The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-11-07
FIRST UNcENsoRED STORY
OF GREAT BALKAN BATTLE

Vienna, Nov. 4.-The Reichspost this
morning prints a story sent by its cor
respondent with the Bulgarian army,
Lieutenant Wagner. 1t is dated from
the headquarters, Thursday
evening, and says:
IT ave just returned with a train
of wounded, after having spent three
days at the front. For three days and
nights I have not been out of my
clothes. My poor horse could not move
another, step because of exhaustion.
The great and final battle entered the
decisive phase Thursday morning, when
the Bulgarian left ,.dng at Bunarhissar
took the offensive with mighty impetus.
THE prelude to the final crash of
arms was a murderous opening engage
ment, which last Monday resulted very
favorably for the Bulgarians, especially
the right wing at Lule Burgas.
"On the left wing where the Bull
garian offensive started. the Turks, by
taking the offensive from Seray by way
of Vica against the Bulgarian left wing,
had attempted to meet the danger
threatening their line Of retreat, owing
to the Bulgarian advance by way of
Sereai to Ghataljo. The Turks also
had succeeded in driving back the adj
agederesi and Bunarhissar.
Reserves Stay Defeat.
Tuesday morning when the mighty
Bulgarian counter-attack was delivered
against the right wing from a line run-
ming from Uskub to Hadjifakli and the
heights of Monistir Dagh. the Turks
front ranks were simply run down by
a startling assault executed with I'M
paralleled dash, yet they succeeded in
sustaining the fight by continually
bringing up reserves.
Bitter forest fighting ragged through
out the day., during which the Turkish
main body degenerated into senseless
passes without consistency or power of
fighting. J
the same time, the Bulgarian
right wing attacked the Turkish posi-
lions at Lule Burgas from Eski-Raha
and Yeniken and drove the Turks from
their fortified positions on the Telan-
dere, Ajvalidore and Erkene rivers back
on Lule Burgas. The Bulgarian in
fantry was splendidly supported by
succeeded in holding down the Turks
by an annihilating fire. With the help
OF the guns most Of the Turkish most
tons We're taken by bayonet assaults.
Some of these, however. We're formed
n taken without any preliminary ac-
ton or artillery support.
Drop Guns; Use Knives.
The dash of the Bulgarian infantry
was unparalleled and like the tactical
achievements resulting from it. sur
passed all that could be believed pos
sible. Without the least concession to
cTupleS OIL mOdern LactlcS, 1t applied
it's battlecry, Now for the knife" to
conditions Of reality, that is to say, to
It's tactics.
-Four hundred yards and still fur
Their from the enemies lines whole reg
inents rose like one man and hurled
themselves in one solid charging mass
on the enemy, without hating, still
firing and despising all cover. Their
officers were powerless against this
burying frenzy to get at the Turks
with the knife OIL bayonet. All at
tempts to hold the troops in leash were
fruitless. One regiment hurled itself
on the enemy totally disregarding its
officers order to halt and lie down.
Tuesdays engagement had resulted
successfully for the Bulgarians both
at Lule Burgas and Bunarissah. Yet
they had struck no decisive blow for
the Turks had brought up the whole
OF their reserves n held their ad-
vance in check.
early Wednesday morning strong
bulgarian forces We're brought by
forced marches from Adrianople and
renewed the attempt to break through
the center of the Turks position. The
Bulgarian attack fell partly on the