Show fIGHT NEAR i i IS STUBBORN I Bulgarian Army Moving S by Left Reported J Driven BacK ATTEMPT TO ISOLATE f FAILS 0 t TurKs Evidently Propose to Hold That Ancient Fortress LONDON Oct 23 News of oC the tho military operations in the Bl Balkans Balkan is still meager on account of the re restraint upon Ion thc the newspaper c correspondents with ith the various armies Most of ot the news news coming comins from the scene of the conflict is given b by officials officials of ot the tho various arious countries and is therefore likely to be somewhat bi biased The Tho news of of the thc battle at Kirk Kili soh where an army array of of OO Bulgarians met an opposing force of f Turks was tho the climax of a dramatic bit of strat strategy straty y at least half of the Bul Bulgarian arm army being detached from its iti direct march on Adria ople to attack the tho city from the east also cut cut- tine of off communication with Cons Constan tan Advices rC regarding tho the result of this battle are conflicting Constantinople r reports a Turkish victory victor and reports from other sources are arc that the Turks were routed at all aU points The Tho general attitude of the tho London tress which a few low weeks ago ao hold held the Balkan armies in light ht regard as com oom compared om J pared red with th the tho known fi fighting qualities of th the Turk has hu changed eJ Jho ho opinion now is that tho the Turks aro arc in in a a. moro more difficult position than they aro are williD willing 1 to admit BATTLE IS FOUGHT NEAR LONDON Oct Od K All All of r th the Montenegrin army concentrated concentrated- south louth of ot ri are taking part In tho attack on A terrific bombardment says saysa R Ii Pod dispatch to tho the Express has hu occurred and the greatest battle battlo yet fought between Turks and Montenegrins Is la In fn progress Crown Prince D Is personally commanding operations Roads have vo b been en blasted in the mountainside to al alJo allow al al- Jo low th tho passage o of hea heavy y artillery which hIs has been mounted on the heights around A dispatch train from Sofia to the Express lays taye a S big battle has ha been heen raging Ing around Kirk for two days It Is reported report report- ed that the Turkish defenses between that city and have been L broken b by the Bulgarians r The Express understands understands- n that that General S Sir John French hal lIa been recalled to S 'S London from D Denver n cr Colo Coo It Is supposed In tu connection with the Balkan war The corre correspondent of the tho Mall describing the capture of ot says the Impetuosity of the Greek frontal at attack attack attack at- at tack prevented re the completion of a flanking movement behind to shut off are the tile Turkish retreat Otherwise Turks Turk would have been captured From Prom Athens Is reported the safe arrIl arrival ar ar- ar- ar rival rIl at Piraeus of ot the four tour destroyers J purchased In England ALt ALL LL EYES TURN ON CITY OF OP LONtON o Oct i. i 23 An 3 An almost Impenetrable veil conceals th the tho most Interesting operations of or the war war those those In the vi 1 citty of ot No So official account of any kind bearing on these movements has baa yet et bae been Issued The S Sofia na newspapers news nes papers report heavy fighting around Ad Ad- and Kirk to the east and three three- three forts forts in the vicinity of ot Adrian ople captured I According to toone one rumor 2300 oo Bulgarians Bulga Bulga- nan rians were killed and wounded Bounded In ina R a desperate engagement outside Kirk It is quite clear however that reports of the tho fall taU of ot Kirk And nd the cutting of ot communications s n-s with Constantinople are unfounded Ft Fighting continues at all points along the frontiers and an Important battle l is fa Impending In the Kumanova district h between tw en the and Pasha 1 who aC according to a Constantinople rePort re re- Port pt rt probably bly exasperated ha has men meb and strong trong artillery A Constantinople nople dispatch h reports that the lh has begun besun practically all an along the line Une from to Kirk Kills Kills- reh nh the troops troop advancing und and the tJ Bulgarians Bulgarian falling back with huy heavy losses losses- The Montenegrins apparently ar are mak- mak mak mak- ing slow progress In the d direction of 01 dispatches say pay the bombardment of 01 continues but although the fort has hl been greatly damaged dam damaged aged alM there thera Is