Progress of the Balkan War

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 47, 19 October 1912, Page 5

Progress of the Balkan War

WAR DECLARED ALL ROUND. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.) London, October 17. Turkey has declared war on Servia and Bulgaria, and Servia has declared war upon Turkey. Grecce has declared war on Turkey. Athens, October 18. Gunboats passed the Turkish guns within 2lt) yards, in a narrow channel between the new fortress at Preveza and the coast batteries. They steamed with lights out and were not seen. They saw the troops at the 'iurkish fortresses completing the defences in the full blaze of electric lights. The feat lias given the Greeks command of the Gulf of Arta, and ensures the supply of stores to the army at Epirus. THE BATTLE OF KRANIA. Constantinople, October 18. The Turkish losses at Krania were seventeen killed and wounded. The Montenegrin casualties were five hundred. Fighting northward of Gusinje continues. The Turks captured a gun and a quantity of ammunition. There were heavy losses, I Athens, October 18. A Turkish gunboat and the destroyer Attala are confined to Prevenza, where they took refuge at the outset of tiio Turko-Italian war. A BLESSING ON THE WAR. Belgrade, October 18. The declaration of war evoked tremendous enthusiasm. At a special service the Archbishop invoked a blessing on the holy war on which the country was embarking. The Turkish casualties at Prepolatz (not Pryopolye) included six hundred wounded. Ten Servians were killed and forty-two wounded. Constantinople, October 18. Pomaks, supported by regulars, penetrated into Bulgaria several miles, the Bulgarians retiring. The Ports lias demanded and secured three and a half millions sterling deposited in German banks during Abdul Hamid’s reign, to bo devooed to the war. The Bulgarians destroyed two important railway bridges southwards of Philipoplis. “WE WANT CRETE.” Paris, October 18. ‘Le Temps’ ’ Vienna correspondent forwards an unverified rumour that the British Ambassador is reported to have recently informed an Austrian official: “We want Crete.’ Vienna, October 18. France is endeavouring to induce Austria to accept a Franco-Rusian guarantee that Servia will evacuate Novibazar after the war, and asks Austria to tolerate, if possible, Servian operations there. DARDANELLES. St. Petersburg, October 18. The Government has made energetic representations to the Porte, and is pvl’sd negotiating with the Powers to ' secure the frfee passage of the Dardan-i elles by neutrals. •"■--0 Constantinople, October 17. Turkish advices state that the Montenegrins were < twice defeated at Tarabosch with heavy ’losses. BRITAINL and. suda bay. (Received 19. 8.0 a.m.) Berlin. October 18. The ‘Vossiche Zeitungl declares that the presence of the British Fleet at Suda Bay signifies that though Crete may now be regarded as belonging to Greece, it will be Britain’s distant interest to' jseo that) Snd a. ; Bay. falls into po other hands than Britain’s; Constantinople. October 18. ] The Turks are onerating from Mustapha, and the Bulgarian advance guards are retiring on the main body. Teheran. October 18. Salar-ed-Dowlebi s reported to 'be rapidly approaching. TURKS BEAT THE SERVIANS. Constantinople, October 18. A telegram from Usknb states that Turks attacked the Servians at Prepdatz, and captured a blockhouse and o+her positions, with arms, ammunition, and provisions. The Servians retired. HORTH m. LYELL FIRE. ALL THE DEAD RECOVERED. THE FIRE BEATEN AT LAST. Hobart, October 18. Rescue parties have discovered the bodies of all the forty-two missing men at the 850 ft. level. Coffin® were sent down and brought to the surface today. It transpires that Bennett is not missing, but the name of McGowan is to be added to the list. )_ Enquiries are proceeding with a view to the Government and the Mount Lyell Company jointly distributing relief to the families of the dead miners. Though offically notified that the lire is almost under, heavy tumes are rising from the shaft. The miners at Gormanstou express the belief that there are four auuitional dead. The cage was jammed between the 750 ft. and 700 ft. levels. All attempts to shift it were futile. The men complain of the reticence oi ciie officials and their tardiness in supplying official lists of the dead; aiso the refusal on Sunday to attempt id reach or communicate with the entombed. They declare that the company neglected to supply proper protec>ion from fire, though two previous tires had occurred at the same place nut were extinguished before they spread. They allege that all were '•■aused by sparks from a self-acting electric machine. The fire in the mine has been ijueiicncd. (Received 19, 9.40 a.m.) Hobart, October 19. Mrs. McCarthy, whoso death from g-ie f was reported yesterday, is still alive. AJ i-. Mahoney, President of the Miners’ Union, says, regarding the conflict of opinion about the number entombed: “I was present when me accountant called the roll. The account ant had the morning time-sheet, which showed one hundred and two below. Fifty-four were rescued, therefore there were forty-eight below. If that shoot be correct, the only reason I can give for the company making fortytwo is that during the excitement the men were not tallied correctly. Some have since left, and the tally cannot be checked.”