The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-04
Saloniki Panic Stricken

Saloniki Panic Stricken Saloniki is in a state of panic, accord ing to dispatch from that city to the Post. About eoooo inhabitants of the surrounding villages have poured into the town besides hundreds of fugitives from Uskup and 70Oo Anatolian soldiers sent from constantinople. Provisions sse scarce and the hungry soldiers have plum dered the baker shops.
 A dispatch rom Antivari to the Epress says that part of the old Montenegrin arsenal at Old Antiyari exploded Satur- day morning. The dome of the arsenal was hurled In the air and Il men were
 killed by falling masonry. The main arsenal was saved through the bravery of three Montenegrins. who closed the
 connecting doors of the underground stores.
 Describes Retreat The Times correspondent with Maxim Pasha's army pays tribute to the Turkish retreat after the battle of Luleburgas. He says
 Tn all my long experience of the mser- able scenes of war 1 have observed noth- ing finer than the retirement of the Turk 1SH lnRanlTya Jubt db lilfl bduhtcitu intO action so they sauntered out, beneath terrific fire from the Bulgarian artil- lery. There was no mass formation in the retirement. It seemed as If suddenly the whole land had become peopled. The men were in hundreds, but they were all shaken out in wonderful extension. They seemed to care nothing for the rain Of metal which swept down on them Nor could I see that the fearful storm of oh ru al did a nv areclffon a these men, whose steps it could not even hasten.
 Slowly and deliberately, with indomita- ble dignity the Turkish infantry retired and we retired with them. Nor had they to retire far for this country Is one iong
 succession of admirable positions from Luleburgas to Tchatalja."
 The correspondent Of the Chronicle who was with the Turkish commander in chief during the operations calls the battle in Thrace "a terrible and appalling de- feat"
 1 After making his way back to Constan- | tInople and thence to Constanza he sends l the following:
 Has No Parallel
 "This defeat has been followed by a 1 rcut for which there is scarcely parallel | in history. Tn the latter stages it de- generated into a wild panic and stampede, which quickly communicated itself to the whole fighting force. Forty thousand of the flower of the Turkish troops have
 fallen, while Abdullah Pasha, himself.
 narrowly escaped the fate of 75 per cent
 of his artillery, who were made captive. .Brigades dissolved into regiments, reg in,ents into companies, companies into | small groups. By handfulls the army has | found its way back to Tchorlu, the Bull
 garian artillery cruelty hsrrassins them
 and moving them down in thousands. ! Describing the fighting at Luleburgas
 the correspondent says that throughout
 rhe superiority of the Bulgarian artillery
 was very pronounced. The Turks. f unable to withstand the murderous fire. | slowly withdrew. The gunners being dead , and the horses killed the guns were left | to the enemy.
 "Haying successfully and effectually si- fenced the fire of the Turks. the Bull i earians stormed the town (Lulebursa0 1 with the bayonet. The greater part of the
 Turkish garrison already had withdrawn. | Those who remained as the rear guard l were caught in trap. The men of the | Fourth corps, although without food for 1 two days. offered stubborn resistance and 1 died to man.
 Infantry Ridden Down
 After raising the flag on the principal 1 mosque the Bulgarians attacked the ratl- l way station four miles distant. AS they approached they were subjected to a fierce i fire from the batteries at the station ana l the neighboring hills. While the con l fusion caused by the unexpected Ire was at it's height the turkish cavalry, under Salih Fash, dashed from concealment with dia swords and shouting Allah! Allah! swept like . tornado on the exposed in- ! fantry The Bulgarians turned but the Trrks simply rode them down. causing extraordinary havoc.
 | "Elated by success the Turks continued the forward movement and suddenly came within the fire of the Bulgarian machine
 guns. which brought both the Turks and their horses to the ground. torn and
 nlangled mass Few of them came back.
 The Bulgarians recovering from their
 temporary check rushed forward. The great artillery duel around Lule-
 hursas lasted nearly all day The Turks had been poorly served with ammunition
 and before night t practically gave out. | Many of the Gunners stood around the empty limbers with folded arms. They ! awaited death, which came swiftly. with true Ottoman courage. It became sim \ ply carnage.
 III Night Brings Respite \ When night closed 1t brought short respite. Tho Turks wore bodly Ia need