New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-06
GREEKS CARRY KILKISH
AT POINT OF BAY0MET
Graphic Official Story of Battle
Received by 1.-The Atlantis"
of This City.

| a graphic official story Of the battle be-
| tween the Bulgarians and Greeks at
/ Kilkish, twenty-five miles TO the north Of
| Salonica, was received by the Greek
daily newspaper Atlantis" yesterday di-
rect from Salonica. 1t says:
The battle between the Bulgarians
and Greeks at Kilkish ended at 10 o'clock
in the morning of July in the complete
defeat of the Bulgarians, after severe
/ bombardment of the town by the Greeks.
who carried the place at the point OF the
/ bayonet The town was then occupied
| by a part OF the Hellenic troops. while
their comrades continued the pursuit Of
the Bulgarians. who had fed in disorder,
| leaving many of their field guns and ma
chine guns in the hands OF the Greek
victors. More than sixty cannon were
captured.
| "KiIRish was almost completely de-
stroyed by fire before the Bulgarians fled.
THE battle in front Of Kilklsh was
more important than any Of those fought
/ by the allies in the campaign between
| Turkey and the Balkan States. The Bui-
garians, who were much superior IT.
numbers, had surrounded the town with
defensive works and trenches nearly six
| feet in depth and very narrow. 50 that
| their occupants were sheltered from the
! splinters Of shells.
Firing started at o'clock in the morn
! ing Of Thursday. The Bulgarians had
/ stationed their heavy artillery on the
/ heights, from which they fired with great
| precision, the distances having been
marked before the opening Of hostilities
1 The guns first opened at range OF two
miles. Their field artillery was too much
exposed on the plain below, and they
/ found il impossible 10 bring II into action.
The Greek infantry received orders TO
advance by short rushes at the double, 50
/ as 10 render inefiicacious the marking OF
/ the distances by the Bulgarian artillery
by II o'clock the Bulgarians had come
/ 10 the conclusion that it was impossible
/ to stop the advance of the Greeks. 50
| they started a great cOnnagration along
their front for distance Of over two
miles in order TO hide the movements Of
/ their army.
THE Greek light infantry, in their kits
however, dashed forward at the run
darted through the circle of flames and
| brought about the complete demoraliza-
/ ton Of the Bulgarian troops.
! In the mean time the Greek aruI!eIy
| had taken up fresh positions. whence 1t
opened a fierce cannonade, which soon
reduced the Bulgarian batteries to 81
| lence.
! In the mean time the Greek infantry
with their bayonets fixed, had arrived
within thirty feet Of the bulgarian
| trenches. Then ensued a wild spectacle
| Greeks and Bulgarians being mixed TO-
/ gether in a furious hand-to-hand lght
! AT o'clock on Friday morning the
Bulgarian lines had been pierced, but one
of the heights around Kilkish still held
out. II was occupied by 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 flying In disorder
toward Dorian, further north, with the
Greek troops pursuing without pity. the
trenches around Kilkish were filled Win
| dead"