The Balkan War

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10710, 14 October 1912, Page 5

The Balkan War

(Received Last NLdit, 5.5 o'clock.) i PODGORITZA, October 12. j Fighting on Friday was general ; along the whole of the Montenegrin | ! frontier. j General Martinovich, in charge of j a division of the Montenegrin Army, j attacked a strong fortross at Tarabosch, which dominates Scutari, while six thousand Malissori attacked the ~ Turks from the rear. King Nicholas led a night attack, and captured Fort Rojane and Branza Island. The latter, like a hill on a plain, was equipped with big guns. The fire from tho guns was ill-direct-ed.. The Turks retreated, but were un- j able to destroy the bridge, which gives j access to tho island. > j THE POWERS' NOTE. TURKISH VICTORY CLAIMED. (Received Last Nurht, 5.5 o'clock.) CONSTANTINOPLE, October 12. The Porto has deferred the examination of the Powers' Note regarding _ ' the Balkans until Sunday. I It is believed that the Turkish vie- j tory at Berane will be officially an- '< nounced, also the re-oc|pupation of the heights of Gusinye. Bulgarian bands blew up two bridges between Ishtib and.Kochana. SERVIA WILL GO AHEAD. AND KEEP WHAT SHE TAKES. 1 i (Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.) < BELGRADE, October 12. Several members of the Skupst- j china, in an interview, declared: "No j matter what the Powers desire, we shall go ahead. What' we take, we i shall keep, even if Austria does not ] recognise . the territorial change." SERVIA »S DELAY. ] OPINION OF BRITISH EXPERTS, j (Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.) . r LONDON, October 12. j Military experts attribute the dc- { lay in mobilisation on the part ->f Servia to heavy rains, and a desire to give Greece time to get the cruiser Ghamha and her destroyers out of British waters, AN INDIGNANT DENIAL. > r a (Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.) 1 ATHENS, Octobor 12. r The newspapers indignantly deny that Greece is quitting the league, of t States, which are demanding Turkish reforms. The British Red Cross Society, of j which Queen Alexandra is the president, has offered assistance to the whole of the belligerents. , MOVEMENTS OF SERVIAN ARMY. \ GENERAL ATTACK CONTEM- i PLATED. ' (Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.) BELGRADE, October 12. The Left Army of Servians concentrating at Baribod, with a view to co-operating with Bulgaria. Tho Centra] Army is concentrating at Nish, to make an assault upon Uskub, in Turkey.. The Right Army is at i Kraljiro, and will operate against Novi Bazaar. PREPARATIONS BV AUSTRIA. NOT INTENDED FOR WAR, (Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.) VIENNA, October 12. Count Bilhiski, the Austrian Dele- , gation Extraordinary, states that the military credits are iu nowise intended for the purposes of war. Tn the event of war, international deliberations will follow, to bring. Balkan questions to a final settlement, and Austria will be better able to carry ber view if she is well armed. FALL IN CONTINENTAL STOCKS. CONTRADICTORY R EPORTS. (Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.) LONDON, October 12. Heavy selling orders from the Continent have depressed the Stock Exchange. There lias been a general re- ft 'arse in prices. ? ! A report that tho Montenegrin for-} ces have oce.ipicd Biflapolji i« consid- I ered incompatible with the Constantinople report of a Turkish victory at Berane. % Reports received in London indicate that the Montenegrins have only taken the outlying forts at Berano. B ULGARM 'S TRANSPORT. (Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.) LONDON, October 12. Mr Bennett Burleigh, the war correspondent, reports from Sofia, that Bulgaria lias an abundant transport, including horses and many cyclist?. The field telegraph is complete. AUSTRIA'S ACTIVITY. A FR.ENCH SUSPICION. (Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.) j PARTS, Octobor 12, j French newspapers contend that Austria's activity shows an intention | to peremptorily intervene if Servia bars tho route to Salonika. Tho Lo Matin declares that the Powers are discussing the formulating J of clearer joint proposals.

