New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-12
EYEWITNESSES DESCRIBE
FIGHTS AT MANY POINTS
Rodosto Not Yet Taken, Though
Heavily Shelled-Serbs Brave
at Prilop, Near Uskub.

correspondents of the London papers
mentions 1t this morning. 1t is possible
that the epidemic Of cholera is now
causing greater fears, although If the
army is driven into the capital no one
can foresee what the disorganized SOL
diery may attempt.
The correspondent OF The Dally
News" says that there seem to be a
quarter OF a million people dying from
sheer starvation outside the city walls
which soon will be surrounded by
pestilence stricken, famished horde
| Even now the people are fighting with
the soldiers for .handfuls of grain.
Every effort is being made to transport
the refugees to Anatolia, which Is the
only means of averting CHASTITY catas-
trophe.
Descriptions of Tchataldja differ rad
! ically. The correspondent OF Ihe
Daily News" says that the troops sent
there are excellent. Every yard OF the
defences has been mined and protect
ed by barbed wire.
| German officers, however, report that
the troops are deserving because Oh
hunger and that men are dying OF
starvation in the trenches.
The correspondent of 'The Daily Tel
egraph." wired on Sunday that the
Bulgarian advance had begun ana thaI
Nszim Pacha. the Turkish command
or In chief, had notified his government
that he could offer no effective resist
| ance.
Fugltives on their way to Constant
NOBLE. he added. had been stopped %
bayonets. Fresh troops from the cap
ital had done nothing to restore oruel'
The Bulgarlans have not yet taken
Rodosto, according to Constah'ihopio
r,eosag. tn THE Daily Telegraph.
They surrounded the town on the 'aro
side. but apparently were awaiting re-
Inducements. The Bulgarians appeared
fur miles from the town, on tue
1 >,,,adIi Road on Thursday. Religious
dignitaries went out to arrange terms
OF surrender. but arriving on the spot
where the Bulgarians had been theS
found II vacated.
on Friday. the Turkish warship Mes
sudieh. accompanied by a torpeuo
boat. arrived of the port ne MN
,ary element" says the correspondent
"goining confidence from the presence
~ these vessels decided TO defend ko-
dosto against the invaders. lrehSh'H
were dug commanding the SITES anu
every available man was armed VIII"
snv obsolete weapon that could be
found. The Bulgarians were awai's',
not with confidence but In the DINO
belief that something would happen
favorable to the Turks.
During luncheon on Sunday the
guns OF the Messudeh opened with a
terrific roar. This caused an indescrio-
able panic among the Greek and Ar
menian population, who thought II the
precursor Of general attack and mas
sacre. The majority fled for shelter To
the consulates, which were Immediately
swamped with gestculating, trantc
men. weeping women and bowling chill
dren. We did our best TO stop the panic
by pointing out there was no danger
and that the Messudieh was firing at
the enemy, long way off, not at the
town But every time the battleship
fred broadside the houses were
shaken to their foundation, and wild
babel OF sounds from terrified thou-
sands broke out afresh.
1--WE FASTENED To the highest ROOF 10
| watch the attack The Turkish troops
who defended the town were ranged
In long thin line around the town.
but they could offer resistance to the
invincible invader for no great length
OF time The fighting lasted through
out the afternoon, the Bulgarians
steadily approaching until their bullets
were whistling over the houses, caus-
ing the entire population to take TO
their cellars.
Every one expected the Bulgarians
to bring up their artillery and bonn
bard the town, but either because hey
were not I'm strength or had no artil-
lery they did not press the attack.
When night fell they were encircling
the doomed port with an ever thicken-
ing ring OF bayonets. while the feeble
and dispirited Turkish garrison was still
In possession OF the almost undetend-
able outer works"
The correspondent got to Constanti-
nople by a French steamer, which the
refugees stormed He terminated his
dispatch as follows: when we left
Rodosto was still holding out, but II
Bulgarians bring reinforcements 1t
must fall"
A vivid account OF the storming Of
Prilop comes from the correspondent
at Uskub OF THE Daily Telegraph
ION the Servian side" he says. the
battle was waged almost entirely by
the infantry, because the nature or
the country prevented the guns from
being dragged to the front. The Ser
vians had to advance through mar
row defle, which was covered with
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