Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-11-21

iBy Morning journal specIni Leased wire.I
London. Nov. 2l.--Ashmead Bart
lett, the war correspondent OF the
Daily Telegraph, noted for his accu-
Iracy. in dispatch sent from the front
by the way of Constanza, claims that
the battle before Tchatalia on Sunday
and Monday resulted IN q great Bull
garian success
Early Monday morning no sound Of
firing came from the front. gen
darmerie brought orders for Bartlett
to leave Immediately for Constantine
pie, SAYING that any hour the Turkish
army might Ire IN run flight, AZ they
had suffered a disaster,
Instead OF obeying the corresponds
ent Squared the four guards and re-
turned toward the battlefield. He
could only see through the mist the
red flashes of an artillery duel, which
had been resumed but on the lifting
of the mist he could observe a change
in the positions.
AT once it became evident that all
the outlying works forming the add
vance dcfcnses to the receding line
had fallen into the hands OF the Bul-
Etl ihlH WHO liV ipUNtl Wtit touttu-
trating against the outlying lines but
had brought up guns and were now
shelling the main lines of works In
front Of IIademkeui, as well as the
left wing Of the Turkish lines from
the captured positions.
prom an officer he learned that at
O'Clock In the morning. the Bull
garans concentrated their infantry
against the advanced lines and deliv-
cred Il night attack with decisive cf-
feet. the whole works falling into
their hands as the result of an hours
fighting at the point of the bayonet.
This was the disaster to which the
gendarmere referred. The Bulgar-
ians were now established In an arc
made by the receding circle of hills
forming the main line of defense.
which enabled them To attack at will
tho main line around lIademkeui it.
self
"Still more serious was the fact
that they could cnfilade the Turkish
left wing ana II they pierced the CEN
ter ~ tiademkcu both wings would
be cut or ana would be compelled 10
retired in coufusion If it were possible
To escape at al.
Having captured the outer works.
The Eulgarinns devoted the entire day
to "a tremendous bombardment of
The remaining works. They also de-
mofalized the reserves by concentrat-
ng a section OF their fire on the ex-
posed camps. The early morning mist
made the fire on the camps inaccurate
,ut later when the day cleared, shoot
ug was resumed with the old time ac-
'urJtl and the effects became PAIN
'ully apparent among the troops OF
he FIRST army 4 steady dribble OF
non began to leave the lines making
or shelter in the rear and apparently
io effort was made to stop them.
Soon entire battalions began to clear
II Ia masses and the whole army
orpS shows signs of breaking up and
etiring in confusion. Throughout tho
morning the Turkish artillery replied
% the enemy's fire. being neither chary
I disclosing their position or short Of
1t was evident that this
.ombardment Of the first army corps
vas only intended to demoralize the
ruops and to keep in check any
ounter attack against the main Bull
arian advance on Hademkeui.
During the morning and afternoon
10 infantry attack was delivered
eainst the main position which was
objected 10 the same concentrated
as the outer works SUI
cred the previous day"
As 10 the positions Of the combat
nts when he left the field Monday.
ir Bartlett says:
THE Bugarians occupy all the ad-
anced works where their artillery IS
stablished and is engaged in bonn
arding the center OF the main lines
T defense around Hademkeui. eVi-
emily with the intention of delivering
n infantry attack late in the evening.