The Capture of Tuzi.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 127, 16 October 1912, Page 5

The Capture of Tuzi.

TURKS SURRENDER UNCONDITIONALLY B* ' FIGHTING IN SERVIA AND BULGARIA &<; V TURKISH COMMANDER KILLED t ALBANIA TAKES A HAND r • TURKISH BATTALIONS DECIMATED f The cablegrams from the Balkans have hitherto contained more of rumor and speculation than actual news, but it is now apparent that the bellicose States are not to be restrained by the representations of the Great Powers. To-day's news reports the capture of the town of Tuzi by the Montenegrins, the Turkish battalions having evacuated without so much as firing a shot, leaving large quantities of munitions of war to. fall into the hands of the Montenegrins, while large numbers of prisoners have been sent to Podgoritza. In Servia, Bulgaria and Albania excesses and fighting are reported, though the two first-named States have refrained from actual conflict, as no state of war has yet been declared. Greece and Austria remain quiescent, though the general atmosphere does • not suggest that they will long be able to keep from participation in the • general embroilment. Some horrible details are forwarded of the methods of tke Turks, who are alleged to have inflicted fearful injuries on the wounded through loading ' .their big guns with broken glass and scrap iron. The Montenegrins are also charged with unspeakable atrocities during the looting of Moslem villages. ' . The Turks have sustained a severe loss through the killing of their com-mander-in-chief, Saddedin Pasha, during the fighting at Gusinge, in Montenegrin territory.

have volunteered for Red Cross work, and hospital equipment will be despatched to the Balkans in a few days. THE PORTE AND THE POWERS. PAST AND PRESENT. Received 16, 12.25 a.m. Constantinople, October 15. The Porte's reply to the Powers states that the past failures ameliorate the internal situation, which is due to criminal outrages emanating from centres of agitation whose object is obvious. The Porte in past years facilitated the carrying out of many stipulations of the Berlin Treaty, and has spontaneously decided 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, AN ATTACK ON SERVIA. TURKS AGGRESSIVE. Belgrade, October 14. It is officially stated that Turkish troops crossed the frontier at Ristovac and attacked the Servians.

FIGHTING ALONG TEN MILES. THE SERVIANS SURPRISED. Belgrade, September 14. The Turks surprised the Servian force at Restovac, but they hastily rallied and repulsed the assailants. Fighting continues along ten miles of frontier. THE DETCHITACH FIGHT. ' THE TURKS OVERWHELMED. ; Podgoritza, October 14. Settadine Bey, the commander, was captured at Detcliitch. He states that the fort was only loose stones, and there were only four hundred defenders, of whom a quarter were non-Turkish and deserted during the fight. When the Montenegrins attacked, he did not know that war had broken out. His old artillery was unable to reply to the Montenegrins (firing at 5000 metres), and the defenders were finally overwhelmed by numbers in a hand-to-hand struggle.

ANOTHER MONTENEGRIN VICTORY. THE DEATH ROLL. Podgoritza, October 14. The Montenegrins occupied Visitor Hill and two other positions commanding Gtisinje, and took four machine guns, riflc-s and ammunitions. The Turkish losses were heavy. The Montenegrin casualties sinee the outbreak of war are 2:>f> killed and 800 wounded. AUSTRIA'S WAITING ATTITUDE. UNFOUNDED RUMORS. Vienna. October 14. It is staled that no action, by either Montenegro or Servia in Novibazar, will induce Austria to interfere. The rumors of mobilisation in Bosnia are unfounded, and only after the termination of hostilities will Austria act.

TURKEY RESENTS INTERFERENCE. THE GREEK SHIPS. Constantinople, October 14. The Turkish reply to the Powers' Note has been communicated to the Austrian Ambassador. The reply states that Turkey is determined to carry out reforms, but cannot tolerate foreign interference. Greece has demanded the release of her merchant ships and an indemnity for seizure of her merchant ships, within twenty-four hours. THE DEMANDS OF GREECE. j Athens, October 14. I Greece's demands to Turkey are exactly similar to those of Servia and Bulgaria.

GREEKS IN NEW ZEALAND. ANXIOUS TO HELP. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. Mr. Frank Dyer, Consul for Greece, has been interviewed by a number of resident Greeks, who are anxious to be sent home in view of the war in the Balkans. A communication h?.s been made with the Greek Consul-General in Sydney by Mr. Dyer in regard to the .matter.

THE FALL OF TUZI.

. UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER. : SPOILS TO THE MONTENEGRINS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Received 15, 11.25 p.m. Podgoritza, October 15. The Montenegrins had prepared to assault Tuzi under cover of artillery when a Turkish officer with a white flag consented to an unconditional surrender of Ihe garrison, consisting of six battalions ®f regular troops. The prisoners have been sent to Podgoritza. The spoils include five guns, badly damaged by the Montenegrin fire, eight machine guns, seven thousand Mausers, many horses, and eight hundred tents. FEARFUL INJURIES. ' GUNS LOADED WITH BROKEN GLASS. Received 15, 11.25 p.m. ' Podgoritza, October 15. ' gome of the wounded sustained fearful injuries, alleged to have been caused bj the Turks loading Howitzers with broken glass, stones and iron.

MOSLEM: VILLAGES BURNED.

INHABITANTS MASSACRED. Received 15, 11.25 p.m. London, October 15. The Ottoman Embassy has received despatches announcing that the Montenegrins are burning Moslem villages and massacring the inhabitants, irrespective of age or sex. TURKISH BATTALIONS DECIMATED. MONTENEGRINS DRIVEN BACK. THE TURKISH COMMANDER KILLED. Received 16, 12.30 a.m. Constantinople, October 15. Essad Paslia's forces suffered considecaftlv from Albanian attacks. T.wo rearguard battalions were decimated. It is officially reported in Constantinople that Turkish reinforcements reached Gu<ringe and assumed the offensive. The Montenegrins were driven back, and are now fighting in Montenegrin territory. They sustained heavy losses. Severe fighting is proceeding in Grannma.

Saddedin Pasha, the Turkish Commanfler, has been killed. ATTACK ON BULGARIA. THE BULGARIANS QUIESCENT. Received 16, 12.20 a.m. Sofia, October 15. Five hundred Turks attacked a Bulgarian post westward of Chujuken, in the fiem Rosch district. The Bulgarians, acting under instructions to avoid a conflict, withdrew. Gueehoff declares that Sunday's memorandum is not an ultimatum, and adds that Bulgaria has not spoken her last word. A SERVIAN REPULSE. FINANCIAL EMBARRASSMENT. Received 16, 12.25 a.m. Belgrade, October 15. ' Three thousand Turks at Ristovac occupied the Servian side, of the frontier along a two and a quarter miles front as far as Gorgortogoch. Twenty-four Servians were killed, and four wounded. The Government, not considering that a state of war exists, has ordered the troops to refrain from offensive action, but to prevent any further Turkish adyance. The Servian army costs forty thousand sterling dailv. and her finances will not permit a campaign extending beyond Miree months. RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS. Received 15, 11.25 p.m. ' London, October 15. ' A large number of doctors and nurses