THE BALKAN WAR.

Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 1883, 31 March 1913, Page 5

THE BALKAN WAR.

FALL OF ADRIANOPLE

PRELIMINARIES OF PEACE,

Press Asan—By Telegraph—Copyright Adrianople, March 28.

King Ferdinand, accompanied by his two sons, entered through the lines, prisoners of war and the inhabitants greeting him with enthusiastic cheers.

Vienna, Marc i 28. Servia complies with the Powers' summons to evacuate Albania.

The Powers are addressing a similar request to Montenegro. The Allies are agreed to accept the Powers' proposals as the basis of peace negotiations. Cettinje, March 28. Montenegro points out that Turkey, in 1911, granted a concession to drain Lake Scutari to compensate Montenegro for her losses in the Albanian rising. The contract was entrusted to a French company.

TERRIBLE SIEGE GUNS. ADRIANOPLE'S FALL. SERVIANS CLAIM CREDIT. Belgrade, March 28. The fall of Adrianople was directly due to the terrible fire of the Servian siege guns.

As the besiegers closed in on the town deserters came in great numbers, reporting that the garrison was exhausted, and only Chukri Pasha's will induced them to continue fighting. The Servian artillery concentrated on the eastern forts.

There were desperate conflicts throughout Tuesday and Wednesday nights, when the eastern forts were captured. The Turks fired the town at various points, and there were great flames and loud detonations as the arsenals ignited.

MONTENEGRO'S CLAIMS. London, March 28. Renter states that the Powers, with a view to meeting Montenegro's complaint about the small territorial acquirement at Scutari, proposes to send a commission and render finan cial assistance in order to transform Lake Scutari into cultivable land, which Montenegro greatly needs. STORY OF ADRIANOPLE. TOWN LITTLE DAMAGED. CHATALDJA FIGHT. TURKS TRAPPED. Sofia, March 29.

The populace of Adrianople did not suffer much and but few buildings were damaged by the bombardment. There were no epidemics. Many of the Turks destroyed their rifles and disabled their guns before surrendering. The electric light and wireless stations also were destroyed. Constantinople, March 29.

The boom of the cannon was audible in this city. Hundreds of wounded are arriving daily. The Turkish loss at Chataldja in the recent engagement was 1200 killed and 3500 wounded. Bnver's force was trapped over a mined area, and the explosion caused heavy loss. Sixty thousand Bulgarians suddenly attacked and drove the Turkish right wing back, almost turning the centre.

DIVIDING THE SPOILS

WAR GEAR WORTH £7,000,000.

Adrianople, March 29.

The value of the war material captured is seven million sterling. It has been equally divided between the Servians and the Bulgarians. Sofia, March 29.

Ivanoff's despatch says the Bulgarians captured the eastern forts, whereupon Chukri surrendered. The operations of the Bulgarian and Servian troops in other positions around Adrianople were merely of a demonstration character. They were still far from the circle forts when the east front fell. Belgrade March 29. GueschofT has warmly ackuowleded Servia's assistance in connection with Adrianople's fall. SCUTARI DISPUTE. THE POWERS' WILL. MONTENEGRO RESISTS. Received 5.5 p. m. London, March 29. The Daily Telegraph's Vienna correspondent sates that Austria's patience is exhausted, and she will take swift steps to execute the will of Europe if Montenegro does not accept the Powers' decision. Cettinje, March 29.

The Foreign Minister states that Europe by the most crying injustice attempts to rob her of Scutari. Montenegro cannot accept a decision and appeals to the British sense of justice.

The Government has receive;! the Powers' collective Note.

Belgrade, March 29.

The newspapers report that King Nicholas, of Montenegro, has ordered a renewal of the bombardment of Scutari and a fierce attack is proceeding on all sides.