The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-25

cape and we are only permitted In the
streets under an armed guard.
There are other trophies of the vic
tory here besides ourselves. The chief
among them are a number OF guns which
were abandoned by Ottoman troops dur
ing the retirement from Bunar Hissar.
owing to the impossibility OF making
Roadway with them over the bog-like
roads. Then there are quantities Of
shells, as well as infantry and general
stores, Including accoutrements and
equipment OF all kinds.
Twelve hundred wounded Bulgarian
soldiers. including the first batch OF cas-
ualties from Tchatalja, to the number of
loo arrived here yesterday, and the
British Red Cross units number one and
two. which have been established at Kirk
Kilisseh, in preference to a more adj
vanced post, began work to-day on the
wounded from TchataIja.
Thanks to the courtesy of Noel Bux-
ton, NJ. p, whose arrangements for sue
coring the destitute are being rapidly
completed, have had an opportunity of
examining the first newspapers which
have seen since my departure from Lon
don for the war. So much shameless In
vention disffgures the accounts EN-
anating from Sofia, Mustapha Pasha. and
ConstantInople that a perusal OF the war
news suggests that the Bulgarian and
Turkish capitals have become the worlds
centers for news taking.
News Dispatches Incorrect.
I'm view of the publicity which has
been given to incorrect news, II is neces-
sary to state emphatically that the sack
ing Of houses and the massacre OF women
and children were not features OF the
bombardment of Rodosto, which in all its
particulars was a trivial affair. Equally
unfounded is the semI-official account is
sued from Sofia Of two days fighting on
the lines at Chorlu and Serai. CThis evil
IDENTIFY refers TO Lieut. Wagner's dis
patches TO the Reichspost)
During the period which elapsed be-
tween the battle of Lille Burgas and the
bombardment of Chorlu, 1 was the only
war correspondent remaining in this par
ticular section of the theater Of war, and
In my journalistic capacity I participated
in the work done by the Ottoman cavalry
under Salih Pasha. Now, on the date of
the alleged battle Salih Pashas cavalry
were peacefully patrolling the country
within seven kIlometers of Serial. af-
firm positively that no fighting occurred
after the battle OF Lille Bu-gas until the
bOmbardment Of Chorlu, and that the
statement that a two days battle was
fought on the line between Chorlu and
Serial, attended by losses exceeding those
registered at Lille Burgas. is pure fiction.
Il find similarly in the papers of the
18th and Sth instant, reference to a
precis, said to have been issued from the
Bulgarian army headquarters at Mus
tapha Pasha in which a description is
given of operations alleged to have ended
in the turning of the Derkos extremity
OF the TChatalja lines. This statement
is unfounded On the date mentioned the
were many marches distant
from Derkos, and their outpOsts only be-
gan to appear in that section on the 10th
and 18th instant. Long after the date
when It has been alleged that the enemy
turned the Turkish flank at DerkOs there |
were no fewer than four war correspond |
ents in the section"