fighting becomes general

TURKS DRIVEN BACK

\i\m NICHOLAS LEADS A NIGHT ATTACK

, REPLY TO POWERS. ! TOO VAGUE j AND TOO LATE. | (Received This Morning. 12.33 o'clock) j SOFIA, October 13. ' It is understood that Cabinet in reply to the Powers, states that their representations are too vague and too ; elate. GENERAL MOBILISATION. OF TURKISH TROOPS. « (Received This Morning, 1/2.35 o'jclock) CONSTANTINOPLE, October 13. The Sultan has proclaimed a genc- \ ral mobilisation of forces. He exhorts ! the Turks to emulate the deeds of {their brethren in Tripoli and repel their enemies who are seeking to •snatch their patrimony. MONTENEGRIN LOSSES. 120 KILLED ~4(X) WOUNDED. (Received This Morning, 1£.35 o'dock) '• j PODGORITZA, October 13. j The Montenegrins last 120 killed, • . and 400 wounded at Dctschiteh. ' MANY TURKISH BATTALIONS. (Received October 12, 8.10 a.m.) ■ LONDON, October 11. Correspondents at Vienna state 1 that in the Balkan capitals it is agreed that war is certain. The delay in starting is attributed to a desire toj complete army mobilisation. ! The Daily Chronicle's Belgrade cor-j respondent states that the Montene-J grins'have occupied Berane. ! ) There are-eighteen Turkish battalions on the,left bank t of the River Lim. It is reported that■-■isolated Servian/ insurgents burned the barracks at j Berane and killed some soldiers. They I also captured eighty soldiers and handed them to the Montenegrins. I I TURKISH VERSION OF BERANE ' AFFAIR. f . 1 MONTENEGRIN DEFEAT ANNOUNCED. ' (Received October 12, 8.12 a.m.) LONDON, October 11. Telegrams from Constantinople an-nounce-a Montenegrin defeat at a no. , The Daily Mail's Serapevo (Bos- i nia) correspondent .states that field guns have boon heard at Fotcha, on. the Bosnian frontier. J A telegram from Novi Bazaar says J. that the leave of Austrian officers has! been suspended. [ The Daily Belgrade correspondent reports that Basbi Ba- | zonks burned three villages on Monday last, and then attacked the inon- j astery at Vratchcvo. The villager!" J were to the help of the monks, and many were killed or wounded. FOURTEEN HOURS' F Kill TING. (Received October 12, 8.13 a.m.) CETJTNJE, October 11. , After fourteen hours' fighting the. Montenegrins captured a fort dominating Tuzi, thus opening the road t-> Skutari. General Martinevics, commanding one of the divisions of the Montenegrin Army, crossed the Bojana River and ca|)tured blockhouses near Skutari. ' i ENROLMENT OF TROUBLESOME', ELEMENT. (Received October 12, 8.20 a.m.) CONSTANTINOPLE, October 11. Tlio Porto, by enrolling students, has silenced a troublesome element. GREECE DRAWS OUT. SO REPORTS BERLIN PAPER. / (Received' October 12. 8.20 a.m.) BERLIN, October 11. The newspaper Frankfurter Zeitutig states that, as the result of negotiations, Greece has been induced to abandon her Bulgarian alliance, and will demobilise her army immediately. (Received October 12, 8.22 a.m.)* LONDON', October 11. b Reuter's Athens correspondent roll ports that the Crown Prince Constanjtino of Greece has been appointed j f Commander-in-Chief of the Greek i • forces in Thessaly, and is expected to join the troops to-morrow. IMPENDING WAR WILL BE APPALLING. (Received October 12, 8.15 a.m.) SOFIA, October 11. M. Tvan Gueshoff, President of the Bulgarian Council, interviewed, said: "The impending war will be appalling. It is the ransom we are going to pay for the freedom of our Christian brethren." The Minister for Finance, states that Bulgaria has four million ponwta in her war chest, and therefore, can, without risk, issue twelve million pounds worth of paper money. TURKEY'S ARMY. (Received October 12, 8.22 a.m.; ; CONSTANTINOPLE. October 11. i [ Mobilisation of the Turkish Army i is proceeding rapidly and smoothly. Nazim Pasha, Commander-in-Chief »t ■$ Adrianople, has been placed in snpr reme command. It is estimated that a week Hence ihero will he 140.000

Anatolian troops concentrated in European Turkey, making a total of 400,000. Men, guns and ammunition are being poured into the district between Adrianople and Kirkilisse, behind a chain oi' forts devised by the German general, Von der Goltz, in 1909. | The Turks Lave, armed.the Pomaki i Bulgarians, who, under Ahmed were responsible for the Batak massacre in 1877. OPEN LETTER TO KING , NICHOLAS. (Received October 12, 8.25 a.m.) ! PARIS, Oetoher 11. Baron d'Estournelles de Constant, a member of The Hague Court and a I noted peace advocate, ii»an open letter to King Nicholas of Montenegro, denounces the declaration of war, and! warns him that ho will incur the censure of the civilised world. •AVIATORS JOIN BULGARIAN ARMY. SOFIA', October 11. Five aviators have joined the Bulgarian Army,