Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-11-08


she'll fire. When night closed in on
the decimated Turks it brought only
q short respite to Abdullah Pasha's
army from shot and shell. The men
badly needed sleep and food, put the
turkish commissariat was nonex-
istent
Chase Starving Turks.
NO food was there and sleep was
impossible, as the pursuing Bulgarians
were endowed with relentless force
and energy. Turkish dead and wound
ed lay everywhere and encountered
the ground in all directions.
Surgeons were few and ambulances
absolutely none The dead lay where
they had fallen. Some attempt was
made to remove and succor the wound.
ed, but the greater portion persisted
mlserably in the bitter cold of the
night.
For an hour the retreat was in
good order, but subsequently, pressed
by the mass behind, the vanguard
speedily lost all semblance to an or
ganized army. The men abandoned
hayersacks and rifles, all equipment.
Two hours after sunrise the Bull
garlans obtained information OF what
was happening in the ranks of Abdul
lah Pasha's army and started in pur-
suit. Thenceforward the retreat was
disorderly rout. Sakizkoj was speed
lily occupied by the Bulgarians, prac
t1cally without shot being fired. The
Turks baggage, guns, equipment and
all their military stores fell into the
hands of the Bulgarians.
Tries to Flank BuIgars.
"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
Mukhtar Pasha. While the left wing
and the center were being 3fercely
assailed Mukhtar Pasha, under the or
ders of Abdullah Pasha, essayed coun-
ter attack. The Turkish right sought
to turn the Bulgarian left and there
was desperate lighting between Mukh-
tar Pasha's troops and the Bulgars on
Istrandja Heights until night closed
in.
con Wednesday the full strength OF
the Bulgarian army was hurled
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
center at any cost. In this effort
feeble reply was made by the Turkish
artillery, and efforts were made to
send munitions and provisions to the
threatened flank. The transl ortation
was inefficient, and no food forthcom-
ing for the starving, rapidly dwindling
army fighting for it's life, frerh ground
was again and again conceded, and the
First corps, which had been holding
on grimly in the neighborhosd of Tux
bel on the northeast Of Lufe Burgas.
was driven out early on Wednesday
afternoon, it's retreat eastward strewn
with dead and dying
"Disquieting news continued to
reach AbdulIah Pasha from the har-
assed Second corps at Burmar Has
Sar.
''Its commander implored Abdullah
Pasha to send reinforcements and
ammunition, saying that he had come
to his last cartridges, and his maya
zines were empty.
Wounded Are Unaided.
1.-The ambulance wagons had brok
en- down. the horses being missing or
shot Consequently those wounded
who could walk were left to shift for
themselves, limping forward, usually
with gaping shell wounds in the head
or upper part Of the body. Seventy
five per cent of the wounded had been
hit by shrapnel. This bears out elo-
quent testimony to the murderous
precision of the Bulgarian artillery.
I'm the darkness of the night, the
Turkish commander pursued his way
toward Karisoirian, small village ten
miles to the southeast Of his old head
quarters, in the vain hope of yet saw
ing his army by stemming the retreat
of the center.
"<bdullah Pasha may have been ac-
tuated by the best intention, but his
action was the worst possible step,
and it brought disaster. The climax
came at three o'clock on Thursday
morning. When the Turkish left wing
learned of the disappearance of it's
commander it needed little for the
panic-stricken soldier to fire his rife
and shout 'Bulgarians coming to
complete the confusion.
Army's Fate Settled.
CHAOS reigned. The general cry OF
'Sauve qui peut' followed. In the dark
ness of the wintry morning the whole
army broke away and made concert
cd bolt for the road leading to the
rear Horses, stores, arms, everything
was abandoned Officers mixed pell-
nell with the men, and carried away
the rear guard in their rush.
"wednesday settled the fate of Alb.
dullah's army. His force could no
longer fight 1t had neither ammuni-
tion for the guns nor food to sustain
tbe soldiers. Their pitiable plight
brought to light every moment the hid
eous defects of the Turkish army or
SANITATION. 1t had occupied the cap
ital lines of battle with great flour
ish of trumpets, but it was i'll pre-
nared for the Hurculean task before
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