THE BALKAN WAR.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 513, 30 October 1912, Page 5

THE BALKAN WAR.

- ' BULGARIAN SUCCESSES. THE KIRKILLISSE PANIC. CAPTURE OF PROVISIONS. By Telegraph. IVe« - Asocial ion. London, Tuesday. The Daily Telegraph's Constantinople correspondent reports that; Azim Bey, Governor of Kirk illiiw was said to be responsible for {he panic. The town is excited. Sofia, Tuesday. The Bulgarians captured two provision laden train:-:. The provisions captured at Kirltillesso wi'l suflice to maintain a hundred thousand persons for three months. The Bulgarians have occupied Luloburags and ta!<en Kresna Pas and the town of Onama. The Turks retired from Kuprieti in disorder. Four thousand Macedonia:) teera have left, Sofia for the the front. The capture of Babalnki was effected by the Bulgarian cavalry.

TURKS MAKE A STAND. The Turks are making a stand at Eugene, and are constructing earth works along the river westward of Babaski. The Bulgarian cavalry .havp cut communications with Adrianople. Constantinople, Tuesday. ]l is reported the Bulgarians have captured Dernotika. COMPLICATIONS FEARED. Berlin, Tuesday. There are fears of European complications. The Bourse is panicky. The bank prevented a general collapse. The Taglgblatt states Generals Pushtchin and Veredinkoll" are negotiating at Danzic for the purchase of ships for Russia. Constantinople, Tuesday. Prince Abclurrahim, son of Abdul liamid', who is serving under Azim Bey at Kirkillisse, was wounded in the arm and leg. Abdul llamid arrived at. Stamboul privately and was conducted to one of the palaces on the Bosphorous. Vienna, Tuesday. The Reichpost reports a hundred and°fifty thousand Turks were engaged at Kirkiilisse. The hulk began to retreat on Thursday. A portion in defending the town envered the retreat. The defenders fleeing eastward made a desperate resistance at .lundala heights. The majority were- cut off and scattered in all directions. Captives report the '''urka generally are greatly demoralised. The oilieers first threw up the sponge. Amongst Mukhtar's captured baggage was a jewelled sword, a gift from the Sultan Cot,tin je, Tuesday. The Montenegrins are athwart the San Giovanni-JVledua road cutting oil the Turks prospective, retreat. They captured ten thousand sacks oi flour intended for Skul,ari. The Standard's Constantinople correspondent says if is rumoured that two hundred of the rank, and file at Kirkillisse were shot for cowardice.

ALLIES STILL ADVANCING. Received October MO, 11.20 a.m. Sofia, Tuesday. From Drama the Bulgarians proceed to Seres where they effect a junction with the column from Nerrekap and the third force coming flown Struma valley. The Bulgarians hope to oH'cct junctions near Salonika with the Greeks from Vernia, and the Servians who are coming by railway from Knprili. All the Khodopo passes leading to Salonika anil Adrianople on the railway line are. in the .Bulgarian hands. With the capture of Bubaiski Bulgarians control the new railway from Bubal ski to Kirkillisse. Oetinje, 'Tuesday. Six thousand regulars and eighteen thousand Mohanimmeda;) Albanian volunteers form the garrison at Sku« tari j and li-MH) regulars and fifteen thousand irregulars garrison Tarabosch. The Montenegins :\ro bombarding Taraboseh from three ste:\mern on the western side of the lake. The.y also routed the Albanians in the Maranaj mountains to tho northwest of Skutavi, killing' several hundred.