Take Berana After Ten Days' Fighting.

New York Times 100 years ago today, October 17, 1912:
Montenegrins Capture Important Turkish Town and Are Pushing on Toward Scutari.
TURKEY TO TAKE OFFENSIVE
Peace with Italy a Great Relief to the Powers, Which Now Think the Balkan War Can Be Localized.
Special Cable to New York Times.
    LONDON, Thursday, Oct. 17.— The proclamation of war is still delayed, although the Turkish Ministers at Sofia and Belgrade have left those capitals, and the Turkish Minister at Athens has received orders to vacate his post. The Balkan Ministers will, it is expected, leave Constantinople to-day.
    The feeling in Europe, as reflected on the Bourses, has undergone a remarkable change, and it is now the firm belief that the conflict will be localized. The conclusion of Italo-Turkish peace was also an important factor in the improved tone of the markets yesterday. The London stock markets went vigorously ahead, and advices from the Continent were almost entirely of a favorable nature. All the international gambling stocks took a further big stride toward recovery, and even "war stocks" participated in the rally.
    There was fighting yesterday between Turks and Servians and Turks and Montenegrins. The Montenegrins captured the important town of Berana and are now pushing on toward Scutari, where the Turks are expected to make a strong resistance.
    The Daily Mail's Constantinople correspondent says he is informed by the War Ministry that a division of Montenegrins descending to the west of Lake Scutari destroyed on Tuesday all the villages between the lake and the sea, massacring women and children, but this Turkish report is not confirmed from other sources.
    The engagement between Turks and Servians near Presdova continued yesterday, the Servians using artillery for the first time.
    Turkish warships are reported to have appeared off the Bulgarian Black Sea ports of Varna and Burgas, which are being hastily fortified.
    The conclusion of peace between Turkey and Italy and its possible influence on the course of events is widely discussed. It is recognized that Turkey, freed from the conflict with Italy, will be able to use her forces in various directions that otherwise would be barred to her. Notably, she can now transport troops by sea to points in the Aegean.
    There is no development to record in the diplomatic situation among the great powers. The tentative suggestion of a European conference put forward by the French Government is under consideration by the Cabinets, but is still in an incipient stage. In any case, it is unlikely to have any influence in the earlier stages of the war between Turkey and the Balkan league.