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Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12856, 23 October 1912, Page 5

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OPERATIONS DISCUSSED BY CRITICS.

(.United Press Association.—Copyright.) LONDON, October 21. Military critics in London point out that none of the correspondents yet allowed to the front have been able* to send much war news. Evidently it is intended to sustain the enthusiasm in Belgrp.do and Sofia, and deceive the enemy.

The "Morning Post" estimates that tho Turks have 160,000 men and 412 guns at Adrianople and Kirk Kilise. and Bulgaria 270.000 men, including the guards of communication, and 788 guns VIENNA, October 21. Critics opmo that the Turks are mistaken in concentrating at Adrianoole. Tho Allies' real objective is Salonfkaj which the Servians, Montenegrins, and Greeks hope to capture while the Bulgarians check tho Turks at Adrianople.

THE BULGARIANS' ADVANCE,

SOFIA. October 21. On Friday evening General Ivnnoff, with tho first army corps, occupied the banks of the Maritza, and found the bridge, station, and telegrapfi at Mustaphn practically infact. On Saturday ho drove the Turks from the forts formins: the outer defences at Adrianonle. Tho second" army corps, under (General RadkodimitriefF, advancing uo tho Tuna;a Valley, captured Turrfovo.

Tho third army corps is under General Kutincheff.

TURKISH OUTRAGES

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SOFIA. October 21. Tho Turks in the Razlog district are arresting Bulgarian notables, demandins; ransoms, asking three hundred sterling from each village, and beating hundreds of villagers.

A TREACHEROUS ACT

BELGRADE, October 21. The Servians are transferring their headquarters from Nisch to Vranja. Tho A rnauts, retreating from Prepolatz, hoisted tho'-white flag, killing Captain Popovitch twelve men. Tho Servian artillery re-opened fire, killing two hundred. ' a

BELGRADE. October 21. The Servian headquarters have been advanced from Vran,?a to Zibeftche. The Servians,, under General Janovjci. captured the Turkish trenches at Podn.ievo. ne-nr 'Mitrovitza. Seven Servians wero killed an: 1. 120 wounded.

BRITAIN PROCLAIMS NEUTRALITY.

LONDON. October 21. The proclamation of Britain's neutrality has been, gazetted.

TURKS BOMBARD MARTANA

, SOFIA. October 21. The Turkish warships bombarded Mavarna. The Custom "House was destroyed.

TURKISH OFFICERS CAPTURED

ATHENS, October 21. Several vessels were searched, and fit teen Turkish cnpTured en route for tho .seat of war.

BULGARIAN TORPEDOERS SU-XK

CONSTANTINOPLE, October 21. Tho Turks sank one Bulgarian torpedoer, while another took refuge near the Varna forts, which the Turks silenced.

GREEKS OCCUPY LEMNOS

ATHENS, October 21 iiio Greeks have occupied Lemnos.

(Lemnoß is a Turkish island, 40 miles b.L. of Mt. Athos, and 20 S.W. of the Dardanelles. Tho area is 180 square miles; population 30,000. mostly Greek*:, Turks numbering 5,000

THE TURKISH COMMANDERS

CONSTANTINOPLE, October 21. Tho Turkish commanders are:—Alirixa Pash, Generalissimo of the western army at Salonika; Faik Pasha, of the cavalry division, at Uskub; Fftthi Pasha, ab Kossovo.

THE CROSS AND CRESCENT

LONDON, October 21 fho newspaper "Zeit" describes King i eter s manifesto as grave and significant. It indicates not merely Turkish misrule, but that European' diplomacy is blameablo for tho war—firstly tor tho want of timely intervention, and secondly for indolence in dealing with iurkey. Every effort must be made t,> cooreo Turkey into treating non-Turk-ish races as human beings.

PROTEST BY UNIONIST M.P.

LONDu.y. October 21. Georgo Lloyd. Unionist member " -r West Staffordshire, in view of Britain's neutrality, protests against tho Hon. V. (■-. H. Masterman's anti-Turkish speech at Bethnal Green.

PROCLAMATIOXS DEPRECATED

COXSTAXTINOPLE, October 21. Turkish opinion deprecates tho nrodamations of the Kings of Bulgaria and Servip, as emphasising tho struco-lo of tho Cross against the Crescent " and contrasts them with tho Sultan's ~'-n----clamation wherein ho states that themotive of tho war is political, not relijrious\ nnd exhorts Ottoman soldiers to rVn^niber that their opponents, aro m ;n di'luded by vainglorious ambitions.

