The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-07-05
Decision Is Reached to Let Form
or Allies Fight Out Their
Own Quarrel


New York. July 5.--A graphic story
Of the battle between the Greeks and
Bulgarians AT Kilkish. near Saloniki
was received by n Greek newspaper.
the Atlantis, today direct from Salon
Xxi It says:
The battle ended at 10 o'clock the
morning Of July in a complete de-
feat of the Bulgarians. after severe
bombardment Of the town by the
Greeks who carried the place at the
point If the tayonet. The town waa
then occupied by part of the Hellenic
troops while their comrades continued
in pursuit of the Bulsariaps. who fled
in disorder. leaving many field and ma
chine guns behind.
'Kilkiish was almost completely de-
stroyed by fire before the Bulgarians
fed
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 SUI
perior m numbers. had surrounded the
town with defensive works and
trenches nearly six feet in depth and
very narrow so the occupants were
sheltered from splinters OF shells.
Firing started at o'clock Thurs
a. i,,f ~, Cd
orders to advance ny short rushes SO
As "a render inefiicacious the marking
Of distances by the Bulgarian artil-
lerv, and by II o'clock the Bulgarians
como to the conclusion IL was impos-
sibe 20 stop the advance Of the Greeks.
go they started n great confiagration
along their front for a distance of
over two miles in order to hide the
movements ~ their army.
Greek light infantry started dash
forward. darted through a circle OF
flames snd brought about the com
plete Generalization of the Bulgarian
troops
In the meantime Greek artillery had
taken up fresh position and opened
fierce Cannonade and soon reduced
the Bulgarian batteries to silence.
Meanwhile the Greek infantry with
bayonets fixed arrived within thirty
feet " the Bulgarian trenches Then
ensued wild spectacle. Greeks and
Bulsarians being mixed together in
furious hand-to-hand fghting.
Al o'clock Friday morning tho
Bulearians lines were encircled. the
Bulearians abandoning their mum
tons and wounded and fleeing i'm dis
oruer north the Greeks pursuing with
ont pity The trenches at Kilkish
were filled with dead
The victory Of the Greek division
~ Nisiita was also complete. The
"reek commander telegraphed that y
steamer be sent to Stavros to embark
Bulgarian regiment taken prisoners
at Nigrta
" ls said the Bulgarian troops
"hen they abandon towns and VIII
ages devastate them. after massacre
ing IN" women and children in bar
holous manner"
se'V'ans Treat Prisoners ShamefuIly.
London. July 5--A disgraceful inci-
ueht marked the arrival at Belgrade
'"oay OF 1884 Bulgarian war prison
r,S according to a special dispatch
wv prisoners were marched through
''e streets In the presence of immense
',""ds of Servians, who closed in.
,"eerlhs wildly at the rear Of wagons
iVsued with wounded lying three deep.
"'hv apparently dying.
f'aee between the two nations is
impossible after this says the cores
fondent
eerv'ans Meet Heavy Losses.
VIENNA, July 5.-Desperate hebtip "a
s oeen IN progress between the Bull
'''ns and Scrvians since YESTERDAY
"' Neles. (KoprolD, according TO
Nv soma correspondent of the Neuc
~ Presse. He says the Bulgarian
repulsed the southern wings OF
'e'''anS with heavy losses and ex-
90 occupy veles shortly.
sulasrs Attack Frontier ro.r
'sfade, July bulgarian troops
".' attacked zoyetohar. frontier
III according To- reports. A scr,o,s
day. 'NPec'ed during the
oerv'ans Repulse Attack.
s'ade, July 5,-Tbe puiaa,,