The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-11-12
BIC.FIGE'T At RODOSTO.
SulGars and Serbs Attack--Turkisk
Pattlcship Replies.

: SulGars and Serbs Attack-TurLish
PsttlcShip Replies.
4 Spsc,oi Cable EesDo,ch 10 The Sux
Z LONDON. Nov l2.-The Daily Chron-
Scle to-day prints n despatch from the
town OF Re dosto. On the Sea OF Mar
moray. dateC' midnight on November TO-
frhe Despatch says:
"a severe engagement for the pos
tession of thi town has taken place.
To-day the iss 7e Is not act decided. 1t
30 remarkable as being the first sea
Ind land fight Il the present war. The
enemy occupied the hills 10 the north
WEST Of the town With a. large force.
Ind hurled with cusuoma'y !ntrepidity
kgainst the Turkish Infantry. which was
barring the approach in that way.
"The Turkish baulsship Mussudlyes,
(. which arrived Off tae port last night.
bpened a telling fire with two 90 inch
, Cickers guns and inch guns on the
bnemy's position and succeeded in
} checking their advance. The lombard
/. hnent continued increasingly throughout
|, The day.
: Commanded by Col Renzi Bey the
' yrurisish infantry behaved with the tra-
F., nitional bravery and. ait aoaigh opposed
! by overwhelming numbers. fought with
$he utmost determination As the night
wv on the Turks were forced to re-
hSnd occupy fresh a position closer
= ~ town where they prepared to
~, final stand.
1.-The enemy, who inclcded several
stSiments Of Servian infa nt1y. were able
I 10 creep nearer the entertainments un-
4 der cover OF the darkness and because
/ bf the darkness it was impossible for
: the Turkish battleship to cooperate in
!, further defence on the west Of the town,
i nearest where the Bulgarian attack was
delivered In this part OF the town the
Snhabitants were forced to take refuge
Elsewhere.
"The bold defence of the Turks re-
! tceived high commentator from the
foreign inhabitants of Rodosto. The
Third Regiment of infantry. who
! formed a part of the heroic Second
Corps when the latter fought with
sso much distinction at Lule-Burgas,
fought to the last cartridge but were
hopelessly outnun1bered.
AT midnight an Italian gunboat
. which lies in the harbor, took off the
italian subjects who wished to leave
During the night .he battleship Mus
tudiyes steamed our OF range and was
ready to renew the bombardment OF the
Allies at daylight
~ Mr.. Ashmead Bastlett, the corre-
Spondent of the Daily Telegraph. sends
From Constantinople further details OF
! che attack on the town OF RodOsto,
I Whose fate Is still uncertain. Mr.. Bart
tett and NJ. ii. Donohoc. the corre-
epondent of the Daily Chronicle, and
hnother correspondent named Mr..
1 James. went by automobile from Con-
btant!nople on November to RodostO.
Chev found the people of the town wild
with excitement, as the Bulgarlans were
reported three and a half miles distant
ton the Murradi road.
, = Two days previously the religious
(, 6fgnitaries Of all creeds went out from
the town to try TO arrange ipsurrender
I, to the invaders. but arriving ut where
! the enemy was reported. they failed to
find the Bulgarians and returned to
Rodosto. The Turkish bsttleship Mas
sudiyeh and a torpedo boat arrived at
the town on November and the mil
itary element. gaining confidence, de-
cided to defend Rodosto.
Trenches were accordingly dug. these
commanding the various town sites.
Every available man, including the
gendarmes. was armed with any old
weapons which could be found and the
enemy was awaited not with confidence.
. Ill
would happen favorable to the Turks
Mr.. Bartlett goes on to say:
"On Sunday morning Mr.. Donohoe
and myself motored out on the Muir
radli road and made a reconnaissance on
our own account, but we had not gone far
when we almost. ran into the Bulgarian
cavalry patrol. who fortunately did not
advance. We hastily turned our car
and returned to the town and had just
begun to lunch when the guns Of the
battleship Mussudlyeh opened fire with
terrific roar. This caused an inde-
scribable panic among the Greek and
J Armenian members of the population
who thought that this was a precursor
Of q general attack and a massacre.
THE majority OF the Greeks and
Armenians fled for shelter in the con-
.sulates. which we're Immediately
swamped with gesticulating men. weep
ing women and bowling children. The
authorities did their best to stop the
panic. pointing out that there was no
danger from the battleship firing at the
enemy. who were a long way of and
u not at the town. But these efforts had
little effect. and every time the battle
ship fired broadsde the houses were
shaken to their foundations and the Wild
4 babel Of sounds from thousands of
a terrified Levantines broke out afresh.
"As soon as the rattle Of the rife fire
was heard II brought fresh terror to
the unhappy citizens. We hastened to
the highest roof to watch the attack.
Fhe Turkish troops that defended were
anged In long thin line right around
ihs town and could Offer no long re-
distance. The fighting lasted the en-
ire afternoon, the enemy steadily ap-
reaching until their bullets were whist
Ing over the houses. causing the en-
Y ire population to take to the cellars.
EVERY one was scared lest the Bull