Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-07
Sofia Correspondent Reports
1000 Officers and Men
Killed in Battle.
ONLY 1000 SURVIVE;
ARE TAKEN PRISONERS
London Says Nation Has Lost Re-
Gently More Soldiers Than in
Whole Previous Campaign.

Timok division were killed during the
battle with the Bulgarians. in which the
division was defeated according to the
Sofia correspondent of the Keichspost-
The division consisted Of 1900 men
who were surrounded by a Bulgarian
army, which had outhanked them. Only
sO01 OF the Servians survived and these
were taken prisoners.
According to other newspaper reports, a
Bulgarian column of 14.O0O men has sue
ceeded In reaching the Servian town Of
vranya and Is threatening the line of re-
treat of the Servian army. The Bull
sarians presumably were pushed for
ward from Egri Palanka-
The mobilization of the Runanian army
will be completed by Thursday OF Fri
day, according to dispatches from Bucha-
rest. The Rumanian troops are expected
TO cross the Danube into Bulgaria i'm
rnediately, and a result of this step it
is assumed that Bulgaria will be COM
PEELED either 70 agree to the Rumanian de-
nand and permit Rumania to occupy the
territory she desires. or to engage in war.
Denied by Servian Minister.
LONDON. July THE Serviau minister
here denies the defeat of the Timok di-
vision of the Servian army. and says that
yesterday 1t recaptured the town Of
Grivolak from the Bulgarians. Accord
ing to other reports. however. IL Is not
certain that the Timok division was en-
gagged in that operation.
Greek Defeat Reported.
\ dispatch from Sofia to the Central
News says official messages received
from the front report the occupation OF
NiSrita 10 the west of Lake Tahrnos by
the Bulgarian troops, vino have also cap
tured other important strategical posi-
tons from the Greeks. Gen. Ivanoff,
commander Of the Bulgarians, by a sur
prise attack, dispersed large part OF the
Greek army. numbering $1,000 men, under
tho personal command Of King Constan-
tine.
SALONIKI. July 7.-Part OF the Greek
right wing has driven the Bulgarians
oeroes the River Struma, and is now
marching on the town Of Serros. accord
tng 10 oficiai reports from the Greek
headquarters. ---e--
After ten days OF fighting, more severe
and deadly ir character than anything in
the last Balkan war. a little light begins
TO break upon the hitherto obscure opera
ticns. In the first place. the Servians
have lost more men than in the whole
previous campaign. and semi official state
ments issued at Belgrade have the ap-
pearance of an intention to prepare the
public for news of a disaster.
Desperate fighting. with fiuctuating for
tunes. is proceeding along the Vardar and
Bregaiinitza rivers, which seems ID be in
favor of the Bulgarians. Important news
has been received Of the Bulgarian in
vasion Of Servia through Belogradchyk
about forty-five miles northeast of Nish,
Servias most important fortified town
No indication is given Of the strength Of
nrT-. ns.
the Bulgarians aim to have defeat I'd the
Servians and catured five guns and 4
quantity of other war material, and. by
the occupation of the passes to have
opened the road 10 Nish.
Losses Appear to Be Terrible.
There is heavy fighting also between the
Servians and Bulgarians to the south of
Istip and in the ne.ghborhood of Kotch-
ana. About cO0OvO men are engaged. and
the losses ON both sides appear to be
terrible.
Bulgaria's strategy appears TO be TO
mold the Greeks in check probably with
comparatively small forces while sne
ccals with Seryia.
ms assumption. il correct would cx-
plain the victorious advance of the Greek
army.
nconfirined reports credit the Bull
sarlsns with victories near Kouriki.
living them the key TO Uskup, and
with an out-fianking movement from,
'he south OF Tahynos lake. which
would cut of the Greek retreat
aaloniki dispatches continue to report
Greek victories The Greeks are said
10 have captured sixteen guns at Dot
Greeks in Desperate Fight.
Evidence OF desperate lighting is
found in the arrival of 5000 wounded
At Saloniki. taxing the towns accom-
nodations and resources to the ut,er
most
y conservative estimate Of the killed
OF disabled in last weeks fighting
uN"s IN" Number at from 10000 10 80
-uoD -
Thousands Of destitute refugees from
ihe scene OF lighting are pouring into
~aloniki.
The Greeks have made Wholesale
%narses against the Bulgarians OF
burning and piilaging all the villages
they abandon and Of committing muir
ders- mutilatfons and other horrors
More than 1000 refugees are concen-
trated at Nigrita and adjacent villages
A Sofia dispatch to the Times says
The war news continues favorable 10
the Bulgarians. The Servian attacks
In the kotchana and Istip districts
were at first successful. but have now
been repulsed. II is officially denied
tIat the Blu -garian right wing has been
defeated
In southern Macedonia Gen. Ivan
of : army Of -. 00e has retired before
the Greeks. who captured kilkish and
are approaching Serres. but reinforce
ments have been sent to this army
which was weak owing to its denuda-
tion for the central army.
The Bulgarian first and third armies
have been ordered forward and now the
whole army has taken the field. The de-
lay in ordering these two armies into Ser
Wan territory was due 10 consideration OF
foreign policy. but was not advisable be-
cause IL enabled the Servians TO concen-
trste against the Istip-korchana line. Aft
eF protesting against this delay, Gen. Sa.
NoH. the n-chief. offered his
resignation. ". had urged a general ad
vance. b'ut was opposed by the premier
ana The minister of finance. who ccun-
sri-d Difference 10 Russia II is under.
TODD tnat Gen. Savoff is now urofficiaIi,
Gliding tI-iI Dhnirrien.
Now that all the forces OF the Deliiger
tIits nave entered the field the issue o
i y campaign probably will be decided IL
Tie ncNt lew DAYS. The idea of arbitra
tion by the powers. il Is believed. Is still
'avorably regarded here.
lie vienna correspondent of the Daily
Mall learns that Austria has ARRANGED +