Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-04
Bulgarians Real
Numbers of Turks

VIENNA, Nov turkey is crushed.
After more than five centuries ascen-
dancy in southeastern Europe. the Turk
is on the point of being driven back
into Asia across the Bosphorus. In one
of the shortest bloodiest and most de-
cisive wars in the history of mankind
q great empire has been humbled ana
defeated by little kingdom not half
It's size. Irretrievably defeated by the
BUIgars, the Turkish government may
lose it's $4,000 square miles Of territory
in Europe, with its 100000 subjects
there.
Although Greece. Servia and Monte
negro have aided in the overthrow Of
Turkey, history Will accord the lions
share of honor to Bulgaria, the real vic
tor.
History of world wide importance
and interest is being made in the Bal
kan peninsula. The great powers of the
world have not recovered yet from their
establishment at the feat of the Bulgars,
who have struck one staggering blow
after another at the Turks.
But while the political side Of the
struggle reaches great Importance, the
human side Of the struggle is now the
gripping part of the story. The meager
details of midnight battles valiant
charges, long bombardments and plains
strewn with dead and dying Just now
M ft,1r- +i,c
world. The aspects of treaty, armistice
and territorial disintegration are left to
the chancelleries.
Christians at Ottoman Gates.
The Turk gained his foothold in Eu-
rope in 1854 and from all indications
today he will lose it in 1912 after 55S
years of occupancy Word is momen-
tarily expected that the Christian col
diers are knocking AT the gates OF the
Ottoman capitol and with that word is
expected to come news OF the flight OF
Mohammed V, the ruler OF the empire.
Dispatches today from Sofia, Con-
stantinople and other interested CAPT
tails added to the horror of the war.
They told of thousands of dead left ~
ing upon the great battlefield which
stretches in the form of a gigantic ell
liphss southwark and eastward from
Kirk Killsseh, inclosing Adrianople.
Luleburgas, Serai and other towns
along the Orient railway and the Err
kene river to a termination point fifteen
miles north of Constantinople at the
Chatalja fortresses. This great battle.
field over which the struggle has ragged
for fifteen days comprises at least 500
square miles.
Thousands of wounded-Bulgars and
Turks alike-lie in improvised hospitals
an Chorlu, Luleburgas, Istrandza VIA,
Serai and Eski Baba.
The gentler traits of humanity were
forgotten by the victorious Bulgars as
they swept with tidal force southwark,
leaving in their wake trails of dead
and dying and all the frightful carnage
which marks a bloody war.
Thousands Made Homeless.
Scores Of hamlets have been burned
or RACED by artillery fire. Thousands
are homeless. either fleeing with the
Turkish army into Constantinople or
seeking protection from the Bulgar SOL
diers of General Savoff's army.
Upon orders from Car Ferdinand.
non combatants are being protected by
the Bulgarian soldiers. No distinction
is being made for relief. Followers of
Islam are being given the same protec-
ton as Bulgar or Greek.
Long trenches are used as graves. No
marker or monument arks the graves.
1t is reported here that Abdullah
Pasha, Turkish chief of staff, was
wounded in Saturdays fighting.