Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-07-05
HUGE ARMIES MEET
IN BLOODY CONFLICT
King Constantine Commands
Eighty Thousand Men while
Foes Number Not Less Than
Hundred Thousand.
tBy Leased wire 60 Evening Herald. !


New YOrN. July "a story OF bat
tie between the BuIgarians and
Greeks At Kilkish. twenty-five miles
north of salonlki. was received by the
Greek daily newspaper Atlantis today
direct from saloniki II says:
The battle between the Bulgarians
aud grccks at kilkish ended 10
O'clock In the morning OF July Z In
the complete defeat of the Bulgnrians
after a severe bpmbardment OF the
town by the Greeks, who carried the
place az the point of the bayonot The
town WAS then occupied by part of
tho Hellenic troops while thelr COM
Tadcs continued the pursuit OF the
Bulgarians. Who had fled In disorder.
leaving many OF their field guns and
machine guns In the hands of the
Greek victors. More than sixty can
non were captured.
"knkish was almost completely de-
strOyed by fire before the Bulgurians
He'd
THE battle In front Of kllSish Was
more important than an Of those
fought by the allies In the campaign
between Turkey and the Balkan states.
The Bulgarians. Who we're much su-
periOr In numbers. had surrounded
the town with defensive works and
trenches nearly slx feet In depth and
very narrow 80 that their occupants
we're sheltered from the splintcrs OF
shells
Firing started at O'Clock Thurs
day morning The Bulgarians hac
stationed their heavy artillery on the
heights, from which they fired with
great precision, the distances having
been marked before the opening OF
hostlllties The guns first opened al
q range Of twO miles.
Their field artillery was too much
exposed In the plain below and they
found Il impossible 20 bring II into
action.
The Greek infantry received or
ders 10 adyanCe "a short rushcs at
double quick 20 as 20 render inoiii-
cacious the marking of the distances
by the Bulgarian artillery
by ~ o'clock the Bulgariuns had
come to the conclusion that It was I'M
sslbie 20 stop the advance OF the
Greeks, so they started q great con-
flagratiun along their front for dlu-
lance OF over two miles in order TO
hide the movements OF their army
The Greek light infantry in their
kits. however rushed forward. darted
through the circle of flames aud
brough, about the complete dcmor-
aiizuiton of the Bulgarian troops.
In the meantime the Greek artil-
lcry had taken up fresh position
whence IL opened fierce capnonadc
which soon reduced the Bulgarian
batteries 10 silence.
In the meantime the Greek iniah-
try with their bay yonels fixed had ar
rived within thirty feet of the But
gnrian trenches.
Then ensued Wild spectacle,
creeks aud BulEarlaus mixod together
in "A furious hand to hand tight.
AT 0 o'clock on Friday morning
the bulgarian lines had been pierced
but one of the heights around kilkis''
stW held out. ~ Was occupied by q
company of Bulgarlans.
The Greek light Infantry dashed
up the side of the hill 10 dlslodge them
aud came into close touch with thcm
which ended 10y the Bulgarians aban-
doning their munitions and theii
wounded aud flying In disorder to-
wards DOlran. further north with
Greek troops pursuing them without
pity
The trenches ~ kilkish we're filled
with dead
The Greck army from Hhevmhel
crossed the river Varduri and march
ing ~ the assault OF eurka, northwos
of Doirau. The resistance OF
fercd there hy the BulgariaRs b
much greater than at Kilklsh but thel
are gradually retreating ana the cap
nro of Doiran by the Greeks is mere
ly question of hours.
The victory of the Greek division
at Nlgrita also WAS complete Gen
eral Sotilcs commander of the Orcel
division has tcicgraphod that a steam
er be sent To stvrOs 10 embark a Bul
garian regiment with ten of It's ON
GERS taken prisoners at Nigrita'
n IN said that the Bulgarian troop
when they abandon the towns AM
villages deyastate them after massa
Cring the women and children In
barbarous manner"