Arizona republican., 1913-03-27
Adrianople, Long Impreg- nable, at Last Succumbs to Scientific Attacks of Bulgarians and Tn cir Intrepid Allies
FIRE AND EXPLOSIVES RAZE FORT AND TOWN
Shukri Pasha, the Defeated Turk Leader, Said to Be Suicide-Victors Advance -Jubilant Bulgars Rest ill Hard Won City
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATCHl

SOFIA. March 26.-Adrianople has
 fallen at last. Repeated attacks on
 the weakening fortress near the city today resulted in the downfall Of the citadel. the preaching of the walls to the town and the triumphant entry of the Scpipska regiment of the Bull 9arian army.
 The last outpost of the Turk on European soil is now in the hands of the hardy Bulgars and their allies.
 the Greeks, Servians and MOntene- grins With the reported fall of the Tchatlja earthworks, the day is one of complete victory for the Christ ians who are now rejoicing in more than one abandoned Moslem encamp- ment. Reports here from the front. coming through the Central Press News agency, say that thousands are dead on both sides along the Tchatija lines. that the Turks are in full re- treat behind their shot torn walls
 and the Sarbs, who led the attack
 on the earth intrenchments, are fol- | lowing hard on the heels of the ] flying enemy
 The people of the capital received l the news of the victory of their 1 troops, led by King Ferdinand, with ! great demonstrations of joy. The streets are full of joyous throngs, but 1 they are orderly withal. A subdued
 excitement is prevalent. for with the news of the two victories, comes the assurance that the allies are going 1 to prosecute an immediate and wig
 orous campaign back of the fallen ! lines and clear the way right up to hp nf a n l The victory means more fighting | more danger and more certain fatal { ities among the combatants, who are 1 already pretty well reduced by death 1 in battle, hardships on the march and disease.
 With his men well in hand. the l Bulgar monarch is occupying d camp | just below the line of Adrianople's preached walls The Iron Regiment.
 the kings own bodyguard, had the l honor of first entering the confines of the fallen city. Shortly after the 1 third bombardment began, and the 1 four advances commenced from the i exposed positions on the hills north
 and west of the town, the firing from | the batteries at the arsenal and on 1 the hills near the town ceased The i bulSdGS cOnllnueu tO duN d1lCf. Dul
 when within a few hundred feet of the walls experiencing no return fire. they were halted. 4 trick was feared. ' Assurance soon came that the city | was being abandoned. Aviators
 flashed the news that Turkish troons
 were being marched out of the city by d circuitous route and taken to
 trains in a nearby village. With this
 the final triumphant assault was made and playing like children, shout
 ing and cheering, the finest of the ! Bulgar regiments entered the city.
 Tchatlja has been the scene of q ra aging battle for two days. Hardly
 has daylight come in the past few
 days but what cannonading began
 at once. followed by sharp rifle fire and cavalry charges. Men died like | flies in the trenches. The scene must
 be terrible if all that has been
 learned here is true. Villages and the town itself are burning from the shells that have dropped almost in
 cessantly in the past few days. Though no troops have crossed the
 line of earthworks that surround , Tchatlja. the allies have sent small , scouting bodies into the abandoned
 lines and discovered the flight ol the MoSlem defenders.