Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-11-05
GRAPHIC STORY TOLD.
Of Terrific 'Four-Day Battle Between
BuIqars and Turks.

| Vienna, November 2.-The Reichs-
post this morning prints story sent
by its correspondent with the Bull
garian army, Lieutenant Wagner.
1t Is dated from the Bulgarian head
quarters Thursday evening and says:
II have Just returned with a train
Of wounded after having spent three
days at the front. For three days and
nights ! have not been out of my
clothes. My poor horse could not
move another step, because Of ex-
haustion.
1.-The great and final battle entered
the decisive phase Thursday morning
when the Bulgarian left wing at Bun
arhissar took the offensive with
mighty impetus. The prelude to the
final crash at arms was a murderous
day resulted very fayorably for the
ulgarians, especially on their right
wing, at Lule Burgas
"On the left wing where the Bulga-
rian offensive started the Turks by
taking the offensive from Serai by
way Of Visa against the Bulgarian
left wing, had attempted to meet the
danger threatening their line Of re-
treat owing to the Bulgarian advance
by way Of Serai to Tchatalja- The
Turks also had succeeded In driving
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beyond Karagederesi and Bunar-
hissar.
Tuesday morning when the mighty
Bulgarian counter attack was deliver
ed against their right wing from line
running from Uskub to Hajifakli and
the heights of Monastirdagh, the
Turks front ranks were simply run
down by a startling assault executed
with unparalleled dash, yet they sue
|ceeded in sustaining the fight by con-
tinually bringing UP reserves.
Bitter forest fghting ragged
throughout the day, during which the
Turkish main body degenerated into
senseless masses, without consistency
or power Of fighting.
"At the same time the Bulgarian
right wing attacked the Turkish po-
sitions at Lule Burgas from Eski-Baba
and Yeniken and drove the Turks
from their fortified positions on the
Telandre, Ajvalidore and Erkene
rivers back on Lule Burgas. The Bull
garian infantry was splendidly sup
ported by artillery which, at critical
times. succeeded in holding down the
Turks by an annihilating fire. With
the help Of the guns most Of the
Turkish positions were taken by bay
onet assaults Some Of them, how
ever, were stormed and taken without
any preliminary action or artillery
support"
Details thus far of the rout of the
immense Turkish army by the Bull
garians show that the Bulgarian forces
were numerically far Inferior.
The Turkish army is reported to
have aggregated 100000 men. II in
cluded the garrison which had retreat
ed from the captured fortress Of Kirk
all he aofx h<G Of
Turkish troops which had advanced
from Constantinople. It comprised
practically the whole Of the Turkish
troops remaining in Europe, apart
from the garrisons Of Adrianople,
Saloniki, Monastir, Janina, Scutari
and few other towns.
The great army was under the per-
sonal command OF Nazim Pasha, Min
lister Of War and commander-in-chief,
who was assisted by some Of the ablest
Turkish generals serving In the army
opened with the discovery by the
Turks Of a number Of Bulgarian
cavalry scouts. The Turks drew In
their outposts, and these were closely
followed by lines Of Bulgarian skir-
mishers, who were succeeded by the
main Bulgarian army In flghoHg- for
nation.
The battle was soon In progress all
along the line. The Bulgarian troops
repeatedly delivered fierce attacks,
sometimes at one point, sometimes at
another, along the Turkish line ex-
tending from Lule Burgas to Serai.
The Turkish forces offered a stub
born and desperate resistance, but
were unable to Withstand the on
slaught of the impetuous Bulgarians.
and finally they turned and fed In
great disorder toward Tchorlu, In the
south. The losses of the Ottoman
army are reported to have been enor-
nous in dead, wounded and prisoners.
as well as ammunition and other sup
plies.
The capture of third Turkish mill
tary train near Lule Burgas before the
battle was an immense advantage to
the Bulgarians, as 1t furnished them
with more facilities for the transport
Of their troops and supplies to the
district where the fighting took place.