The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-11-07
ANOTHER CAPTURE.

SOFIA. SpeciaI.-After an all
night bombardment OF Adrian
Opie Gar Eerdinand'S bulgarian
army moved forward today, cap
turing the forts at Marasch. with
1900 prisoners.
The Southwestern part of the
city IS burning. having been fired
by the Bulgarian batteries upon
the heights of the eastern bank
of the Maritza River, three and a
half miles from the inner forts.
defending that section OF Adrian
opIe.
MILITARY aviatOrS who made a
reconnaissance. stated that the
Mosque of the Sultan SeIim, one
of the most historic structures in
European Turkey, had been dam
aged by Bulgarian shells.
The line OF the Bulgars now ex-
tends nearly around the city.
There il a brigade of Bulgarian
soldiers at Via, sixty miles south
east of AdrianepIe, and only nine
~ miles from ConstantinOplc.
Adrianople is in imminent danger
of being cut off from COnstanti-
nopIe. The main body OF the
Turkish army defending Adrian
ople on the south, holds a posi-
ton twenty miles from the city
proper on the railway line to Sa-
Ion;ka.
General AbduIIah Pacha. COM
mander in chief of the Turkish
army ut Adrianoplc, has his head
quarters there. The western wing
OF the Bulgarian army is moving
slowly southwark.
IL Is believed that Car Ferdi-
nand's object is to hurI his troops
upon Abdullah Pacha's position
in an attempt 10 cut off Adr anO-
pie from SaiOnila- The railway
line between these two cities is
the main artery OF European Tur-
key, connecting up the east with
the west.
BULGARS VICTORS.
While the BuIgarians have
taken a railway station south of
Adrianople, they did not destroy
the tracks.
The Turkish forts at Havaras
Sifilar have been captured by the
BuIgars.
Kotchani. another important
point outside Of Adrianople, has
been taken at the point of the
bayOnet by the BulgarS. Although
the Turkish troops have fought
coura@eouSly, they have proved
no match for the Bulgarians.
Encouraged by continuous sue
ceSSeS, the Bulgarians have swept
with irresistible daring upon for
trcSS after fortress. 1t is believed
that the combine0 casualties i'm
the seven days OF fighting before
Adr1anople exceed $4,000 killed
and wounded.
The Bulgarians have captured
over $4,000 prisoners.
Further details of Kirk KiIes-
nand, show that the Bulgarian
troops acted with even greater
bravery than was first reported
from the front.
The Bulgars made eight at
tacks upon the Turkish works
there before the Turks retreated.
Seven times the BulSars, with
fixed bayonetS, charged upon the
bullet swept slopes before the
Turkish forts, and every time they
had to give way before the rain
of lead which fell among them.
In the meantime Bulgarian ar
tiilery was hammering away at
the Turkish defenses.
Finally the walls crumbIed and
the Turkish ranks were broken
and the Ottoman soldiers gave
way.
Turkish cavalry formed the
rear guard OF the retreatfng army
and suffered heavily from the ar
tillery fire which was poured
upon them.
This merciIeSS running battle
was Ia progress for seven miles,
the Bulgars pressing upon the
Turks all the way.
Many Turkish soldiers, who
became exhausted, gave them
selves up. Others expecting only
death at the hands of the BuIgarS
killed themselves.
Correspondents at the front
declare that many bodies of
Turkish soldiers were found,
pierced with the bayOnets OF their
own guns.
A grand assault upon the city
OF AdrianOple was expected to-
day. The weakest defensive work
seemed to be on the south and
the Bulgarian generals evidently
planned to- concentrate their at
tack there. Turkish cannon, cap
tured in the seven days battle.
are being used bY the Bulgars