New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-10
DISPATCH FROM FRONT
UPSETS BULGARS' CLAIM
Correspondent Sends Word
Servians and Greeks Have
Won Decisive Victories.
BULGARIA SEEKS PEACE
Rumania Plans to Occupy Terri
tory to Preserve Balance of
Power in Balkans-Turkey
to Seek Lost Territory.
IBy Cable to The Tribune. ]

IBy Cable 10 The Tribune
London, July 1o.-The Bulgarian plan
Of campaign which aimed at surprising
the Greeks and Servians, driving
wedge between them and Selling Sa-
lonica and Uskub after crushing their
armies. appears TO have collapsed.
The Daily Mail" prints an important
telegram from its special correspondent
with the Servian army headquarters.
II is the first message from an indie
pendent observer in the field Of war
that has reached this country. Dis
patched from Uskub il shows that the
Bulgarians have not as they claimed,
cut the communications Of the Servian
army, that the Servians have repulsed
the main Bulgarian attack near Istib,
that the Greeks have driven back the
Bulgarian force threatening Salonica
and that the Greek column is reported
advancing against the Bulgarians, who
are retreaung before the Servians.
From vienna it is reported that Bull
garia is notifying the powers Of her
readiness TO negotiate peace and that
the Bulgarian and Servian commanders
are discussing an armistice.
If King Ferdinand continues the war
he will in a week be confronted by the
Rumanian army. Rumania's supposed
intention is TO occupy strip of Bull
garian territory and preserve the ball
ance Of power in the Balkans by TAX
ing steps TO prevent either Servia or
Bulgaria from being crushed.
Heavy Losses Reported.
II is declared that in the last battle
the retreating Bulgarians left on the
field 1000 dead and wounded, while
5000 more wounded were picked up
by the Servian Red Cross detach-
ments. II is also admitted in Belgrade
that the Servian casualties as a result
Of a little more than a weeks fighting
exceed those sustained in the entire
war against Turkey. The Greeks. too,
admit on their side 10000 casualties
in recent battles.
Turkeys reported intention TO make
use Of the opportunity afforded her Of
some lost territory is con-
frmed by a message from CONSTANT
nople stating that scenes there before
the war broke out last October are
being repeated. Military officials are
showing considerable activity and
horses everywhere are being seized.
Even motor buses are being requisi-
toned.
Crisis for Bulgarian Race.
The present is the most fateful crisis
for the Bulgarian race since King
Milan Of Servia declared war in 1885
against Bulgaria in the absence of the
army on the Turkish
says the Sofia correspondent
Of THE Times"
Bulgaria is now threatened by hos
tile forces on every side, but the
manifold dangers Of the situation
are being confronted with extraordi-
nary calmness and resolution. All re-
serves who hitherto have been excused
from military service have been called
out, and they respond readily, it being
realized that the whole future Of the
Bulgarian nation is at stake.
"A more cheerful view, however, pre-
walls to-day. Instead Of a serious
defeat which General Kovatcheff's la
comic messages were supposed TO indi-
cate as the motive for the evacuation
of Kotchana, it appears that no fight
ing has occurred in that region in the
last two days, which have been occu-
pied by the Servians in collecting their
dead and wounded. and the evacuation
was due 10 strategic reasons. the
troops have now taken up strong po-
sitions from which IT will be difficult
to dislodge them.
up TO Tuesday night Series was not
occupied by the Greeks. Communica-
tons have been interrupted by the
fight Of the telegraph operators. King
Ferdinand has bestowed an order for
bravery on General lvanoff for his
stout resistance against overwhelming
forces"
Two Armies ManoeuVrlng.
The following dispatch has been re-
ceived from Uskup BY The Daily
Mali:
THE general engagement between
the bulk Of tie Servian and Bulgarian
forces ceased temporarily on Tuesday
afternoon, as the Servians had attained
their objective in repulsing the Bull
garian attack on the territory in dis
pute between the former allies. The
two armies are now man9uvring for
position in the region Of the Bregali-
nitza River, and outpost skirmishes are
occurring between them.
NO Importance is attached at Ser
Wan headquarters here to the Bull
garian raids in Servian territory
They are regarded as OF the same
nature as the temporary success OF the
Bulgarians at Krivolak, which they
subsequently were forced by the gen.
eral attack OF the Servian army to
abandon.
"Servian officers are indignant at the
Bulgarian treatment Of Servians who
fell into their hands, many Of whom
were finished in cold blood, while
others were mutilated. a photograph
has been taken of two Servian soldiers