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THE BATTLE OF LULE BURGAS.

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WITH NAZIM Pagua's Army, Out, 30 Imagine a Salisbury Plain under a two gigantic magnifying glass and hostile armies lined up in front of each other a matter of 35 miles, and you can then picture the theatre in Thrace, where. the Macedonian issue is, as the writer sees it, being fought out according to It is the Ravage arbitrament of arms. impossible for any one eye to see the whole of such a stupendous battle, ex- cepting by favour of an aircraft.. All that If a single correspondent can see is but, & fraction of the gigantic struggle. those who may read this only knew the difficulties I had surmounted in order to see even this fraction, they would ap- preciate something of the obstacles which As I beset the modern correspondent. sit writing Inn in the rear of the Turkish Fourth Army, the din of all arms in sarage exercise reverberates on every side, the smoke from burning Lule Burgas, a Tom Tiddler's ground for which Turk and Bulgar are ferociously contending, rises as a cloud in the perfectly clear autumn sky, per fectly clear but for a fleecy mottle of shrapnel bursta. How I got here will be another story for another time, in itself. a romanee, but I am now concerned with the stern realities of actual war,

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The Bulgars were a little slow in following up their initial success at Kirk Kilisse, as they had Adrianople to mask,

to and also transport ammunition sufficient to make this battle possible. As it is, the possible failure of the ammuni- tion on one side or the other may decide the issue. As the Turks were unable to concentrato in time to take the coveted initiative, and as the Kirk Kilisso screen was forced hack, the four armies fell back, as already described, along an echeloned frontage which gave them a hugo area of successive positions so like meant the This Salisbury Plain.

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On Monday last the Bulgarians began to press the initiative on the main roads Of what happened leading by the shortest route to the Turkish capital. against the Turkish right échelon of the First and Second Corps I cannot speak with certainty; but Turkish reports say that the Bulgarian initiative recoiled seasoned Mukhtar's Maturad before troops As for ourselves, on Monday the Bulgarians found an opening in the direction of Lale Burgas. Pressing in under unceasing artillery preparations they denied the occupation of the village to the Twelfth Turkish Division and the united artillory fire set the village in a blaze.

Ahmed Abouk Pasha's army is now established on the line of ridges Beder- I am keni-Haraba-Umurtcha-Imranli. actually with the 12th Division on the Lule Burgas road. On its right is the 17th Redif Division, with the general reserves at Kutchuk Karishdren,

THE PANORAMA OF DESTRUCTION.

It was just before 10 in the morning when I reached the point of vantage which gives a grand panorama of the whole of this portion of the great battle, The Bulgarian artillery, had just opened fire and were bursting shrapnel all along the front. There seemed from the group ing of the bursts to be six batteries in action, though the fire was dispersed and it looked as if the gunners were not sure of their targets. There had been a white frost during the night and a haze over- hung all the crests till nearly midday. Torgut Shevket's Division, which was in our immediate front, was admirably dis posed, with firing lines thrown out under every convenient cover on the slopes from the main position, but the Turks seemed to be weak in artillery. I could count only three batteries within range of my glasses, and these were all engaged in indirect Bré.

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Brigade, not looking quite so bright and burnished as it does for a Selamik, but still looking firm and determined to take the first real chance offered, 1 waved to several of our friends from Tokatlian's and the Pera Palace, and wished them bone chance as they trotted by to the sound of guns. It did not look, however, as if their chance would be to-day, for the Bulgarian infantry must be as battle weary as are the Turks.

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THE DEBRIS OF THE BATTLE, The journey from the front would It is It was, however, clear that the Bul garians on this iront were too strong for deserve a description of its own.

always pathetic to be behind an army any defence the Turks could make. Abouk Pasha had already called up for while fighting, but rarely have I been so the Due south of Lule Burgas the railway general service the corps in support (17th moved as by the groups of wounded pain- passes the river Ergene by an iron bridge Redif Division), there was nothing left fully toiling on their way back to

Every available

railway line Almost without intermis- of with several spans. On the north bank for Torgut Sherket. is a large village surrounded by planta train was bringing up. troops of sortssion for nearly 30 miles we overtook these

These were marching to

unfortunate victims of this struggle nations. In some cases the wounded were tions.

"The Bulgarians evidently made from Seidler. this village their salient to break through the guns, but Ottoman troops. do not

lock carts, and the agonies that these poor the left of the 12th Division. Little by march hot-foot, they work out, their mili- lying down, in others they were in bul- fellows suffered were readable in the little the crackle of small-bore rifle firetary dutiny at-saunter... began to increase on this front until sud-

At 1 o'clock in the afternoon Torgut lark-lustre eyes, for to lie in bullock carts denly it was evident that the enemy were

A Turkish had withdrawn his guns and dissipated over Turkish roads must be one unending agony for those unfortunates nursing trying to turn this flank. battery ou the left of the line opened a rapid fire, while two battalions from the the strength he had collected for a coun the guns were clear excepting these left support moved out to join the battalion ter-stroke. In ten minutes, perhaps 15, their shattered limbs. already responsible for this front." was really a heavy attack, but even before in position, which held on gallantly; then It seemed as if the Bulgarian gunners the supporting troops had come up the the division began to fall back.

