Progress of the Balkan War.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 45, 16 October 1912, Page 5

Progress of the Balkan War.

Unconditional Surrender of Turzi. HOISTED THE WHITE FLAG. TEN THOUSAND TURKS CAPTURED WITH ARTILLERY. SIGNIFICANT INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENTS. (3y Electric Telegraph--Copyright—United Press Association.)

Podgoritza, October 15. The Montenegrins had prepared to assault Tur.i under cover of artillery when a Turkish officer with a white flag consented to an unconditional surrender of the garrison, consisting of six battalions of regular troops. The prisoners have been sent to Podgoritza. The spoils include' live guns, badly damaged by the Montenegrin lire,'eight machine guiis, seven thousand Mausers, many horses, and eight hundred tents. THE TERRIBLE TURK. 3KOKEN CLASS, STONES, IRON. Some of the wounded sustained fearful injuries, alleged to have been caused by the Turks loading Howitzers with'broken glass, stones, and iron. MOSLEMS MASSACRED. London, October I's. The Ottoman Embassy has received despatches announcing that the Montenegrins are burning .Moslem villages and massacring the inhabitants, irrespective of age or sex. HEAVY TURKISH LOSSES. A MONTENEGRIN REVERSE. Constantinople, October 15. Essad Pasha's forces suffered con-, siderablv from Albanian attacks. Two rearguard battalions wore decimated. Saddediu Pasha, the Turkish Commander, has been killed. It is officially reported in Constantinople that Turkish reinforcemen ;s reached Gusi'tigo and assumed tho offensive. The Montenegrins were driven backhand are now lighting'in Montenegrin territory. Thby sustained heavy; losses.. Severe lighting, .is . proceeding in Crannma. ATTITUDE OF BULCARIAKS. V IV' X Sofiaj'October 15. Five MmdrVldfTiJrlca.Jttacked a Bulgarian post westward of Chujuken, in tho Tarn Rosch district. The Bulgarians, acting under instructions to avoid a conflict, withdrew,. \ Guechoff declares that Sunday t memorandum is not an ultimatum, and adds that Bulgaria has not spoken her last word. i TURKS ON SERVIAN FRONTIER. Belgrade. October 15. Three' thousand Turks at Ristovm occupied the Servian side of the frontier along a two and a quarter miles' front as far as Gorgortogoch. Twentyfour Servians were killed, and four wounded. The Government, not considering that a state of war exists, has ordered the troops to refrain from offensiye action, but to prevent any further Turkish advance. Tho Servian army costs forty thousand sterling daily, and her finances will not permit a campaign extending beyond three months. RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS. London, October 15. A large number of doctors and nurses have volunteered for Red Cross work, and hospital equipment will be despatched to tho Balkans in a few {lays. PAST PORTE—PRESENT POWERS. Constantinople, October 15. The Porte's reply to the Powers states that tho past failures to ameliorate the internal situation, which, is due to criminal outrages emanating from centres of agitation whoso object is obvious. Tho Porto, in past years facilitated tho carrying out of many stipulations of the Berlin Treaty, and lias spontaneously deckled to submit a draft of the law of 1880 for Parliament's approval. It is unjust to infer that an existing constitutional empire is incapable of breaking with the past. HELP FROM NEW ZEALAND. Wellington, October 15. Mr. Frank Dyer, Consul for Greece. has been interviewed by a number of resident Greeks, who are anxious to lie sent home in view of tho war in the Balkans. A communication has been made with the Creek ConsulGeneral in Sydney by Mr. Dyer in regard to the matter. STATE OF THE BOURSES. (Received K. 20 a.m.) London, October 15. The Paris and Berlin bourses have rallied. Vienna and Budaposch are ;-,tiil weak. REVEALED BY SEARCHLIGHT. Cettinge, October 15. Details of the fight at Tarahosch on Friday night show that the Scutari searchlights revealed 1000 Montenegrins advancing. Tho quick filers, from the fortress mowed them down. The enemy disobeyed order and a retreat followed. The assault was continued, and it is believed the forces was practically wiped out. (Received 10.10 a.m.') Podgoritza, Oc'obor 15. The road to the Scutari forts is practically open. ROUMANIA REMAINS NEUTRAL. Belgrade, October 15. Telegrams state that Roumania resisted Turkey's temptation and remains neutral, -without territorial aspirations. RUSSIA AND AUSTRIA. Paris, October 15. The "Martin" slates that Russia. as creator of Bill earn and protector of Salvia and Montenegro, will not \ior.rnit obstacles to tho development of

the Slav races, and Austria will not allow any impediment to her extension towards Salonika. A FAMOUS TELEGRAM. Berlin, October 15. Prince Peter, of Montenegro, telegraphed to his old school at Heidelberg: "Splendid victory on Tuesday. Ten'thousand Turks captured with artillery.' RESULT OF RECONNAISANCES. Athens, October 15. j Aeroolano and cavalry reconnaissances'show that -30,000 Turks have been withdrawn from tho Thessaly frontier to the Servija and Sorovitch villages, near Lake Ostrovo. (Received IG. 11.20 a.m.) London, October 15. Three hundred Greek reservists have left South Wales. Others are awaiting steamers. Tho Bourses of Paris and Berlin show a pronounced recovery owing to the .settlement of terms between Italy and Turkey, and the belief that hosti'it'es will bo restricted in the Balkans. TURKEY RECALLS MINISTERS. (Received IG, 11.40 a.m.) " Constantinople, October 15. Tho Porte, owing to the lack of deference to its Note, has decided to recall the Ministers at Sofia, and Belgrate. The Ambassadors to. Greece have been recalled on account of the actum of tho Cretan deputies in takiug their in tho Greek Parliament. The Porte, on account of .Greece's ultimatum, has■ recalled its decirion. to reloaso. vessels ,carrying foreign cargoes. ' _ Vienna, October 15. Hungarian delegations have adopted naval and military .credits; • CRETANS READY ARMED. i ~-Y !i Athens,* October 15. Tie ultimatum having expired, the fleet has been "manned and made ready for sea. Eight thousand Cretans .are arm:d and ready to enrol when hostilities break out. (Received 16, 11.20 a.m.) Podgoritza, October 15. Tl-o Turkish Commandant at first s.ipulated that the garrison should Retain their arms and go to Scutari with a military escort, but the Montenegrin :; replied that they must be sent .to Antivari, and thence in Austrian vessels to Constantinople. After two jicui-*' further bombardment, the Turks were forqed to surrender. The following cable, which appeared iu the Svdnev 'Sun' last week, will be lead with interest:—The 'North German Gazette' considers that it may < c nf dently be expected that there Will lie ii more extensive conflagration, in which the Great European Powers will no involved. Crowds at St. Petersburg cheered Bulgarian and Servian officers as they left the military college. . Application's from Russian army offi- • cYs to be allowed to go to the war are pouring in on the War Office, but are being refused. Many officers have resigned, and are on their way south to join the Bulgarian or Servian forces.