Smyrna times., 1912-10-30
FIRE SWEEPS BESIEGED
TURKISH CITY OF ADRIANOPLE
BULGARIANS ARE STEADILY
DRAWING LINES AROUND CITY
Seavy Losses of Life on Both Sides,
the Unburied Dead Covering the Bat
tlefeld-People Flee In Panic.

the Unburied Dead Covering the Bat
tIeHeld-People Flee In Panic.
A portion OF the Turkish city of
Adrianople has been set on fire by
the Bulgarian artillery, according to
private dispatches received in soma,
Bulgaria, from that vicinity.
The Bulgarian troops have taken
the outlying forts of Maras, Havaras
and Sufilar, lying to the north and
northeast of the city, and have cap
tured a railroad station in the extreme
outskirts of the town. Eighteen hun
dred prisoners have fallen into their
hands.
Very severe fighting has taken
place both to the east and west OF
Adrianople, and the losses suffered by
both sides have been heavy. Hundreds
. OF unburied corpses are lying in the
fields surrounding the city.
The bulgarian army is reported to
be advancing along the whole front,
and dispatch to the government or
gan. the Mir, says the Turks are re-
treating in panic, while the civilian
population is fleeing toward Constan-
tinople The Turkish main army, ap-
parently, is COMP ting it's mObiliza-
ton and is cOntenting itself for the
present with fighting on the defensive.
The Turkish stronghold of Uskup
has been taken by the allied Serbian
and Bulgarian armies, the town sur
rendering without resis Q. The viii
lage of Kotchavi was captured by the
Bulgarians after severe fighting at the
point Of the bayOnet.
1t was officially announced that the
spoils captured at Kumanova included
fifty-ive field guns, six mountain guns
and six Maxims, quantities of ammuni-
ton and stores and two aeroplanes.
At Sienitza the Servians captured thir-
teen bis guns and four Maxims.
The Turkish troops were the first
to take the offensive in the battle that
ended in the fall of Kumanova into
the hands of the Servian troops and
opened up the way for their further
advance on the stronghold of Uskup.
During a drizzling rain and heavy fog
the Turkish troops advanced on a Ser
vian position five miles from Kuma-
nova. AS soon as they came into
touch with the Servian outposts heavy
fighting began and lasted throughout
the afternoon. Both armies suffered
severe losses, but the Servians sue
ceeded in staying the Turkish on
slaught.
The battle was resumed at l o'clock
I In the morning, the Servians this time
taking the offensive and attacking the
Turkish troops, who had entrenched
ing. After an artillery duel a general
advance was ordered by the Servian
commander
The ground over which the ServiaR
troops had to advance was open and
the infantrymen were exposed to a
sweeping fire. Nevertheless they
stormed the Turkish trences again and
again until finally. at the point of the
bayonet, they drove out the Ottoman
troops. 1t took the Servians four hours
to clear the valley, and then it was
found necessary before occupying Ku-
manova to take the heights on the
right bank of the river, to which the
Turkish troops had retired in disor.
der
At one period during the fighting
the Servian artillery annihilated three
squadrons of Turkish cavalry, and the
Turkish losses are said to have mum
bered 5000 killed and wounded. The
Servian casualties also were heavy.