New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-22

stration without seriously committing
their troops. He adds:
The Turks are massed in such
strength on the Maimoud Pacha ines
that they look as though they would
be able TO resist indefinitely any at
tempt Of the Bulgarians to approach
them II the enemy's forward move
ment should continue as extended as II
has been during the last few days.
The Bulgarians have retired TO the
hills In the immediate vicinity OF
Tchataldja village, and the Turkish
troops have reoccupied some Villages
on the plain facing the Hamidieh forts.
Whatever may be the Importance of
this movement, II has acted as Il strong
tonic to the spirit Of the Turkish
troops"
A Life and Death Battle.
Martin II. Donohue, in long dis
scribing Tuesdays battle, says:
THE Turks we're fighting life and
death battle, and Nazim Pacha real
lied the seriousness OF his position. II
the Bulgarians succeeded in breaking
through the left and turning the Tur-
klsh flank, the enemy could possess
the main road TO San Stefano, thus
cutting the Turks OFF from the capital
Throughout Sunday. although ex-
posed to severe punishment. the Turks
fought with far more steadiness thar
at Lule Burgas. Their artillery was
better served and the gunners care
fully husbanded their ammunition.
ION Monday l could see that the
Turkish outer line OF defences had been
abandoned and the Bulgars shellins
the second line upon which the Turkish
infantry had retired. II soon was clear
that the Bulgars had mounted guns in
the captured positions.
Then shrapnel began bursting over
the hills. Closer and closer swept the
storm OF death until II burst in fury
over the Turkish camp and the re-
serves.
The Turkish line OF defence al
| Tchataldja was a semi circle present
! ing concave surface to attack. II the
centre was broken the two wings would
be Isolated. This apparently was what
was happening. The Bulgarians hao
captured the outer line OF defences and
established themselves at the centre OF
the seni-circle, and were like tri-
angular wedge being driven into the
Turkish lines.
Redoubts Carried at Bayonet Point.
81 learned that the Bulgars had
rushed the outer line at o'clock in the
morning after a feeble resistance from
the demoralized Turks, and were now
Smelling the second line, with the object
Of terrorizing the Turkish infantry.
During the day no infantry attack
was delivered, the redoubts being car
ried under cover OF darkness at the
point OF the bayonet. The Bulgarlans
were still hammering away, weakening
the Turkish defence and advancing re-
lentlessly on their objective-the road
to Constantinople.
"As night fell an ever thickenine
stream OF Turkish deserters was leav-
| ing the fighting line"
The Salonica correspondent OF "Tht
Morning PostS attributes the Turkish
debAcle above all things to inferior
company and regimental officers. H,
says that the rank and file were fine
flghting material, but instead OF their
officers being old head-men Of the vii
lagos in whom the men had implicit
confidence. the present day officer is a
town bred mannikin, educated in mill
tary schools.
These officers, he declares, funked
openly and unashamedly. They were
soft, and while working their mer
beyond human endurance never at
tempted to spare them hardships and
privations. They had no initiative
and to their incompetence was due the
failure Of the commissiariat services