The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-11-07
VINENNAs- Special COnstan.
tinOple lies Friday at the mercy

YINENNAs- Special. Constan.
tinOple lies Friday at the merC
of the Balkan allies.
The shattered remnants OF Gen
cral Nazim PnCha'S Turkish army
OF 10000 men Is I'm retreat less
than fifty miles from the capital
OF the empire. GeneraI SaVoT's
victorious Bulgarian army Is In
pursuit of the Turks, cutting down
all stragSlers who fall behind.
AdrianOple is reported TO be In the
hands of the Bulgarians and the
$4,000 soldiers within the citadel
are prisoners.
From several scattered points
come reports that Turkey is on
her knees suing for peace. Gar
Ferdinand. commander I'm chief
of the Bulgars at the Bulgarian
army headquarters at Stara Ia
CORA today received dispatches
from the front stating that the
bulgarian army lost $4,000 men
killed and wounded in the seven
ty-twO hour battle around LuIe
Burgas and ChOrlu, which re-
suited In decisive defeat for the
Ottoman forces.
The Bulgarian army is now split
into four parts. Inc central and
heaviest division, commanded by
General kutchinchen, which is
advancing in pursuit OF the flying
Turks, is In the vicinity OF Choir
lu, on the Orient Railway, which
was occupied yesterday. Another
column lies east Of Choriu par
allel with the Black Sea coast. The
third and smallest detachment
Is just north OF ROdoSto, on the
Sea OF Marmora, while the fourth
body of troops lies in a seni-circle
northwest and west of AdrianopIc.
Although there has been no
official announcement of Turkish
losses, it Is believed that the OF
tonlan forces have lost at least
$4,000 men in killed, wounded
and prisoners.
Turkish forces are comDlefeIv
demoralized, according to all ac-
counts. Nazim Pacha Is reported
20 be wounded and a prisoner I'm
the Bulgarian camp.
An Intellectual attempt was
made by the Turks TO make a
stand ut TchatIdja, five miles
southeast OF Chorlu, but the Bull
gar1an advance guard, supported
by bOmbardment from light
field guns, which the BuIgars mad
managed to keep with the ad-
vance guard, charged and the
Turks gave way.
But one line OF forts now lies
between the advancing BuIgarians
and the Turkish capital. There
the Ottoman forces may make
their last stand until the forward
march OF the Bulgarians Is halt
cd TWO hundred cannon, of
varying CALDER, were captured nv
the BuIgarians. Some of the old
fashioned guns had been spiked
and rendered useless by the Turks
before they retreated, but much
OF the artillery was of modern
make.
Five standards, which were
taken by the BuIgars, were sent
back TO Stara Zagora to Gar
Ferdinand with the compliments
of General Zavoff.
Fighting around AdrianopIe
has now been going on twelve
days and i'm that time Gar Fer
dinand has crushed the flower of
the Ottoman military forces.
The Turks have been outgt.n-
eraicd and OutfOught at every
turn. Gar Ferdinand has sent IA
message OF glowing congratuIa-
ton TO all his generals at the
front.
"An Christendonl must giorify
your great work." SAYS the Bull
like heroes, and like heroes shall
you be honOPed."
From information given out by
official sources (nO correspond
ents being allowed at the front)
II appears that the Bulgars re-
lied almost wholly upon artillery
and the bayoncts I'm crushing ont
Turkish resistance.
RELIGION FAILS.
After being driven southwark
across the Ergene River the bat
tie ragged over a tWelVe-miIe bat
tie line between Seria and IuIe
BurgaS. The Bulgarian artillery
Numbered night and day against
the Fez-TOnped ranks.
stopping neither for food nor
sleep, the Bulgarian gunners con-
tinued their terrific lombard
ment, their shells doing fearful
havoc.
After a long bombardment the
Bulgarians would move forward
I'm maSSed bodies, the infantry
thanked by cavalry.
The Turks fought braveIy, but
they could not stand the constant
hammering. When it was seen
that the Ottoman lines were Vav-
erfng MOhammodan priests were
sent amongst the soldiers exhort-
ing them to stand firm for the
crescent and the faith, but the
priests were unable to stir stag
nant religious fury against the
Christian soldiers.