Montenegro Wins 32-Hour Battle.

New York Times 100 years ago today, October 11, 1912:
Detchitch Mountain, Commanding the Road to Skutari, Is Captured.
TURKISH FORCE PRISONERS
Commander, Officers, and Most of the Troops Surrender — Four Guns Taken.
HEAVY LOSS ON EACH SIDE
Bulgaria, Servia, and Greece Still Delay War Declarations — Bulgarians Attack Frontier Towns.
    PODGORITZA, Montenegro, Oct. 10.— The Montenegrins have captured Detchitch Mountain. The Turkish commander and officers, with many soldiers, have surrendered.
    For thirty-two hours the battle between the Montenegrin forces, under the direct command of King Nicholas, and Turkish troops strongly intrenched in the hills, was in progress. The fight began at 8 o'clock yesterday morning, the first shot being fired by Prince Peter against the Turkish position on Mount Planinitza. Within a few hours the Turks evacuated that district.
    Strongly fortified positions were, however, occupied by the Turks on Detchitch Mountain, which commands the road to Skutari, and reinforcements were brought up, which resulted in a general engagement, extending along the line for several miles.
    King Nicholas remained at his headquarters at Podgoritza, while Crown Prince Danilo directed operations at the front. The Montenegrins resumed the bombardment of Detchitch at dawn, and a heavy cannonading was kept up until 11 o'clock in the morning, when the Turkish batteries on the mountain were silenced.
    In the meantime a great battle was proceeding near the Turkish town of Tushi, about fifteen miles to the north of Podgoritza.
    At 4 o'clock in the afternoon the Turkish commander on Detchitch, with his officers and a majority of his troops, surrendered. The Montenegrins captured four guns.
    The Montenegrin standard was hoisted over the captured position.
    There were heavy losses on both sides, but the Montenegrin camp gave itself over to rejoicings on the first victory in the war.
    A division of Montenegrins commanded by Gen. Vukotuch crossed the frontier early this morning near Besani.