Show IMMENSE EsE ARM UES ES ENGAGED I It t t IN DESPERA TE II TilE ATTLE AT K RK I N TURKEY LOSSES ON ONi i i BOTH SIDES ARf HAVY I f Force of Bulgarians I Makes Fiery Onslaught on Ott Ottoman man Troops at a Strategic Position Ii MARCH ON OTTOMAN CAPITAL IS PLANNED D Enter Pristina After Hard Fighting Fighting- Montenegrins Montenegrins Montenegrins Montene Montene- grins Bombard T Greek Fleet Looks for Looks for Turks Special Cable by Paul Patti Lambeth LONDON T ONDON Oct 23 Desperate Desperate fighting fight fight- ing is now proceeding over a wide area in the Balkans It is reported this afternoon that I Kirk had been taken by the Bulgarians hut but later dispatches show that a J. J great battle is now being fought at this strategic point between cen Bulgarians under General Dimitroff an and Turks under the personal command of The he veteran warrior Mukhtar Pasha rind grind rand vizier iz cr of the thc Ottoman empire Th The Bulgarians d Tn Ta n force and the Turks turned upon the advancing advancing advancing ad ad- columns of inva invaders ers when the battle became general The Thc Bulgarian Bul BuI- garian onslaught was fiery to utter recklessness Up to the tho last st bulletin from the battlefield bat bat- tho the Bulgarian loss was WOO 2000 1 killed and wounded No Ko mention Is made majo of the number of tho the Turkish casualties but th they y are arc believed to have e been beener very er hea heavy Ilau of or Campaign n Chanced The attack on l KIrk is the rc result of or dramatic change In the tho plans of or th the Bulgarian leaders The Thc Bulgarians Bul Bul- garlans intended to mal make e their principal principal prin prin- cipal attack on via the thc laritza valley but General Sa only four da days s 's before the outbreak or of hostilities hostilities hos hos- Induced Ferdinand to tG change the plan and only two vo divisions ana aria anaa a halt half accompanied by hy heavy artillery were sent along the Maritza valley tho main force being directed against Kirk Kirk- Tho The puzzling delay In the thc Bulgarian declaration of or war was duo due to this change in plans making the objective an and then attacking on the south where the de defense do- do tense Is 15 weakest Kirk possesses only three permanent perr per per- r manent forts but during the last few rew months a number of ot field works have havo been thrown up under G German guidance guid guld- ance forming a circle twelve miles in circumference und and equipped with guns suns The Bulgarians arc are attempting to take tako the town b by storm without waiting alling for the arrival o of their siege II f artillery r Military critics deduce from the Kirk Kirk- t t t Continued on Page 2 Column C. C IMMENSE ARMIES V IN FIERCE BOTH BATTLE BA TIlE Force of Bulgarians Attacks 1 Turks at Kirk ENTER PRISTINA NA Montenegrins Bombard T Tara Tara- ara- ara bosch Greek bosch-Greek Greek Fleet Looking for Turkish Warships Continued from Paso Page I 1 battle cattle that tho the Bulgarians Duls-arlana In Instead Instead In- In st stead of ot striking direct for lor Constantinople Constantinople Constanti ConstantS nople are leaving only a sufficient force before to divert ti attention of or the tho main army of ot tho the Tu rice Tho Sofia newspapers report heavy heny tl fighting hUng also around and aid where helo three forts torts captured by the Bulgarians Successful FI Fighting continues at all points along alone tho ho frontiers and un an Important battle haUle battles Is s Impending in the tho Kumanova district between the and Pasha who according to a a. Constantinople rot ro- ro port t ort probably exaggerated has mon men and strong artillery artiller Tho first column of ot tho the second Servian Ser Ser- vian army has han captured tho the town of oC forty five miles east cast of or Us- Us kup One report has It that before belore ro- ro tIring the Turks massacred man many Christian Inhabitants The Tho first Servian Ser army began an atack at- at tacIt ack today on ten miles north of or and ami expects to capture It t without great difficulty The entered Pristina this after hard fighting rightIng ch Bombarded All Ml divisions of ot tho Montenegrin army concentrated south of ot are taking part parl in tIle the attack on Tarn Tara bo josch bosch ch A terrific bomb bombardment says saysa a a. dispatch to the Express ha has las occurred and und the tha greatest battle yot yet fought between Turks and Montenegrins Monte Monte- Is In progress Crown Prince Danielo is personally commanding operations Roads have been een blasted in the mountain side to alow al alow nl- nl low ow tho the passage of or heavy artillery which has been mounted on the heights around In naval matters the honors so far fararo are aro with the Greeks s. s who have ha captured captured cap cap- lured Lomnes thus obtaining a 0 base baso from rom which the they can attack the Turl Turkish squa squadron ron should It ever emerge from the Dardanelles Seemingly however ho tho Turks are arc not disposed to leave leavo the tho Black Dlack sea and nd risk an encounter with the Greek fleet |