The Calumet news., 1913-07-07
Large Column Of BuIgarians Now
at Gates of vranya In Pur-
suit Of Enemy
STRATEGY AGAINST The GREEKS

Vienna. July ELEVEN thousand
officers and men OF the Servian Timok
division were killed in battle with the
BuIgarians. according To the Sofia cor
respondent of the Reichpost.
The division consisted of IL, 1000 men.
who were surrounded by the Bulgarian
army which had outnanlSed them.
only 1900 Servians survived and these
were taken prisoners.
According to other newspaper re-
ports a column OF $4,000 Bulgarians
has reached the Servian town of Vran-
va and is threatening the line of re-
treat of the Servian army.
Reports Re-cspture of krivolak.
London. July THE Servian minis
ter here denies the defeat of the Tmol<
division OF the Servian army. and says
that yesterday II recaptured the town
Of Krivolak from the Bulgarians. Ac-
cordng to other reports. however. 1t
Is not certain that the Timok division
was engaged in that operation.
Slaughter Is Terrific.
Ht tpti NidHS nave lpSl more men
than in the whole previous campaign,
and semi -otticial statements issued at
Rel-rade give the appearance of an in
tention to prepare the public for news
of d disaster.
Desperate fighting. with fuctuating
fortune. is proceedings along the Val
dar and Bregklinitza rivers. but the
results generally seem TO favor the
bulsarians. important news has been
received of the Bulgarian invasion of
serNia through Belogradchyk, about
forty-hve miles northeast of Nsh,
SerNia's most important fortified town.
NO indication is given of the strength
ot the Bulvarian column at this point.
but the Bulgarians claim to have de-
ieated the Servians and to have cap
turtd five guns and a quantity of other
war material, and, by occupation of
the passes, 10 have opened the road To
Nish, There is heavy fighting between
the servians and Bulgarans to the
south of lstip and in the neighborhood
of kotchana About 100000 men are
engaged, ana the slaughter appears to
ne terrible.
6ulgaris's Strategy Outlined.
bulsaria's strategy appears to he
to hold the Greeks in check. probably
with comparatively small forces. while
she deals with Servia. This assump-
uon, II correct. would explain the vic
'oilous advance of the Greek army.
oh'onflrmed reports credit the Bull
saimns with victory at Koprili, giving
'hem the key to Uskup. and with an
outNanking movement from the south
ot Iahynos lake. which would cut off
the Greek retreat.
ENldence OF desperate lighting is
'ouhd in the arrival of 5000 wounded
'' salonika. taxing the towns accom-
'hooatlons and resources to the ut
most.
me Greeks have made wholesale
'naises against the Bulgarians, as
eeiVhg that they are burning and pill
'as'hs all the villages they abandon,
'"at theV are committing murder.
niu'tilatons and other horrors. More
man 1000 refugees are concentrated at
Rumsnia to Force Issue.
VIENNA July THE mobilization of
nuf'iahias artillery will be completed
thursday or Friday. according to a
o'Spatch from Bucharest. The Ru-
''ah'an troops are expected to cross
VIC pahnbe into Bulgaria immediate
anu as a result it is assured Bull
sara viii be compelled To agree to the
numsnian demands to permit Ruma-
~ occupy the territory she de-
snes or TO engage i'm war.
Sreeks Drive BuIgarians.
'a'ohika, July Part Of the Greek
wing mas driven the BuIgarians across
'l'er Struma. according to official
o's from the Greek headquarters
Greek Losses Are Heavy.
H'"ens' July THE Greek casual
s ,n since the beginning of the fight
49,, against Bulgarians total 10000
ra Vu or wounded. according TO official
w., erseks Suffer Revsrss..
a.. '"''a' July IA dispatch from So
Tvs 'NS official messages received
., me front report the occupation
80, Nesri'a hy the bulgarian troops
MI. S" captured other strategical
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