Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-07
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London, July AFTER ten days OF
fighting. moro severe and deadly In
character than any In the last Balkan
war, light begins to break upon the
hitherto obscure operations.
Tho 9ervians have lost more neh
than In the whole previous campaign.
and semi -official statements issued al
Belgrade have the appearance OF an
intention to prepare the public for
news Of disaster.
A Belgrade dispatch, describing tho
i've days operations between Vardar
and Kwivolak, says that after holding
q greatly superior force In check the
ssrvians were obliged to retire. Thus
Krivolak fell into the hands Of the
Bulgarians. It contends however, that
this Bulgarian success was insignifi-
cant compared with the Servian sue
cesses against the Bulgarian right
wing.
Wounded Left on Field.
Another semi official communication
says the Servians lost $4,000 killed and
wounded and the BulEarians 10000.
The Bulgarian losses were increased
by the poor organization Of their Red
Cross service an lack Of communica-
tions and transports. Their wounded
were left on the battlefield and the dead
were unburied.
There is heavy fighting also between
the Servians and Bulgarians to the
south Of 1stip and in the neighborhood
Of Kotchana- About 100000 men are
engaged and the losses on both sides
appear to be terrible.
Desperate fighting, with ductuatinH
fortunes, 10 proceeding along the Var
dar and Bregalinitza rivers, which
seems to be In favor Of the Bulgar-
ians. Important news has been re.
ceived Of the Bulgarian invasion OF
serva thru Belogradchyk. about forty,
five miles northeast Of Nish, Servia's
most important fortified town. No in
dication Is given Of the strength Of the
Bulgarian column at this point. bu'
the Bulgarians claim to have defeated
the servians and captured five gun.
and quantity Of other war material
and by the occupation of the passes t
have opened the road to Nish.
1uloars Hold Greeks.
BulRarta's strategy appears to be t
hold the Greeks in check presumabl
with comparatively small forces, Will
she deals with Servia. This assumption
II correct, would explain the victoriou
advance Of tho Greek army.
Unconhrmed reports credit the Bull
garians with victories near Kopril
giving them the key to Uskup. and wit
an outhanking movement from tn
south of Tahynos lake. which would Gu
of tho Greek retreat.
servian troops have victoriousl
entered Kotchana.
Another semi official Belgrade state
ment. however. describing the militar
position after flvs days nghtins. make
for the first time the admission thu
the Servian arms have not been 80 uni
formly successful AZ was previousl
represented. But the claim 10 mad
that servia has prevented Bulsari
! rom executing he. rc!::.!c:! plan
gaining by q surprise attack possessio
Of the Macedonian territories whic
she wished to occupy pending arbitra
tion.
| 9srvia Claims Victory.
The statement says the servian
were taken by surprise. but succeede
in repelling the Bulgarian advanc
Little by little the Servian army a.
sumed tho offensive, and the position
J now Is that the Servians have force
the Bulgarian right wing back over til
River Bregalinitza, whittier they re
treated In disorder.
saloniki dispatches continue 70 n
port Greek victories The Creeks a.
said to have captured sixteen guns 1
Doiran. Evidence Of despofats haastin
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