New York Times 100 years ago today, November 19, 1912:
Fortress Has Fallen, According to Telegram Received in Belgrade.
LONDON, Tuesday, Nov. 19.— A private telegram received at Belgrade yesterday reported that Scutari had surrendered, according to a dispatch to The Daily Telegraph.
A correspondent at Cettinje of The Daily Mirror says he learns on the highest official authority that an armistice between the Montenegrins and the Turks is imminent.
A Daily Telegraph correspondent at Scutari sends a series of dispatches, the latest of which is dated Nov. 13, describing intermittent bombardments by the Montenegrins, which have killed numerous persons and set fire to some buildings. He says that, although the price of bread has risen considerably, there are still 8,000 bags of flour in the town. The difficulty, however, is the scarcity of fuel for baking, there being hardly any coal or wood left. The Governor has requisitioned all stocks of wood. The correspondent supposes that the object of the Montenegrin bombardment is to induce the Turks to consume their ammunition. The Turkish Commander, Riza Bey, however, is on the alert and has given orders that shells must not be fired uselessly.
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