TURKEY'S CIVIL WAR.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1523, 20 August 1912, Page 7

TURKEY'S CIVIL WAR.

MARCH'ON SALONIKA'. ATTEMPT TO RELEASE THE' EX-SULTAN EXPECTED. GAOLS OPENED AT USKUBBy Telegraph—Press Association— Copyriclit (liec. August 19, 10.35 p.m.) London, August 19. The "Daily Telegraph's" Constantinople, correspondent reports that 12,000 Ghats have released the criminals at Uskub, and have sent a party of 3000 which seized Kuprili. Another band lias gono to Salonika, it is believed with the intention of liberating Abdul Hamid. Other telegrams state that tho Albanians demand tho restitution of their arms and tho impeachment of Said Pasha"s and Uakki Pasha's Cabinets. Tho more, responsible Albanian lenders disavow the Uskub release. The Government has sent fifteen trustworthy battalions to Kuprili and Salonika. The Mnlissori tribes aro threatening Scutari. Soveral Christian villages at Bcrana havo been set afiro by Turkish shells. MASSACRE OF CHRISTIANS, FIGHTING DAY AND NIGHT. Cetinjc, August 18. Mohammcdnn Arnauts (Albanians) massacred Christian women and children at Berana and carried away maidens captive. The Christians retaliated by seizing two villages and razing three Turkish blockhouses. There is fighting day and night. Tho Turks threaten to exterminate the wholo of tho Serb Christian population in tho Berna district. SOUNDING THE POWERS. SUGGESTED EXCHANGE OF VIEWS. (Rec. August 19, 10.35 p.m.) Berlin, August 19. Germany is supporting Count Bertchold, tho Austro-Himgarian Foreign Minister, in his proposal that the Powers should exchange, their views on the situntiou in Turkey. USKUB PILLAGED. Constantinople, August 18. Contrary to promises, Albanians, defying their chiefs, entered Uskub, pillaged tho town, ami released prisoners.