The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-02-04
coNSULS LEAVE CITY.

@ LONDON, Feb. 4.-After five hour
bombardment of Adrianople today the
Bulgar batteries ceased their fire to
allow the foreign consuls and non-com-
batants to leave Adrianople. Later it
was resumed and the eastern section
of the city was set on fire by the
Bulgarian shells. Dense clouds of
smoke could be seen pouring upwards
from the heights upon which the be-
sieging batteries were massed.
LONDON, Feb. Awhile four hun
dred heavy throated Bulgarian guns
roared death and destruction upon
A'rianople to-day the Balkan allies
were beginning \ the biggest troop
movement since the Franco-Prussian
war. =.
Dispatches from Belgrade and So
ia stated that the powers had decided
to allow the allies to occupy Constan-
rffnople if they would not cross the
Bosporous and carry the war into
Asia.
Within 48 hours probably an army
of 100000 Bulgers, Servians and
Greeks will be pressing toward the
Chatalja forts guarding the Turkish
capital @
kilograms from the war theater
stated that the Bulgarian cannonade
of Adrionople which began last night
was kept up until nearly midnight
when 1t slackened. With the first
streak of dawn today it was renewed
with the utmost viSor. Big siege
guns which had been pushed as close
as possible to the outlying works
belched a continuous stream of flame
upon the Turkish defenses.
Details of Attack.
A Sofia telegram, received here at
noon. gave some details of the renew
al OF hostilities at Adrianople.
Darkness had fallen on Monday
night and lights We're flickering in the
army camps when suddenly the thin
shaft of a searchlight flashed into the
sky. 1t swung in a wide arc three
times and then disappeared. Within
. less than a minute a fame lighted
the sky on an seminence about two
miles east of Fort Yildiz, followed a
moment later with terrific roar as
Bulgarian battery began action. AL
most before the echoes had died
away the batteries lying along the Ma
rita river on the west and south of
Adrianople were booming.
The heaviest bombardment was up
on the eastern side of the city. The
Turkish forts at Bashi Faki. Kavas,
Jevizlik, Yildiz, Kostanlik and Kavi-
tax, were subjected to a raking dew
.astating fire although as far as could
be seen today through glasses little
damage had been done. The Turks
did not reply at once to the fire Of
the Bulgar cannon.
1t was almost an hour before a
fash searched the darkness as an
earthquake stretching southwestward
from Fort Kruchesme. moment la
ter an entire battery was flaming and
within fifteen minutes all the outly.
ing Notifications were in action.
During the early morning Bulgar-
ian aeroplane darted into the sky from
a point south Of Mustafa Pasha, the
headquarters of the BuIger forces be-
sieging Adrianople. The Turks
brought their long guns into action
but the aviator did not venture within
range of the shells.
Quarrel Mere Bluff.
It now develops that the quarrel
between Bulgaria and Servia was of
more or less of bluff to blind the
eyes OF Turkey and the covetous pow-
ers as to the real strength of the
i Accord existing among the Balkan
states. The Servian and Bulgarian
generals In the field are acting in uni
son and without friction. so far as
present dispatches are concerned
Constantinople dispatches stated
that no bombardment was heard in
the direction of Chatalja.
The Turks have become resigned to
resumption of war. Our only hope
now lies with Allah" was the express
sion used in a Constantinop!e news
paper today and 1t seemed to voice
the sentiment of most of the Turkish
Reaple.