THE LATEST MOVPIMEXTS

SOFT A. Octobor 20 I Tho fortress at Kirs-ilh-.o lia.i boon -1 • cMrrmin--!:•'] sinc-o Saturday.

Tho Tlnlccarians .an'! Sorvrans captured Eiiri.isalan-ca, nnd had t'ikon several rn.jlwnv hrulfrcr. boforo tho Turks were ablo to blow thorn un. TOHGCRITZA. OntoUor 20. Fiv.rr> Plnvnn tho Montenegrins caotured Gusinio.

BFJ,r4T?AnE. October 20. Tho ?sorvia-n><? aro ad%-nn"inn; on Uskub "T>d aro Tnoptinor with 1?ttlo resistance Tiio road is almost Ttnpassablo.

WILD RUMOU.RS

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LOYDOY October 5?. A p.'im'ipr nf nnnonfirm.nri nnnoir.-s b-.voomn from Sofi* nn.l elsewhere, "n----cluding t^O r .-vnr>rfr>/| Mntnw o f» \v \ qtttvptox. rvhow 22^ " Ol'O".'n Pr'nro r>f nri^l f},r> rnn+nro of +u'pntv +Tirn, cr .t,^ TnrVs >>v a ','irld^n r-..M nt, K;rk TH^cf, n-Jth army corpr, supplies.

LATER DETAILS OF FIGHTING.

HORRIBLE MASSACRES

A TURKISH STRATEGY

TURKS EVACUATING ADRIANOPLE

LONDON, October 22

It is stated in Sofia that the Turks in the Adrianople*district are terror-trick-en, and, abandoning their rifles and howitzers, are flying in disorder.

The Governor of Adrianop.le has issued « proclamation warning the inhabitants to bo careful of supplies, as it is possible the town may be invested. Ho ■recommends those who are able to do so to leave tho town.

10,000 BULGARIANS ATTACK A FORTRESS.

October 22,

SOFIA, October 22. Mr. Beaumont, tho "Daily Telegraph's"' war correspondent, states that 10,000 Bulgarians attacked a fortress at Cherin, ten miles south of Mustafa. They stormed the outworks and bayonetted tho defenders.

JOURNALISTS IMPERILLED

SOFIA. October 22

The Bulgarians have announced that journalists who evade censorship will bo eourt-martialled. Bulgarian officers and soldiers have been forbidden to refer to operations in nrivate letters.

Sitxy correspondents have gone to Starazagova.

SEVERE FIGHTING AT PLATA

NINE HUNDRED KILLED

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CETTXNJE, October 22

Tho fighting at Plavji was very severe. The Albanians only left when the town was in flames. Nine hundred were killed, including women and children, who were found dead with weapons still in their hands.

Received 10-20 p.m., October 22

VIENNA, October 22

The "Reichpost" states that retiring Turks massacred villagers, 150 bodies being found at Bacero, 100 at RaHosko, and 150 at Jakonda. Mutilated corpses amid burning ruins at Mickut were a particularly terrible sight.

GREEK TORPEDOERS SHELTERING.

Received 10-45 p.m., October 22 THE HAGUE, October 22. Two Greek torpedo boats are at Flushing. Tho Government has permitted them to remain beyond twenty-hour hours owing to stress of weather.'

THE CAPTURE OF LEMXOS

ATHENS, October 22

The battleships Averoff, Hydra, Spetsai, and Psara, and a destroyer flotilla occupied Lemnos.

TURKISH TRANSPORT CAPTURED

THE HAGUE, October 22. A Greek destroyer at Smyrna captured « Turkish transport with officers and men.

TURKISH SPIES ARRESTED

Received 10-45 p.m., October 22. THE HAGUE, October 22. Fourteen Turkish spies have been arrested at Piraeus.

TURKS DRIVEN FROM DISSIKATA

Received 10-45 p.m., Otcober 22 THE HAGUE, October 22. Two battalions drovo out the Turks from Dissikata, north-west' of Elassona.

Received 10-45 p.m.. October 22 CONSTANTINOPLE, October 22. Fighting is continuing at Elassona. Fifteen hundred Greeks were killed. It is officially stilted that tho Turks, by means of a feigned retreat, induced the Bulgarians concentrated in the HanLa r district of Doipad to advance. The Turks suddenly attacked the left wing, capturing two guns. The pursuit of the Bulgarians is continuing.