Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-07-11
.SERVANS REFUSED
BULGARlANs INVADE SERvlA-
BATTLE WAS WORSE THAN
ANY IN BALKAN WAR.
OVER 100000 SOLDIERS ENGAGED
over $4,000 Men Lost in Last Weeks
Battle-Bulgaria Holding Greeks
in Check at Same Time, Says
One Report.

London, July 6.-After fighting,
more severe and deadly in character
than anything in the last Balkan war,
the Servians have lost more men than
in the whole previous campaign, and
semi-official statements issued at Bel
grade have the appearance of an inten-
ton to prepare the public for news of
a disaster.
Desperate fighting, with varying for
tunes, is proceeding along the Vardar
and Bregalinitsa rivers, which seem to
be in favor of the Bulgarians. Impor-
tant news has been received of the
Bulgarian invasion of Servia through
Belogradchyk, about 40 miles north
east of Nish, Servias most important
fortified town.
No indication is given of the
strength of the Bulgarian column at
this point, but the Bulgarians claim to
have defeated the Servians and cap
tured five guns and a quantity of other
war material, and by the occupation
of the passes to have opened the road
to Nish.
Heavy Fighting Near kotchana.
There is heavy fighting also be-
tween the Servians and Bulgarians tc
the south of Istip and in the neighbor
hood of Kotchana. About 100000 mer
are engaged and the losses on botf
sides appear to be terrible.
Bulgaria's strategy appears to be t
hold the Greeks in check, probably
with comparatively small forces, while
she deals with Servia. This assump
+ ton, if correct, would explain the vic
tories near Koprili, giving them the
: key to Uskup, and with an outflank
) ing movement from the south of Tahy
q nos lake, which would cut off thu
q Greek retreat.
' Saloniki dispatches continue to re
+ port Greek victories. The Greeks ar
o said to have captured 16 guns at Dol
ran. Evidence of desperate fighting
n is found in the arrival of 5000 wounded
A at Saloniki, taxing the towns accom-
h modations and resources to the utter
most.
Another semi-official communicable
Z says last weeks battles were the LONG
S est, the bloodiest and the hardes
II fought of all the battles in the Balkan
u war The Servians lost $4,000 klle
u and wounded; the Bulgarians 10000
The Bulgarian losses were increases
l, by the bad organization of their re-
Il cross service and lack of communities
u ton and transports. Their Wounds
II were left on the battlefield. Their dea
Il were unburied.
Servans Capture Kotchana.
The Servian government has ad
dressed note to Bulgaria, formall
n breaking off diplomatic relations AM
announcing the recall of the ministe
# at Sofia.
Servian troops have VIGOROUSLY en-
tered Kotchana.
a Servians Win Second Battle.
L London.-The Servians have RECAP
tured Istip after routing the Bulge
q rians, says an official dispatch.
IS desperate battle was fought wit
n heavy losses, but the Servian gun
previously lost were retaken.
a Istip is a town of about $4,000 POI
u ulation consisting of Servians and Blu
It garians, with few Greeks and A
g. banians. 1t is situated on the north
II ern frontier of Servia, and had bee
IS occupied 500 years by Turks, since las
a October by the Bulgarians, and nov
y by the Servians. 1t is an importan
p strategic point, high in the mountains
and has been considered impregnable
D. According to high authority the tota
casualties on all sides since the wa
was resumed have been fully $4,000.
According to authoritative informs
. ton at Belgrade the Bulgarian forces
nine battalions strong, which invade
I" Servia at Kniarsevatz, were entirel
annihilated. They met the Servia
II forces and engaged in a desperate bal
n tie at the entrance of Zajetsar pass.