The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-10-30
BIG VICTORY Won
BULGARIANS DEFEAT and CAP.
TURE A Big ARMY.
CAPTURE A STRONGHOLD
After Battle Lasting Three Days
the Bulgarians Capture Nrk-kil-
lesseh and the Turkish Army of
Fifty Thousand That Defended the
Place and Much Stores.

A cablegram from London says a
three days battle and Bulgarian
turning movement has resulted, &C.
cording to Sofia accounts, in the fall
Of Kirk-Killsseh, and the capture OF
the Turkish garrison, numbering 80
900 men and large quantity OF mill
tary stores.
The capture of this stronghold il
which the Turks attached almost the
same Importance as to Adrlanople,
was confremd from Constantlnopie
il. an o11icial communication explain
ing that the Turkish army at Kirk
hillsseh in attempting to split the
enemy's forces discovered that they
we're in greater strength than hao
been anticipated. The Turks, there
fore, retired to the South to await
reinfoccements.
The news of the Bulgarian victory
has caused great rejoicing in Sofia,
where, it is expected, the fall Of Ad.
rlanople will soon follow. 1t is gen.
orally assumed Abdullah Pasha is
still engaged in bringing up his main
army to Adrianople. An interesting
situation will develop should the
Turks be compelled to evacuate Ad-
rianople.
1t is supposed that the next stand
Of the Turks will be made at De-
motia, twenty-seyen miles south OF
Adrianople, an important strategic
position on the road to Constantine
pie. In other directions both the Ser
vians and the Turks claim great vic
tories at Kumanova, the Servians de-
claring they have captured the town
and the Turks claiming they have re-
pulsed the enemy.
Advices from Sofia say that Kirk
killsseh fell at eleven o'clock in the
morning, according to latest reports
received. from Bulgarian sources,
rom which all news there originates,
The Turkish troops retired in disor-
der in the direction of Bunar Hissar,
IA miles to the southeast. They lefl
battery Of quick firing guns, 16 am
munition wagons and large Quanti-
ties Of ammunition and food.
When the news was received in So
fla, vast crowds bearing the flag oi
all the allied States formed process
ions and marched to the Greek, Ser.
Wan Russian and British legations
the palace and the military club. In
front Of each the national anthem
was sung and cheers were given.
A party of boy scouts headed one
Of the processions. and the Greek
minister was carried through the
streets on the shoulders Of some OF
the enthusiastic demonstrators.
Church bells were rung and the
whole city was hung with flags
Masses will be celebrated throughout
the kingdom for the Bulgarians who
have fallen in the fighting and thanks
giving services for the success Of the
Bulgarian arms.
Details Of the capture Of Kirk-Kill-
sseh are still ,meagre. An unofficial
estimate puts the Bulgarian. casual.
ties at 5000. The fighting has been
continuous since Tuesday. The Bull
garians made steady advance dur.
ilg the operations, but at great
sacrifice Of life.
On Tuesday the first army Under
Gen. Ivanoff attacked the outer works
cf Adrianople in two large bodies
The northern detachment marched
along both sides of the river Tund-
ia, the right wing to the west Of Hav-
aras, the centre to the east Of Tund-
ja andt he left wing advancing from
the norteast along the road from
kirk-Killsseh to Adrionople.
Advices from Constantinople say a
Turkish defeat eact of Tundia, in the
Kirk-Killsseh district, is now admit.
ed. An attempt is made, however
to minimize it's Importance by re-