The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-06
Hellenes Claim Decisive
Victory in Fighting
at Kilkish.
TOWN is NEARLY
RUINED BY FIRE
Engagement Described as More
Important Than Any Fought
Between Turkey and Balkan
Allies-Fanatical Bravery
Displayed by Soldiers
of Both Armies.
Especial to Tho Times-Dispatch. ]

i H.
New York. July 5.-A graphic ON
ciai story of the battle between the
Buiearians and Greeks at Kilkish.
twenty-five miles to the north of Sa-
ioniki. was received by the Greek
daily newspaper. Atlantis, to-day. d.
rect from Saloniki II says:
The battle between the Bulgarians
and Greeks at K!lkish ended at IN
o'clock in the morning OF July in n
complete defeat of the Bulgariany
AFTER severe bombardment of the
town by the Greeks, who carried the
place at the point OF the bayonet.
me town was then occupied by n
part OF tho Hellenic troops. while their
comrades continued the pursuit OF tho
Bulgarians. who had fed in disorder.
leaving many of their field guns and
machine guns in tho hands OF tho
Greek victors. More than sixty cannon
were captured.
Almost Destroyed
kilkish was almost completely d.
stroyed by fire before the Bulrarians
fed The battle in front of T[illtisb
was more important than any of those
Fought by the allies in the canpaign
between Turkey and the Balkan
states The Bulgarians. who were
much superior In numbers. had sur
q
ana trenches nearly six feet in tiepth
ana very narrow so that their occu-
pants were sheltered from the snIin-
ters of shells
Firing started at o'clock In the
morning The Bulgarians had sta
toned their heavy artillery on the
heights, from which they fired with
great precision. the distance having
oeen marked before the OPENING az
range OF two miles. Their field artiI
iery was too much exposed on the plain
below. and they found II Impossible to
bring It into action.
Tho Creek infantry received orders
10 advance by short rushes ar tho
double so as 70 render notifications tho
marking Of the distances by the Bul-
garian artillery
BY II o'clock the Bulgarians had
come 10 the conclusion that it was i'm
possible to stop the advance OF the
Greeks so they started great co,ao-
grafton along their front for a dist
ance OF over two miles In order TO
mae the movements of their army.
The Greek light infantry, In their
Kills. however. dashed forward at the
run, darted through the circle of flames
and brought about the complete de-
moraiizatlon Of the Bulgarian trooDs
IN the meantime. the Creek artillery
mad taken up fresh positions. whence
II opened fierce cannonade which
soon reduced the Bulgarian batteries
to silence
I'm tn" meantime. the Greek in<an-
Try. with hayonets fixed. had arrived
within thirty feet OF the bulgarian
trenches
Wild Spectacle Ensues.
Iheh ensued wild spectacle.
Greeks and Bulgarians being mixed 10
gether In furious hand to- hand
fight
At o'clock on Friday morning the
bulgarinn lines had been pierced. but
one or the heights around Kilkish still
held out. II was occupied by g COM
pany OF Bulgarians.
The Greek light Infantry dashed up
the side OF the hill to dislodge them
ana came into fierce contact, which end.
ed by the Bulgarians abandoning their
munitions and their wounded and n.y.
ing in disorder toward Dorian. further
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