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Show HI KING'S SON FIRES FIRST HI 8HOT IN WAR fj Podgorltza, Montenegro. Oct. 9. t U Tho Montenegrin nrmy opened war H"p ngalnst Turkey this morning by at- M Ft tacking a strong Turkish position on- Poalto Podgorltza. Prlnco Peter, tho youngest son of King Nicholas, fired tho first shot. This wns tho signal for firing nil along tho lino nnd an artillery duel ensued. Within twenty ono minutes flvo Turkish guns were silenced nnd the Turks retreated from their first position po-sition on Mount Plnnlnltza. By noon tho Turks had ovneuated tho mountain. moun-tain. Podgorltzn Is tho headquarters of tho Montenegrin 'orces nnd nmld tho enthusiastic cheering of tho people King Nicholas, with I'rlnco Mlrkc, his second son. nnd staff, rode enrly to tho mountains to survey tho positions. posi-tions. Tho Montenegrin guns had been placed tho night before and strong detachments of men were held In reservo should tho Turkish forces provo larger than the reports of tho scouts Indicated. Prince Peter Opens Fire Punctually at S o'clock tho first shot wns directed at tho Turkish position po-sition on tho hills opposlto by Prince tor, who Is a captain of artillery. At the booming of tho gun tho band In tho Montenegrin headquarters struck up the royal hymn That tho Montenegrin flro wnB effective ef-fective was proved by tho quick retirement re-tirement of tho Turks. After they evacuated the mountain a general advance ad-vance of Montenegrin Infantry was ordered. Covered by a concentrated artillery lire, tho Infantry moved townrds the strongly fortified Turkish positions on Detchltch mountnln, which commands com-mands tho road to Scutari. At 2 o'clock tho Turks landed troops on the shoro of Lako Scutari nenr tho Montenegrin frontier. A general engagement followed nnd was still In progress nt G o'clock in tho afternoon. Crown Prlnco Danlelo, who is commander-in-chief, has Just ridden In with Prince Peter from tho battlefield battle-field to tho king's headquarters for fresh Instructions. |