New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-02
Sultan Receives News of Vic
tory at Visa, but Reports
from Sofia Indicate Com
plete Defeat Of Turk
ish Forces.
GREAT BATTLE NOT ENDED
Fighting Continuous for -Four Days
on Western Slopes Of Istrandia
Mountains, Waning Moon
Aiding Operations
at Night.
fRy Cable 70 The Tribune. J

London, Nov. 1.-Two amazing tele-
grams were received from Constantine
pie late last night stating that Nazim
Pacha reports the recapture of Bunar-
hissar by the Turks and the cutting
off of a Bulgarian column.
In the earlier telegram to the Sultan
the Turkish commander in chief
stated that the BUlgarans were be-
ing gradually hemmed in on four
sides and specially commended the
conduct Of the troops at Visa, who,
he said. had fought with splendid de-
votion and courage.
In the second message he says:
our right wing has been advancing
since yesterday from Via. Mahmoud
Mukhtar Pacha's army has vanquished
the Bulgarian column, and now all Of
our army corps has been ordered to
advance
II should not he overlooked. however.
that the we'll informed correspondent
Of the Vienna "Reichspost" specifically
mentioned that the Turkish troops
were finally and completely routed and
forced 10 retreat in confusion.
The Sofia correspondent Of The
Times" tclegraphing on Friday, also
SAYS: -.,--... .
THE Turks Yesterday made des-
peratc cffort to retrieve the situation.
The retreating troops rallied between
Tchorlu and Istrandia, and were rein
forced by a division sent from Con-
stantinopic.
They were completely defeated, how
ever. by the sulqarians, who captured
TchorIu. Istrsndis and Rodosto.
Altogether some fifty thousand
Turks had assembled at Tchorlu and a
fresh series of rattles occurred over
the district extending from Tchorlu 10
lstrandia and along the heights domi-
r,ting Rodosto. \ diversion was at
tempted on the Turkish right wing.
General Tergut, Of Albanian fame,
landed at Midia with twenty thousand
men. and advanced toward Visa, where
he encountered the Bulgarian troops
under General Nutinchcft.
The Turks were completely defeat
ed but whether they succeeded In re-
gaining their ships or retreated east
ward il not stated.
"a violent artillery duel occurred
Yesterday at Adrianople. 1t result -
not known.
King Ferdinand. says The Times
this morning, sent a message TO the
Bulgarian commander in chief: To
the victorious army on the Bunar-
biesar-Lule Burgas line" conBratu-
lating him and the men Of all ranks
on their glorious victory gained over
the enemy. II should also bc borne
i'm mind that after the Turks had
been routed at Kirk -Kilisseh an Off
ciaI announcement of the recapture Of
the town was issued in CONSTANT
nOple.
Possibly the real solution Of the
problem lies In the known fact that
the Bulgarian left wing during the
earlier stages OF the battle was hard
pressed by the Turkish troops, and,
according 10 a Sofia story, the posi-
ton of this wing was completely al
tered by the overthrow Of the Turk
,sh left. Again, If the Turks were not
i'm a perilous situation the CONSTANT
nople messages would scarcely have
mentioned that grave news had been
received from the front and that the
Cabinet was sitting all night consld-
erlng the question Of peace.
The truth as to the exact situation
cannot be long delayed. Certainly, II
Nazim's dispatches represent the pres
ent position, the situation OF the whole
Bulgarian army has become difficult. in
spite Of its great successes.
Constantnople, Nov. 1.-Bunarhissar
the recapture OF which Is reported by
Nazim Pacha, is about forty miles
southeast Of Kirk-K X ilisseh.
Late tonight it was reported that
fghtng had been suspended by the
Turkish and Bulgarian armies. The
men on both sides, 1t was added, were
suffering from fatigue from the battle
that had been in progress continuously
for four days Seven thousand more
wounded men are expected to arrive
here from the front tomorrow.
Whatever the issue of the terrible
battle now raging on the western
stones of the Istrandia Mountains, in
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BUTTER FINEST "a soc. lB.-Abso-
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