THE WAR SPREADS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1575, 19 October 1912, Page 5

THE WAR SPREADS.

MORE DECLARATIONS. GREECE, SERVIA AND BULGARIA JOIN INFRONTIER SKIRMISHES. Dy Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, October 17. Greeco has declared war against Turkey. Belgrade, October 17. Servia has declared war against Turkey. i Sofia, October 1(1. Bulgaria has declared war on Turkey. HOSTILITIES BEGIN. Constantinople, October 17. Turkey has declared war on Servia and Bulgaria. The Turkish Ministers at Sofia, Belgrade, and Athens reoeived their passports. Hostilities liave begun on the Bulgarian and Servian frontiers. WAR FOND I.N GERMANY. (Rec. October 17, 10.15 p.m.) Constantinople, October 18. The Porto lias demanded and secured the sum of ,£3,500,000, which was deposited in German banks during Abdul Hamid's reign. This will be devoted to the war. Tho Porte, in a proclamation, invites tho soldiers to respect the lives and property of non-combatants and women and children. The Bulgarians have destroyed two important railway bridges southwards of PUilipopolis. ENTHUSIASM IN SERVIA, AN ATTACK REPULSED. Belgrade, October 17. The Servians, with artillery, repulsed an Arnaut (Albanian) attack on Priepolie, 40 miles north of Berane, killing 200. The losses of tho Servians are unknown. King Peter of Servia has started for the Servian headquarters at Nish. (Rec. October 18, 10.15 p.m.) Belgrade, October 19. The declaration of war has evoked tremendous enthusiasm. At a special service, the Archbishop invoked a blessing on the holy war in which tho country was embarking. The Turkish casualties at Prepolatz, not Priepolie, included six hundred wounded. Ten Servians were killed and forty-two wounded.

MONTENEGRIN CAMPAIGN. TURKISH REPORTS OP THE LOSSES. (Rec. October 18, 10.1S p.m.) Constantinople, October 181 Tho Turkish losses at ICrania were seventeen killed and fifty-four wounded. The Montenegrin casualties were five hundred. Fighting northwards of Gusinje continues. The Turks captured a gun, and a quantity of ammunition. Turkish advices state that the Montenegrins were thrice, defeated at Tarabosch with heavy losses. Podfloritza, October 17. The Montenegrins found two months' food supply in the military depots at Berano. GREEK SUCCESS. COMMAND OF GULF OF ARTA. London, October 17. Two Greek gunboats were subjected to heavy firing by the fortress at Provcsa, at tho entrance of the Gulf of Arta, but forced tho passage of the gulf, and arrived safely at Vohitsa, on tho Grsek shore of tho gulf. FORTRESS PASSED IN THE DARK. (Rec. October 18, 10.15 p.m.) Athens, October 18. Gunboats passed tho Tnrkish' guns at Prevesa, within 210 yards in a narrow channel, between tho now fortress at Prevesa and the coast batteries. They steamed with their lights out, and were not seen, although those oil board Baw tho troops in tho Turkish fortress completing their defences in the full blaze of electric lights.

The feat has given the Greeks command of the gulf of Arta, and ensures the supply of stores to the army cpirus.

A Turkish gunboat and the destroyer Attala, tiro confined in Prevesa, where they took refuge at tho outset of tlio Tnrco-Italian war. The proposed purchase by tho Greek Government of the Chinese cruiser Chambo, now under construction in England, has been abandoned. DESTROYERS EN ROUTE. Athons, October 17. The four recontly-purchased Greek destroyers have shipped crews at Algiers and are on tho way to Greece. BULGARIA INVADED. MIXED FORCE MAKES A RAID. (Rec. October 18, 10.15 p.m.) Constantinople, October 18. Potnaks, supported by regulars, penetrated into Bulgaria for a distance of several miles, tho Bulgarians retiring. RUMANIAN STEAMER DETAINED. Sofia, October 17. The Rumanian steamer Princess Marie is detained at the Bulgarian port of Varna, on the Black Sen. Rumania has demanded its release. King Ferdinand has' started for tho front. mi t. • ir Later. \ J. no Princess Mario has been released. j " PRESSURE ON AUSTRIA. QUESTION OF NOVI BAZAR. (Rec. October 18, 11.15 p.m.) Vienna,' October 18. Franoo is endeavouring to induce Austria to accept a Franco-Russian guarantco that Servia will evacuato tho Sanjalc of Novi Bazar after tho war, and asks Austria to tolcrato possiblo Servian operations tlicro. DARDANELLES PASSAGE. A RUSSIAN AGITATION. (Rec. October 18, 11.15 p.m.)

St. Petersburg, October 18. The Government has made energetic representations to tlio Porte, and is also negotiating witli tho Powers to secure freo passage through tho Dardanelles by neutrals. "WE WANT CRETE!" AT.T.KGED HIUTISIT DKSIRE. (lice.. October 18, 11.15 p.m.) Paris, October 18. Tho Vienna correspondent of tiie "Temps" forwards an unverified rumour that the British Ambassador is reported to h<ivo recently slated to an Austrian official: "Wo want Crete!" . AEROPLANES FOR BULGARIA. Bulgaria luia oi'doretl olslit aci'vpliuicn .for. tiifl sunny,