preceded by a
| fierce bombardment, lasting without
cessation for two days and two nights.
Every available gun, including a
number of heavy howitzers, lent by
the Servian artillery. was brought to
bear on the forts defending the be-
leaguered city.
No fewer than 30, 900 shells were
fired by the Greek guns during the
first days cannonade. Gradually the
Turkish batteries at Bizani Mano-
lara. Sakni and elsewhere were
silenced.
The Greek commanders, by a feint,
led the Turks to believe that their at
tack would be made from the right
AS soon as the attention of the de-
tenders had been distracted the
Greeks hurled large bodies of infantry
on to the Turkish left. The Ottoman
troops, utterly surprised, fell back in
disorder,
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.
The Turkish garrison possessed 15C
guns, distributed among forts at BIZ
zani tosthe south, Duruti to the south
west, SadovitZa to the west and Gar
linki to the northwest,
The fortihcations. which had at one
time been considered strong, were an
tiquated and could not resist modern
cannon.
/ Provisions throughout the siege had
been plentiful. as Janina is centre
of the grain trade.
The fall of Janina was announced
by the crown prince to the Greek war
office. Wild enthusiasm reigned in
the streets of Athens al the an
nouncement of the news. All the
houses were decorated with flags.
Excited people thronged the thorough
fares singing the Greek national an
them. while joyous peals rang out
from every church steeple in the cap
ital.
VIENNA, March 6.-The Turkish
cruiser Hamidlch today sunk three
Greek transports loaded with Servian
troops on the way to Scutari, accord
ing to a Constantinople dispatch to
the Neue Freie Presse.
The attack on the transports oc-
Cured, it js said, near the peninsula
of Hagion Oros in the Aegean sea.
From this it would appear that the
transports were proceeding not to
Scutari but to Gallipolis, where it
was proposed some time ago by the
Balkan allies to make flank attack
on the Turkish troops defending the
Dardanelles.
The convoy of Greek transports was
a large one, consisting of twenty
four vessels which carried thirty-four
guns. They were encountered by the
Hamidieh shortly after they had left
the coast. With her tatterY of pow
erful 4.7-inch guns she was able to
create havoc among the practically
unprotected transports loaded with
soldiers, according to the report re-
ceived here.