Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-05

More than. sixty cannon were captured.
kilkish was almost completely de-
stroyed by fire before the Bulgarians
fed.
Importance of Battle.
The battle in front of kilkish was
more important than any of those fought
by the allies in the campaign between
Turkey and the Balkan states. The
Bulgarians, who were much superior in
numbers. had surrounded the town with
defensive works and trenches nearly six
feet In depth and very narrow SO that
their occupants were sheltered from the
spltnters of shells.
Firing started at O'Clock Thursday
morning. The Bulgarians had stationed
their heavy artillery on the heights, from
which they fired with great precision.
the distances having been marked be-
fore the opening. of hostilities. The
miles Their field artillery was too
much exposed on the plain below and
action.
The Greek infantry received orders
to advance by short rushes at the dou-
BILE so as to render inehicacious the
marking of the distances by the Bull
garian artillery.
BY IL o'clock the Bulgarians had
come to the conclusion that it was inn
possible to stop the advance Of the
Greeks, SO they started a great con-
Migration along their front for q dis
lance OF over two miles in order to
hide the movements of their army.
The Greek light Infantry in their
Kits. however. dashed forward. darted
brought about the complete demoraii-
cation of the Bulgarian troops.
In the meantime the Greek artillery
had taken up fresh positions, whence
1T opened fierce cannonade, which
soon reduced the Bulgarian batteries
to silence.
I'm the meantime the Greek infantry
with their bayonets fixed. had arrived
within thirty feet of the Bulgarian
trenches.
Fight Hand to Hand.
Then ensued a wild spectacle. Greeks
and Bufgarians being mixed together
in furious handto-ha fight.
AT o'clock Friday morning the Bull
garian lines had been pierced but one
out. 1t was occupied by a company of
Bulgarians.
THE Greek light infantry dashed up
the side of the hill to dislodge them
and came into fierce contact, which
ended by the Bulgarians abandoning
their munitions and their wounded and
fleeing in disorder toward Deiran.
further north. with the Greek troops
pursuing them without pity.
THE trenches around Kilkish were
filed with dead.
THE Greek army from Ghevgheli has
crossed the River Vardar and is march
ing to the assault OF the almost impen-
etrable gorges of Teurka northwest of
Dorian. The resistance offered there by
the Bulgarians is much greater than at
kilkish, but they are gradually retreat
ing and the capture of Dorian by the
Greeks is merely a question OF hours.
1.-The victory Of the Greek division at
Nigrita also was complete.
Gen. Sotilles. the comma nder of the
Greek division. has telegraphed that a
steamer be sent to Stavros to embark a
Bulgarian regiment with ten of it's Off
GERS taken prisoners at Nigrita.
1t is said that the Bulgarian troops
when they abandon the towns and VII
lagos devastate them after massacrinr
the women and children in a barbarous
manner"
Serb and Bulgar Clash.
VIENNA. Austria, July 5.-Desperate
fighting has been in progress between
the Bulgarians and Servians since yes
terday near Veles (KoprilD, according
to the Sofia correspondent of the Neue
Freie Presse. He says the Bulgarian
troops repulsed the Servian southern
wing with heavy losses and expect to
occupy Veles shortly.
The same correspondent telegraphs
that a great battle. extending over an
area of fifty miles. is being fought
north of Saloniki, where $4,000 Greeks
are opposed to 100, 900 Bulgaria The
Bulgarians had made a number Of
minor attacks since last Monday, with
the object of inducing the Greeks to
and the battle was begun. The result
is expected to be a deciding factor in
the Greek and Bulgarian campaign.
The strategy of the Bulgarian COM
manders forced the Greeks to abandon
several fortified positions near Saloniki.
and Bespik lake. The
Greeks are now threatened by an out
attack by q column of 10000
advancing from the south
OF Tahynos lake.
ment has taken the initiative In re-
questing the great European powers to
make declarations in favor of q policy
of nOn-iEtervention in the Balkan war,
thus far received have been favorable.
The French action was taken In pur-
suance of the policy agreed upon with
the British government during Presi-
dent Poincare's recent visit to Lon
don.
Turkey to Be Neutral.
ST. PETERSBURG. July Sit is an
nounced here from an uncf;cial source
that Turkey has agreed to remain neu-
trail In the Balkan conflict in return
for the concession made by Bulgaria
In connection with the war indemnity.
CONSTANTINOPLE, July 5.-The
government has not yet de-
cided what action 1t will take in view
Of the Balkan situation. but the opinion
prevails here that Turkey will not al
low the opportunity to escape of \
some material moral benefit
from the clash between the Balkan al
go So - --.7.