Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-11-08

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ing survivors Of the Turkish garrison
beat a retreat in the direction OF tn
Lule-Burgas railway station. Tn
unerring aim of the Bulgarian artil
Ilery, however, cut short their retreat
and very few escaped as they crosse'
the plain on their way to the cover or
fered by the neighboring hills.
TT was now the turn Of the Turkish
| artillery. The town was occupied
only by Turkish dead and the van
guard of the enemy. The Turkish
guns, from their positions behint
ILule-Burgas, accordingly opened
heavy fire on the town, indictint
severe LOSSES on the enemy. Shells
rained in Lule-Burgas. Many houses
were destroyed and many Bulgarians
uniniured by the projectiles, were kill
ed by the falling ruins.
Meanwhile the Bulgarian artillery
was not idle. The Turkish positions
were badly chosen and exposed, prac'
tically without cover. There was nc
shelter in the trenches for the sup
porting infantry.
1.-The result Of this artillery due
was decidedly favorable to the Bulgar'
ians. It caused heavy losses to the
Turks. On the other hand the severe
bombardment of Lule-Burgas by the
Turks led to it's temporary evacua'
ton by the enemy. Toward evening
the Bulgarian advance became more
rapid. Large bodies Of infantry, sup
ported by the artillery, pushed for
ward with incredible rapidity.
ITO the amazement Of the Turkish
staff the Bulgarians occupied artil-
lery positions which apparently mac
been previously selected. The pat
teries took up these positions as cool
ly as If engaged in manoeuvres In
time of peace. When they opened
fire they had the range Of the neigh
boring hills to a nicely and theiI
craftsmanship was superb and muir
derous.
"The Turkish commander-in-chie
had watched the fight from the
heights near the village of Satikeui
due east Of Lule-Burgas. AS he OBJ
served the Turkish artillery and in
fantry being moved down his face
grew grave. The Turkish artillery
had from the beginning been poorly
supplied with ammunition. What
they had was practically expended In
the morning fight and now many gun
ners stood around the empty limbers
with folded arms.
unable to reply to the Bulgarian
fire, they awaited the death which
came swiftly, with true Ottoman
courage.
"The only ray Of hope throughout
the long and bitter day Of disaster
and death was obtained by the par
tial success Of the right wing, under
Moukhtar Pasha. While the left wing
and the centre were being f1ercely as
sailed Moukhtar Pasha, under the Or
ders Of Abdullah Pasha, essayed a
counter attack. The Turkish right
sought to turn the Bulgarian left, and
there was desperate fighting between
Moukhtar Pasha's troops and the
Bulgars on Istrandja heights until
night closed in.
"On the sorely mauled left wing OF
the Turks I slept, hungry and shell
terless, in the biting cold Of the
Thracian hills, awaiting the dawn.
ION Wednesday the full strength of
the Bulgarian army was hurled afresh
against the Turkish left, it being the
weakest point of the entire defensive
line. Abdullah Pasha's losses had
been enormous and the Bulgarians
were determined to force the Turkish
left centre at any cost. To this effect
feeble reply was made by the Turkish
artillery, and efforts were made to
send munitions and provisions to the
threatened flank, but the transport
service was inefficient, and, no aid be-
ing Forthcoming for the starving,
rapidly dwindling army, fighting for
it's life, fresh ground was again and
again conceded, and the 1st corps
which had been holding on grimly in
the neighborhood of Tukbej, on the
northeast Of Lule-Burgas, was driv-
en- out early on Wednesday afternoon,
it's retreat eastward strewn with dead
and dying.
"Disquieting news cntinued to
reach Abdullah Pasha from the ha-
rassed I'd corps, at Bunar Hissar.
Its commander implored Abdullah
Pasha to send re-enforcements and
ammunition, declaring that he had
come to his last cartridge and his linn
ber magazines were empty, but un-
happy Abdullah Pasha, victim OF
maladministration and incompetency
could do nothing except ring his
hands as he saw the flower Of his
army perish before his eyes in slaugh-
tered heaps.
The unfortunate Turks, says the
correspondent, stood helpless, lacking
food and ammunition to fight with
and were gradually pounded into 6
shapeless human mass by the merci-
less sustained Bulgarian fire. 1t was
a slaughter rather than a battle. Ir
the end the Turkish mob broke anG
fed, throwing away their equipment
mere mob. The story continues:
Two hours after sunrise the Bull
garians obtained information Of wha
was happening in the ranks Of Abdul
lah Pasha's army and started in pur'
suit Thenceforward the retreat wa:
disorderly rout Sakizkoj was speed
lily occupied by the Bulgarians, prac
tically without shot being fired. The
Turks baggage, guns, equipment ant
all their military stores fell into the
hands of the Bulgarians.
THE ambulance wagons had broker
down, the horses missing or shot, con
sequently those wounded who coult
walk were left to shift for themselves
limping forward, usually with gapint
shell wounds in the head or uppel
part of the body Seventy-fve PEI
cent Of the wounded whom I saw
making a last effort to save them
| selves had been hit by shrapnel Thi