SERVIANS BEAT THE TURKS.
(Received 11.0 p.m.) Belgrade, November 21. The Turks armed the inhabitants of Monastir, and the latter fought with great ferocity, inflicting heavy losses on the Servians. The fighting line covered thirty miles. The fight lasted four days, and included one of the most bloody encounters of the war. The Turks made desperate counter attacks, but were continually repulsed. When the Servians captured the heights,, the Turks with a final effort broke through the cordon and escaped to Ochrida. The prisoners state that 80,000 Turks were engaged. The c-'rlnnr. estimated 20,000 Turks were killed and wounded.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 76, 22 November 1912, Page 6
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99SERVIANS BEAT THE TURKS. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 76, 22 November 1912, Page 6
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