The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-11-07
100000 MEN ENGAGED
IN WEEK LONG Eicur

A-ouuoh WV. f-Irapnlc deSCrtD-
tions or the week-long battle between
n Turkish and Bulgarian armies I'm
the southeastern corner of the Balkan
peninsula Is now reaching London. II
would appear that nearly 400. 900 man
have been engaged in the life and
death struggle, which, according To
some accounts, is still in progress.
The fighting IN the left wing of thu
Turkish army, according to one cor
respondent was terribly severe. In
their attack on Lule Burgas, the BuI-
garians opposed ,Tugrout Shefket
Pasha with his troops In position on
the slopes behind the. town. The Bui-
garians brought up six batteries and
shelled the position on Monday even
ing. They then carried out an infan-
try attack, which was unsuccessful
On Tuesday h Bulgarian artillery
settled down to a methodical prepara
tory bombardment to which the Turk
ish artillery replied vigorously. In the
artillery duel no superiority was shown
by either side, On Tuesday afternoon
1t became clear to the Turkish com
mander that the Bulgarians were push
ing up masses OF reinforcements to the
firing line to give weight TO their at
tack. This meant that the position at
Lule Burgas was becoming untenable.
The Turkish advance line fell back in
admirable order to Tugrout Shefket
Pasha's main position on the left.
guarding the iron railway bridge across
the river Erkene.
The town itself remained ~unoccupied
by either side during Tuesday night
and throughout Wednesday, when IL
was set on fire by the explosion Of Bull
garian shells.
Hard Fighting Along eLihs. q
Close battle was Joined in between
the opposing forces at dawn on W0d-
nesday and ragged with equal fleece
ness along the whole front for q dis
lance OF twenty miles.
The Bulgarians began by q deter
mined effort to take the railway bridge,
but the Turkish troops entrenched near
the head Of the bridge drove them back
with a sweeping fire.
Toward loon the Bulgarian artil-
lery concentrated Its fire on the CEN
ter Of the Turkish position as a pre-
Jude to an assault. The shrapneI fire
was perfectly timed and the Turkish
infantry suffered heavily.
Long columns Of wounded were
passed to the rear. after receiving first
No description of the latter stages of
the battle has come through. but re-
ports from Sofia assert that the Bull
garians carried everything before
them. ",
Further dispatches from Sofia say
h Turkish troops offered an obstin-
ate resistance. The conflicts continued
until late on Wednesday night with
waverings. Eventually, however, the
Turks gave way all along the line, tho
.Bulgarians capturing the railway sta
ton at Murad Ii and thus command
ing the railway line to Saloniki, which
is now isolated. ...'. ~
The Christian soldiers In the Turk
ish army continue to desert in great
numbers. They declare they were al
ways placed In the front line of battle.
TRIBEsMEN Z
JOIN WITH SERVIANS
Belgrade, Nov. IA third levy on
~conscripts has been ordered by the
o SO u9W Gull 'eoEJgo IeM ueLAI9S
as they are equipped, will be dis
patched to the territory occupied by
the Servians n Macedonia, where they
will act as a reserve.
The strength of the Servian armies
has astonished the inhabitants of. the
country, especially the Mus
selman Arnauts. These are now aban-
doning the Turks and taking the
oath of allegiance to King Peter of
Servia. u -,
Many OF them have given up their
arms and at the same time disclosed
the names of the chief supporters of
the Turks and of the authors Of the
massacres. of Christians. =.
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