THE BALKAN WAR

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 81, 28 November 1912, Page 8

THE BALKAN WAR

THE DEATH ROLL.

(By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) Press .Association.)

Belgrade, November 27

Ten thousand men were captured at Monastic. Detachments of Turks are surrendering daily. The Servian casualties, including those at Monastic, aggregate 20,000. vvhlnam Le Queux, the novelist, states that he found Turkish wooden bullets on the -Macedonian battlefield. The war correspondents at ivumauovo report that they discovered cases or Wooden cartridges, which were leaiiy in tended tor manoeuvres.

Constantinople, .November 27

Buovellar, a German war correspondent, is the first European to me of ciiolera. , Adam Block, at Constantinople, appeals for tunas for tire Turkisix refugees. He gives a pitiable account. iw„ Hundred cnousami, including barefooted women carrying imants, are tramping tne country. rfireo doctors of the British Ren Cross Society are wording at bun »kelauo camp, x'ne mortality is decreasing, and me ciiolera is not in tne most malignant lorm.

ROUND AORIANOFLE.

London, November 27. The ‘Daily xelegr-apix reports Gnu Mr. nennecc Eurloign, its ceiooraocu war correspondent, ‘ inspected the investments ot Adnanopie. xne liocd., are causing delay. riie Bulgarians gamed inucii ground soutn-east of araua ana Mam/m, and are now tackiaig cue inner lines, rue T’urk.sn torts u. itananopie win soon bo Hemmed m La a circie of lire less tnan tnree mac., distant.

xte says that the Bulgarian military meuiiouß would nave rejoiced too aoart ox Eord Kitchener, xtoaas ana onages have been made to meditate transport, and sign-posts erectcu everywnere. rood is aoundant, ana soup, meat and vegetables are castnuuted twice daily, me camps are clean and wen placed, and tne troops under canvas. JJug-outs are provided to secure quarters for tne gunner o and men on tne firing lines. Tuere are an enormous number of trenches. The ■Bulgarians, with line daring, pushed sitirmisners within five nunartd jura* ot the Turkish position, m many instances crawnng forward and employing earthwork siielters as rifle pita similar to tne Japanese in rviancnu.ia. xxere and tnere lurkish sneiis made Holes ergot teec deepjand hftee/i tee L wide, mere are miiiions of empty cartridges strewn about, but otnorwise iiu signs ot fighting. Jtven dead horses are interred imlnediatejy.

INDIGNATION IN RUtrb.A. St. Petersburg, November 27. , Indignation is growing at the alleged lack of virility in upholding Kussia s military dignity. Constant denials of military precautions have given the impression cf pusillanimity, i no police are stopping demonstrations in iavoui-of the i>alka-n Allies, (deceived B.XU a.m.) T . 1 . Sofia, November 27. ■lt is • authoritatively stated that Bulgaria is anxious to convince Europe ot her reasonableness, she might mn insist upon the withdrawal of the lurks from Chataldja and allow tiie AclrianopJe garrison to march out. Vienna, November 27. Some 180,000 reservists, whose service expired during 190/ and 1909, Have been called out. (.Received 9.10 a.m.) Sofia, November 27. Reports are current that many buildings at Adrianople are lire in t.,e vicinity of the Selim Mosque, fugitives state-that the city is mund.Ae.i by lire, and that anareny prevails.