GREEKS ROUT THE TURKS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XVIII, Issue XVIII, 25 October 1912, Page 5

GREEKS ROUT THE TURKS.

HEAVY

FIGHTING NEAR ADRIANOPLE.

TURKS STEADILY REPULSED.

GREAT SLAUGHTER AT NOVI BAZAR.

BY CABLE-PRESS ASSOCIATION-COPYRIGHT.

ATHENS, Oct. 24. Twenty thousand Turks and six batteries are entrenched at Saranta io-a-ofa There was stubborn resistance during the morning, and on Tuesday ±ne nght was continued T>y moonlight. During the night a Hying column or the Greek third and fourth divisions executed a Hank movement on the lurkish left Daylight revealed the plan, ana tlie Turks ned precipitately, leaving, a quantity of baggage. The Greeks hotly pursued them through the denies. On Wednesday evening they occupied iiernje and also the bridge over the HaliKmoa river, threatening the lurkasJi retreat. .before abandoning Serhje the Turlis massacred seventy Greek pnests. . xne Greeks have advanced their Jieauquarcera to ivmm Kaizzoga. The iroops are in the highest spirits. Tue Crown Jrriiice reports that II guns were captured and much ammunition and tran jort. Ino TurKisu army is scattered, and the pursuit continues. Danglic reports, that the Turks lost heavily, ana nnwiy prisoners ' were taken, including ... neutenant-coionei. Two battalions under LieutenantColonel (jonstanuopiuos, attacked two battalions near V laknoiivadou, destroying them.

(Received Oct. 25, 8.5 .a.m.) .LOiNuOiS, Uct. 24. The Times correspondent says that 23u,0U0 Turks will concentrate in Tiirace. The organisation of transport xequires time; hence the main body is two or three days' marches south or the present lighting line. The advanced dine nas been given a mission delaying the advance, wnich has apparently been iuceessl'ul, though it is much outnumJaered.

Un Tuesday, the Sterazgasa correspondents state, the districts of llaslog and Djumaibaia were entirely in the nands or the Bulgarians. A number of the troops were detached for the purpose of repelling further Turkish, attacks on i;he ±>lack rica ports

Mr Bennet .burieigh states that the Turks are being steadily repulsed. Their ajun-iire is inriitferßut.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 24. The correspondents attached to Nazim Pasha's force have gone to the front.

There was heavy fighting between Adrianople and Kirk Kilisseh throughout the day, but a decisive result is aiofc expected until Thursday evening. Uoth sides display the utmost bravery and determination.

The Turks at the Arda redoubt were on the offensive early on Tuesday, and «d.roy« off the Bulgarians, who were advancing on the east of the Tunga river. The Bulgarians attacked the Turks at Kalemansia, west of Adrianople, and fighting continues.

The Bulgarian cavalry at Malkojalas attempted to rush a position near Adrianople, and were driven off with .great loss.

SOFIA, Oct. 24. The railway accident at Smyrna is attributed to Macedonian emissaries, who •were sent to Asia Minor to impede the ■despatch of Asiatics.

A Red Cross hospital nurse was shot lor selling information to the Turks; •also a Government official, Avho gave a receipt for 40 tons of cheese, when he liad only bought 30.

LONDON, Oct. 24. Reports which have been received jstate that desperate fighting is proceeding at Kumanovo. Both sides claim victories. A great slaughter occurred «at Novi Bazar.