The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-11-15
SORT|ES Of TURKS At
ADR|ANOPLE DEADLY
Bulgarian Gunners Slaughter
Thousands in Trap Out
side Forts.
ATTACK ENDS IN ROUT
Artillery and Infantry Go After
Moslems With Terrible
Frenzy.
ATTACK ENDS IN ROU1
specto, Cable Ds,poseA TO TIE Scr.

Special C0oie Despdsch 10 TaE SuF'
LONDON, Nov. 15.-Bennett Burleigh.
the correspondent Of the Daily Tele-
graph with the Bulgarian army, to-day
sends some details of the recent fight
Ing at Adrianople. his latest report
being dated November l3. He says:
1.-THE Bulgarians are drawing near
and hope to be in the
when the end comes"
Mr. Burleigh describes the Turkish
sortie to the northeast on November =.
which was repulsed after tremendous
firing by Bulgarians. who climbed the
hill and got at the nank of the enemy.
Then as II inspired by one impulse
the Bulgarian army pours over the
ridge" to smite the sorely smitten Turks
like incarnate furies. The enemy was
Other Bulgarian troops and
guns headed of the wretched Turks and
they came back like driven cattle under
cover Of their remaining fort to the
streets OF Adrianople.
The Turks losses can be put down at
several thousand killed and wounded
On the night Of November 10 was the
most furious bombardment Of the whole
war. Hundreds OF shells were bursting
ut the same instant over and around
Adrianople. Great guns. small guns.
siege guns. Howitzers. quick firing guns
and Pompons were going or while there
was q constant rattle Of musketry
1T was . flaming and roaring inferno
OF conflict that must have reyerberated
along the Balkan mountains for miles.
1t made the houses in the distant Mus
tapha Pasha rock. The rattle and the
incessant bursting of shells was like
flashes Of lightning.
"The Turks attempted to reply nolsily
at first, but they were soon overmas-
tered by the tremendous strength. en-
ergy and accuracy Of the besiegers' ar
tircry.
"The pulgarians determined on fur
ther bayG'e, charges. Chair-tepe and
other WORKS were marked down for
assault and capture ~ storming bat
talions. who R-st 80" nded divine wor-
ship.
.''The troops stripped of their super
fuous clothes and baggage In the
trenches and made ready for furious
charge. The Turks precipitated things
by attempting to make another sally.
Inferno broke loose. The Turks came
on not knowing what was in store for
them. They first searched the Bull
garian lines with artillery and then with
rife FIRE. which ragged continuously.
The Bulgarans were ready with troops
upon the leash Their gunners fred
In all directions and the fire was under
perfect control.
appalled, the lost Turks. though they
n,,l
garian gunners bore down all appear
ances Of opposition, but still the bonn
bardment continued riotously.
"The Turks hurried to the bomb proof
buildings and the safest quarters. II
was then about 10 o'clock The Bull
sarian Infantry ran in with the bayonet.
There was wild and terrific work and
no wish to ask or to give quarter.
"Such Of the Turks as could fled to
Adrianople, but they left an awful trail
Of dead and dying on the field.
"The result at the moment stands
thus. The Bulgarian losses were rela-
lively trlfiing and the besiegers cap
tured many new positions. The Turkish
defence Of Adrianople Is hopeless and
the surrender is not distant.
Large stores OF arms and munitions
were taken during the battle. Five Bul.
garian conscripts in the Turkish ranks
decided to risk everything rather than
stay longer with the Turks. They
threw aside their rifles and ran to their
own lines and said that they and all
other Christian soldiers wearing the fe7
were suspected and had to be most wary
or they would be quickly and quietly
disposed Of.
There are plenty Of provisions for
the Turkish troops in Adrianople, but
the civil population is starving. Num-
bers OF Turks who had thought they
had done enough at Adrianople. and as
the Government had not and could not
relieve them. considered II would be hest
to surrender.
"The Turkish comma ndan In Adria
nople has put all the Christians In the
mosques. believing that these would be
the first to be bombarded. The Moslem
natives are all housed In the Christian
churches. which. 1t was believed, would
not be touched"