Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 April 1909 — Capture 10,000 Prisoners. [ARTICLE]

Capture 10,000 Prisoners.

General Schefket, commander of the Constitutionalists, has overawed the Albanians into surrender. This force, which was composed of 200 men, was stationed in the imperial palace. The Albanians were not Mfriigaged in the fighting Saturday, but persistently refused to lay down their arms. General Schefket sent up a strong body of Macedonians and six field pieces were placed in a prominent position above the palace. Other guns were disposed on the neighboring heights, while the troops commanded all the approaches. The red flag continued, however, to fly defiantly until late in the day when the watchers saw it dropping slowly down the flagpole, making place for the white token of surrender. It is estimated now that at least 10,000 prisoners are in .the hands of the Salonikins. Those liable to severe punishment, such as the rebellious Saloniki chasseurs, have been securely roped.