In nn sign of ot yielding In naval matters tho the honors so frare tarare tar far farre are re with the Gr Greeks eks who have hao captured T Lemnos thus obtaining a base bue from which they the can attack the Turkish squadron squad ron should It it- over ever emer emerge e from the Dar Dar- S o l however er c the Turks arc are not disposed to leave the Black lack sea a nd risk an encounter with th the tho Greek fleet nett MASSACRE S I THE TUE BALKAN PEOPLES LONDON Oct Thc TIie The first of or the I I r dreaded Med Turkish massacres fT h by Turks Turk IB Is IeN N reported from via la Sofia where here ISO Bulgarian tM w were wre re forced to lie on the ground round and then be shot Out of ot a. a days daja n fighting dentine that Included th the practical beginning of the ale slee e of Cf A by the Bul Bulgarians and Serbs the he bombardment of or the tho entrance e to the tho Quit of Art Aria by Greek ve m ls and san ann aul r battles s In n every eTeo part Dart of f the Warne war tones ne of t Turkey this massacre i is 15 looked 4 5 upon 12 as is the the- development mo most moat t likely to m ethe th the Balkan states to the point w ere they will pot yot listen to the renewed renee tto effo I to toward rd arbitration b by th the powers oWera but n fi tt t to the finish regardless of ot the outcome M f th the tho impending great battle at S News New of oC moSS mo ma massacres Is e expected h hourly A ban of ot Turkish sol aol dl ra o operating In Independently Js Ja terror terrorizing izing the country In T ie I vicinity of Kot Kot- ehan hear bear th the scat of ot today's at attack at at- tack T Advance cm on y From Prom Sofia cOmes comes the n net that that the Bulgarian sI aided J d by a a. strong Tk force of or 5 plans and together composing ln 11 n amt army am f t more than men have c d irk miles fr tr m mAd Ad and are tonight ht g onard on- on rd ard rd driving the Turkish Its ts beng be be- fort ort ol'S them in the hope of re-du re Ing ng tho the itter city etty In time to continue their arch rh to toward ard Constantinople nex t week je e a invaders ar are ar said to be e miles mUes ii m the olty city Practically every Bulgarian mai for tor 0 o now nowa fin n a the field ha has hu joined the mat mal force c cor for or th the attack Sl 81 Six hundred held leI guns hav b been en brought up for tOr the battle thus thee to bo bi b pitted the I 10 guns na within the Turkish forts fortI The force fores is bi estimated a at Tb The nt porte admits admIt the close elote p pr of ot the Bulgarians t to I accord accord- Inc to 10 official dispatches from but the ports porte is iely lely confident con that no Invading fore fore torce cara cen- conquer conque the arm army that Is la m momentarily C the Bulgarian attack attack When the news nes of at the fall of tit Kirk reached the tho government nt officials at today notI notices tl were tTe posted throughout tho the city warning the residents rest resi dents that theY they must Jaust hu husband huband band their food toOd 0 on account of ot the threatened Investment of ot the tho city All AlI those who are able ablo to togo togo togo go were advised to leave Whether the tho Bulgarians intend to at attempt attempt attempt at- at tempt tho the capture of ot tho the stronghold by assault or by siege is fa not definitely known Military experts are inclined to I Ithe the view that an assault would result seriously to th the tho Invaders A dispatch coming from sources at Constantinople states that the Turkish government e expects to have havo men in the tho field by the end of or the month I The report that the Bulgarians took I prisoners at has not I been confirmed and is 15 not believed here Turks Kill Officials A late dispatch from tram Sofia is to 10 the effect that tho tile Turks Turk aro are abandoning ab Macedonian towns after ter killing the mayors may may- I ors ore school masters and prIests priest According According Accord Accoro- ing Ins to this same dispatch Bulgarians have taken the towns of ot Devlin and making four companies of ot Turkish Tur Tur- kish troops prisoners The Servian Seman forces are steadily ad advancing advancing ad ad- on from three directions The main maln army operating through Kumanova Ku Ku- Kumanova today took alter after a heavy artillery tire flee and tonight ht is only twelve miles mUes from Another Servian Ser Ser- vian army la is operating against forty miles from and a third force Is marching toward Egri