The Balkan War.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 42, 12 October 1912, Page 5

The Balkan War.

CHURCH BELLS RING SN WAR. CHORUS BY THE GREEKS. “HOLD THE FORT FOR I AM COMING!” (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.) Podgoritza, October 11. 'The war has begun. The King and princes, with a brilliant stall’, attended a little church to witness the Bishop bless the standard. The first shots were fired amid Montenegrin hymns and with the church bells ringing. Podgoritza is the centre of a splendid system of macadamised roads. BOMBARDMENT OF DETCHITCH. HEAVY FIGHTING AT TUZI. Podgoritza, October 11. Early on Thursday the Montenegrins resumed the bombardment at Detchitch, a ••detached hill strongly fortified. The battery was silenced about eleven. Meanwhile heavy lighting took place at Tuzi, where there is a garrison of about two thousand men. The result is unknown. Tuzi commands the road;to Scutari, where the garrison is reported to number 12,500, in addition to Essnd Pasha’s 5000. Tuzi offers the only opportunity for serious Turkish resistance. It has fifty miles of natural obstacles to the Montenegrins, including small rivers running into Lake Scutari. Otherwise the road runs plain for three miles, MONTENEGRINS SUCCESSFUL. London, October 11. The Montenegrins silenced a fortified mountain position at Detchitch. The Turkish, garrison surrendered four guns. There were heavy losses on both sides. GERMANY’S SOLICITUDE. Berlin, October 11. , The Kaiser has ordered the German Embassy to place several floors at the disposal of Turkey’s won ruled. Turkey has accepted the offer with, gratification. ’ EMBASSIES’ COLLECTIVE NOTE; Constantinople, • October'il 1 . ’ i The fiVe EnjbasAits^. iiP a'■ cßllective Note, 1 couched' in, eger getic.’hgt iionyfjjnnninatoriy (.terms; declare Their ; UitdiiTion to discuss" the realisation! of Tojform in Asia, the Treaty of Berlin, and The declarations of the International Commission of 1880.

“DOWN WITH BERLIN TREATY'” “WE WANT WAR!” Constantinople, October 11. Five thousand students, all armed with revolvers, despite the troops, forced their way into the Grand Hall at the Porte. ATJL’.t The Minister of Marine left the Council , and addressed them. His explanation of the application of • Article 23 of the Berlin Treaty, to the effect that it did not mean the granting of autonomies, was ; hissed by the students. The’Minister continued that the longer war was delayed the bettor for Turkey. The students replied: ‘Down with the Bori n Treacy! We want war!” ‘The Grand Vizier also spoke. EXCESSES OF THE COMBATANTS. Athens, October 11. Harrowing accounts have been received of the excesses of the Turkish and Albanian brigades at Epirus, where they have been burning homes and terrorising Christians. THE FATE OF SCUTARI. Podgoritza, October 11. King Nicholas has long coveted Scutari. If lie annexes it, it is likely to be offered to Austria, owing to the latter’s protectorate of the Catholic Albanians. NEGOTIATIONS PENDING. Vienna, October 11. Negotiations are pending between Austria and Russia, aiming at a policy of disinterested action, based on the understanding that Novibazaar remains Turkish. M. Be relit old, speaking to an Austrian delegation, stated that the exercise of the Emperor’s protectorate over Catholics in Albania would be difficult ,owing to the prevailing excitement. REASON OF DELAY. (Received 9.20 n.m.) London, October 11. Correspondents in Vienna and the Balkan capitals agree that war is certain in the Balkans, and they attribute the delay to the desire to complete mobilisation. MONTENEGRINS IN BERANE. The Chronicle’s Belgrade correspondent says that the Montenegrins occupied Be nine. Eighteen Turkish battalions left the hank of the river Lim ami are reported to he isolated. - The Servian insurgents burned the barracks at Berane, and killed some soldiers and captured 80, whom they handed to Montenegro. MONTENEGRIN DEFEAT. Telegrams from Constantinople announce a Moiitencgr.n defeat at Bennie. The Daily Mail’s SornjoVi correspondent says the report ol field gnus

Jiavc been hoard at Fatcha, on the Bosnian frontier. A telegram from Novibazaar says that the enemy leave Austrian officers suspended to the telegraph polos. BURNING VILLAGES. The Belgrade correspondent states that Basibazouks burned three villages on Monday, and attacked a monastery at Vratchevo. Villagers went to help, and many were killed and wounded. THE RAMSON FOR FREEDOM. Sofia, October 11. M. Gueschoff, Prime Minister, president of the Council, interviewed:— “The impending war is appalling for the ransom we are going to pay for the freedom of our Christian brethren.” BULGARIA’S FAR CHEST. The Minister of Finance states that Bulgaria has £IOO,OOO in her war cuest; therefore, without risk, she can issue £12,000,000 worth of paper. GREECE DEMOBILISING. Berlin, October 11. The Frankfurter Zeitung says that as the result of negotiations Greece has been induced to abandon the Bulgarian alliance, and demobilise immediately. □ RAFTING TERMS OF PEACE, Geneva, October 11. Difficulties have arisen in drafting terms of peace. The Italians desire the Consul to represent the Turks at Tripoli, and the Turks desire an official with ample powers. CROWN PRINCE IN COMMAND. JOINS TROOPS IMMEDIATELY. Reuter’s Athens correspondent reports that the Crown Prince has been appointed Commander-in-Chief at Thessaly and is expected to join the troops to-morrow. FOURTEEN HOURS’ FIGHTING. MONTENEGRIN’S PROGRESS. ' | 1 Cettinje, October -11 .■ After fourteen hours’ fighting Montenegrins captpred the fort, dominat-i ing Tuzi, thus opening i the road to jScutari,, , ... >t . ; General | th| jßojdna and captured the block houses | near ScutariwOO cto.l off -c< '»> I -:rh~-4-d.;ijp 1 | CENSURE OF CIVILISATION. (Received 9.30 a.m.) > Paris, October 11. Dcstournelles de Constant in an open letter to King Nicholas, denounces the declaration of war, and warns him of the censure of the civilised world. ■ THE OTT °^ Constantinople, October 11. j I Mobilisation is proceeding rapidly hind sffiJjgfaßlyvTAßTß ,’Y A *’■ ‘L Olf Nazira Pasha pas -men placed in supreme command. . . ; It is estimated that in a week lienee 110,000 Anatolian troops will be concentrated in European Turkey, making a total of 400 ( ,0000 men with guns and ammunition which have been poured into the district between Adrianoplc and Turkilissa, behind a chain of forts devised by General Von dcr Goltz in 1909. THE BATAK MASSACRE. j Bulgarians who were under General Abmcdagsa, were responsible for the Batak massacre of 1877 persons. The Porte by enrolling the students Las silenced the troublesome element.