THE WHITE FLAG.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 3655, 16 October 1912, Page 5

THE WHITE FLAG.

MONTENEGRINS’ VICTORIOUS MARCH. TUZI GARRISON SURRENDER UNCONDITIONALLY. TURKISH GUNS SAID TO BE LOADED WITH GLASS, MONTENEGRIN* WOUNDED FRIGHTFULLY INJURED. [UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT] (Received Oct. 15, 11.25 p.m.) LONDON, Oct, 15. Tuyi has surrendered. The Ottoman Embassy has received despatches announcing that the Montenegrins arc burning Moslem villages and massacreing the inhabitants, irrespective of age or sex.

A large number of doctors and nurses who volunteered for redress work and hospital equipment were despatched to tlie Balkans a few days agoPodgoritza advises that some of the wounded have fearful injuries, alleged to have been caused by the ’Turks loading their howitzers with broken glass, stones, and iron.

The Montenegrins were prepared to assault Tuzi under cover of their artillery, when a Turkish officer with a white flag-consented to unconditional surrender.

The garrison, consisting of six battalians of Nisam (or regular troops) arc prisoners, and were sent to Podgoritza.

The spoils include five guns, which are badly damaged by Montenegrin fire, eight machine guns, 7000 Alausers, many horses, and 800 tents.

TURKS ATTAGK BULGARIAN POST. BULGARIANS WITHDRAM" (Received Oct. "IG, 12.20 a.in.) SOFIA, Oct. 15. Five hundred Turks attacked a Bulgarian post westward of Chujuken, in the Tamroseh district- The Bulgarians, acting under instructions to avoid a conflict, withdrew. AI. Guechoff declares that Sunday’s memorandum is not an ultimatum, and adds that Bulgaria has not spoken the last word. Belgrade reports that. 3000 Turks in the Ristovae district occupied the Servian side of the frontier along a 2J miles front as far as Gorgortogoch. Twenty-four Servians wore killed and four wounded. The Government, not considering that a state of war exists ordered the troops to refrain from tin* offensive, but to prevent further Turnish advances. The Servian army costs £40,000 daily and finances wiil not permit a campaign beyond three months.

ABRIDGED CABLES. In the Chamber tho Greek Premie. - stated that the Government had ;V - - copted the Cretan Assembly’s resolution in favor of a union with Greece The Porte has replied to the Powers.