a. a having haying hay hav ing taken the strong Turkish position at today Th The Servian army operating In th the Banjak of or Novi has met with several acv sev eral eral successes It is ts r reported ported T King Peter has hns moved the headquarters tes of ot the Servian army from Nish to range General ZI reported toda today that he was within six miles of an important trading point and expected Its downfall tomorrow Greeks Show Strength The Greeks have shown sudden strength both on land and sea and a continuation of or their victories reported today will I bring their forces to within striking distance of at an early date The Greeks captured the he town ot of Dhiel- Dhiel kata today the garrison fleeing In panic The Turks likewise tied fled to the city elly of It is Is' reported leaving behind them a million cartridges and great quantities quan quan- titles of ot food and accoutrements Semi official confirmation was as as received 1 I today of the report that tho Greeks bad baeS seized the Island of Lemnos near ne-ar the mouth of the Dardanelles and declared a blockade of the Turkish coast Admiral in command of the Greek squadron occupied Kastro the capital of the Island Bombard Greek warships warShips' are arc report reported to have been bombarding the Turkish h port of at tim the entrance to the tho Gulf Gult of ot Arts Arta yesterday A dispatch to tho the International News New Service from Athens Athens Athens Ath Ath- ens states that troops were landed to today today to- to day clay at Katerina on the Gulf Gult of about seventy miles from the Turkish fortress The Gr Greek ek consul at Cardiff Wales Is commandeering every Greek vessel that enters the port Tho The vessel Is then made madea a ship of th the Greek nav navy A A. column of or Greek troops attacked the fortified pass pus yesterday esterday but were repulsed cd by bv Turks Only m meager dispatches have been re received re re- calved cel today from the Montenegrin front The Montenegrins are still operating a against but evidently with little success s. s GREEK WARSHIPS MAKE ATTACK ON CONSTANTINOPLE Oct 23 Greek 23 Greek warships have hare bc been n bombarding the Turkish port of since sinco Monday Monday Mon Mon- day according to toa a a a. report received here is situated at the entrance on en trance tranee to the Gulf of J Arta the opposite side of which is Greek territory Two hundred bundred Bul Bulgarian arian prisoners arrived arrived ar ar- ar rived hero from have The They were arrested on OD suspicion of espionage e and br brigandage The same lam train brought fifty wounded wounded- 1 Turkish soldiers and a number of ot refugees from the frontier GREEK TROOPS LAND LONDON Oct 23 Greek Gre Greek k troops landed yesterday at Katerina on Turkish territory in the too Gulf of ot Sa Sa- and arid about bout seventy miles from th the fortress according to a news ag agency n ny dispatch from Con Constantinople BULGARIANS ARE SLAIN IN MASSACRE SOFIA Bul Bulgaria ria Oct 23 The The masea mas- mas ea ro of Bulgarian peasants by Turkish in tho the village o of OLe Gir- neno none near Kot is reported by tho the correspondent of ot tho government organ oran Mir The Tho Turks according to the correspondent dent ordered the p peasants peas aa ants to lie on on the ground around an and then shot bot them in cold blood bloo One Ono of ot the massacres to which Kin King Ferdinand referred referred re reO in his bis proclamation occurred at Ko hana A A. number of Turkish villages and towns towny have fallen into the hands of ot the advancing Bulgarian army which crossed tho the frontier on on the western side eide of Bulgaria aria and is operating separate separately Is ly Iv from tho the army marching marchin on Ad nan opie As tho the Bulgarians advance ance the Turk i ish h troops are aro falling back baek in some BOme cases without Coffering any ny resistance Tho The upper reaches aches of of t tie the e Bre and M sta n rivers rs are now commanded com mau ed b by the Bul Bulgarian rian troops During tho the fighting on ou October IS before the tho B Bulgarians arians cap cap- three Turkish field guns some soma amm ammunition and nd took prisoners rs lI At two companies of ot Turkish Turk Tusk ish troops troop surrendered with their arms arn A small town railed in in the di district also has been occupied occupied pied b bv b the Bulgarians while whilo R Bird Kird- rd chali itself surrendered and a I few Turks were captured there theto |