Evening times-Republican., 1913-07-05
GREAT ENGAGEMENT ENDS At 10
O'CLOCK JULY 4 IN COMPLETE
RoUT. J
CLAIMED MOST IMPORTANT
ENGAGEMENT OF BALKAN WARE
Turned From Purpose BY Stubborn
Resistance Of Bulsarians-Hand to-
Hand Conflicts Results " Heavy
Loss to BuIsars.

New York. July 5.-A story of the
battle between the Bulgarians and
Greeks at Kilklsh. twenty-five miles to
the north Of Saloniki. was received by
the Greek daily newspaper Atlantis to-
Cay direct from Saloniki. 1t says:
The battle between the Bulgar-
ians and Greeks at Kilkisf ended at
~ IN the morning. July 4. in the COM
, plete 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 part of the
/! Hellenic troops. while their comrades
continued the pursuit Of the Bulsar-
ians. who had fled in disorder, leav-
ing many Of their field guns and ma
chine guns in the hands of the Greek
VlctcrS More than sixty cannon were
captured.
"Kilkish was almost completely de-
strpyed by fire before the Bulgarians
fled.
An Important 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 state.
The Bulgarians. who were much su-
perior in numbers. had surrounded the
town with defensive works and trench
es nearly six feet in depth and so mar
row that their occupants were shell
tered from the splinters of shells.
Firing started at 8 o'clock Thursday
morning. The Bulgarians had stationed
their heavy artillery on the heights.
from which they fired with great pre-
cision. the distances having been
marked before the opening of hos
tilities. The guns first opened at a
range of two miles. Their feld ar
tillery--was too much exposed on the
plain below and they found it i'm
possible to bring 1t into action.
"The Greek infantry received or
ders to advance by short rushes at
double quick so as to render ineffica-
cious the marking OF the distances by
| the Bulgarian artillery.
SGT Fire to Town.
by II o'clock the Bulgarians had
come to the conclusion that it was
impossible to stop the advance Of the
Greeks. so they started q great con-
flagration along their front for a dis
tance of more than two miles in order
to hide the movement of their army.
THE Greek light infantry in their
kits. however. dashed forward. darted
thru the circle Of flames and brought
about the completed decentralization OF
the Bulgarian troops.
I'm the meantime the Greek artillery
had taken up a fresh position. whence
1t opened a fierce cannonade which
soon reduced the Bulgarian batteries
to silence
Hand to Hand Conflict.
In the meantime the Greek infantry
with bayonets fixed had arrived with
in thirty feet Of the Bulgarian trenches.
Then ensued a wild spectacle. Greeks
and Bulgarians being mixed together
in fierce hand to hand fight.
"At o'clock on Friday morning the
Bulgarian lines had been pierced but
one of the heights still held out. 1t
was occupied by q company of Bull
garians. The Greek light infantry
dashed up the side "a hill to dis
lodge them and came into close con-
tact which ended by the Bulgarians
abandoning their amunftions and their
wounded. and flying in disorder to the
north. with Greek troops pursuing
them without pity.
THE trenches at Kilkish were filled
with dead.
Assauiting Teurka.
THE Greek army from Ghevmboli
has crossed the river Vardar and is
marching to the assault Of the almost
impregnable Lorges Of Teurka north
west Of Doiran. The resistance offered
there by the Rulgarians is much great
err than at Kilkish but they are grad
ually retreating and the capture Of
Doiran by the Greeks is merely
question Of hours.
"The victory of the Greek division at
NiRrita also was complete.
General Sotilles, commander Of the
Greek division. has teiegraphed. that
a steamer be sent to Stavros to en-
bark a Bulgarian regiment with ten
OF its officers taken prisoner at Nj
grita.
TT is said that the Bulgarian troops
VIXEN they abandoned the towns and
villages devestate them after massa-
creing the women and children In a
barbarious manner"