Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-07-11
BULGARlANS INVADE SERvIA-
BATTLE WAS WORSE THAN
ANY IN BALKAN WAR.
OVER 100000 SOLDIERS ENGAGED
Over $4,000 Men Lost In Last Weeks
6attle-5uIgaria Holding Greeks
in Check at Same Time, Says
One Report.


more severe and deadly in character
than anything in the last Balkan war,
the Servians have lost more men than
in the whole previous campaign, and
semi-official statements issued at Bel
grade have the appearance of an inten-
ton to prepare the public for news of
a disaster.
Desperate fighting, with varying for
tunes, is proceeding along the Vardar
and Bregalinitsa rivers, which seem to
be in favor Of the Bulgarians. Impor-
tant news has been received of the
Bulgarian invasion Of Servia through
Belogradchyk, about As miles north
east Of Nish, Servia's most important
fortified town.
No indication is given of the
strength of the Bulgarian column at
this point, but the Bulgarians claim to
have defeated the Servians and cap
tured five guns and quantity of other
war material, and by the occupation
of the passes to have opened the road
to Nish.
Heavy Fighting Near kotchana.
There is heavy fighting also be-
tween the Servians and Bulgarians to
the south Of Istip and in the neighbor-
hood Of Kotchana. About 100000 men
are engaged and the losses on both
sides appear to be terrible.
Bulgaria's strategy appears to be to
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with comparatively small forces, while
she deals with Servia. This assump-
ton, If correct, would explain the vic
tories near Koprili, giving them the
key to Uskup, and with an outflank-
ing movement from the south Of Tahy-
nos lake. which would cut off the
Greek retreat.
Saloniki dispatches continue to re-
port Greek victories. The Greeks are
said to have captured 16 guns at Dol
ran. Evidence of desperate fighting
is found in the arrival of 5000 wounded
at Saloniki, taxing the towns accom-
modations and resources to the utter
most.
Another semi-official communication
says last weeks battles were the long
est, the bloodiest and the hardest
fought Of all the battles in the Balkan
war. The Servians lost $4,000 killed
and wounded; the Bulgarians 10000.
The Bulgarian losses were increased
by the bad organization Of their red
cross service and lack Of communica-
ton and transports. Their wounded
were left on the battlefield. Their dead
were unburied.
servians Capture kotehana
The Servian government has ad-
dressed note to Bulgaria, formally
breaking off diplomatic relations and
announcing the recall of the minister
at Sofia.
Servian troops have VIGOROUSLY en-
tered Kotchana
Servians Win Second Battle.
London.-The Servians have recap
tured Istip after routing the Bulga-
rians, says an official dispatch. A
desperate battle was fought with
heavy losses, but the Servian guns
previously lost were retaken.
Istip is a town of about $4,000 pop
ulation consisting of Servians and Bull
garians, with a few Greeks and Al
banians. 1t is situated on the north
ern frontier Of Servia, and had been
occupied 500 years by Turks, since last
October by the Bulgarians, and now
by the Servians. 1t is an important
strategic point, high in the mountains,
and has been considered impregnable.
According to high authority the total
casualties on all sides since the war
was resumed have been fully $4,000.
According to authoritative informa-
ton at Belgrade the Bulgarian forces,
nine battalions strong, which invaded
Servia at Kniarsevatz, were entirely
apnihilated. They met the Servian