The corps of correspon- Turkish infantry intrenched at the bridge

The head had dealt with the invaders first had been expecting it; from under cover the Bulgarian guns opened on the con essay to establish themselves on the percentrated Turks in a furious rafale. In

Turkish arms. I was much interested by all my long experience of the miserable

dents was conveyed to Tchorle, and there merest trivialities of information were te way the Turkish supports moved into scures of war I have seen nothing finer

kept practically under arrest. Wave after wave, in loosely than the retirement of the Turkish in position. outshaken lines, they worked with callous fantry. Just as the men sauntered into

communicated and all and sundry among munication with the foreigners, movement up to the position and then action so did they saunter out beneath

the Turks were warned to have no con-

took cover to form firing lines.

There was no mass formation in the Between the supply columns there were feelings can be appreciated when the roar

20th November-San Francisco 26th dropped here and there, but there was no this scathing punishment. ...

It was a retirement, it seemed as if suddenly the many units of the great mobilization of cannon 30 miles away warned us that to report were being decided within ear

November, Mails and General- checking and no confusion.

whole downland had become peopled with which was taking place behind. It is the great issues which we had faithfully STRERIA, American str., 5,658, A. Zeeder,

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Pacific. Mail B.S. Co. Inethodical facing of death.

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Fortunately at this juncture our car SULTAN VAN. KOLTEI, Dutch str., 1,114, J. Liberg, 25th November-Tarakan 18th was hut a side issue. Fearful shaken out in a wonderful extension, and plough" and from the last straight to

Rain and the Turkish roads

November, Bulk Oil-Asiatic Petro- things were happening on the direct frout seemed to care nothing for the rain of the battlefield. Many of the conscripts village.

had delayed it three days on the journey The stress had

Jeuri Co. of the 12th Division: Here the Ottoman metal which swept down upon them, nor looked as if they were handling their

November-Singapore B.N.L., 27th been so great that petrol for only 46 miles THONGWA, British str., 6,208, R. P. Fyshi, troops hold an almost, unending ridge of pace the gunners, could I see that the weapons and accoutrements for the first

even considerable execution a percentage of old, hard-bitten soldiers from Constantinople.

In the Thracian villages remained. downland. About the centre were twin fearful kale-burst of shrapnel did any time, but amongst the raw material was.

19th November, General - David tumuli, and the bulk of the Turkish great or

Sassoon & Cn. even basten. Slowly, deliberately, and of the racial dignity we have just wit- artillery supports was grouped on the among these men, whose steps it could not whose grey beards and flashing eyes spoke

was enough for the moment, and with Save for the savagery of man it has naturally none was procurable. -reverso. of these mounds, while a division

infantry retired, and we retired there- was pushed out on the slopes towards with indomitable dignity the Turkish nessed on the battlefield.

and that permission was Lule-Burges. As for as I could see, but with. Already we were far from the line been a perfect day, and a great comfort skilful; busbanding it would serve immeTINGSANG, British str., 1,042, Bramwell,

enough.. At the little spade work had been done; and the

sound of the troope lind to and much cover as the of communications whereby the story of ing sun sank to rest, first on a hory hunk diate needs. We had permission to pusli their bravery could be transmitted. Ner of golden pink, then, as darkness filled

Tohort was almost devoid of natural conditions of the position sup had the infantry to retire far, for this the vault of heaven, in deep blood-redforward slowest blush of dawn we

guns.

The terrible necessity of the troops. Turkish left had called every available all yesterday, and as the enemy had been country is just one long succession of ad- crimson, in fit harmony with the bloody started the motor to the pressing them since morning their casual mirable positions from Lule Burges to scenes to which its light had given office

bayonet to push forward, and no more battalions remained to aid the Mustahiz ties had been very heavy, and towards Tehataldia. Nor is it my opinion that throughout the livelong day

DIFFICULTIES OF CORRESPONDENTS,

LATER.

ne night outposts and railway noon Torgat bad need of reserves. Con- the Bulgarians will be able to advance

Luckily there was a heavy, frost, sequently company after company was any distance. Certainly they will not be

My previous despatch is emfined en. pushed over the hill brow to fill the gaps able to do so if it is true that Mahmud

tirely to the operations as I witgesend- torn by the Bulgarian shrapnel and rifle Mukhtar has been able to push their left

OF BEINFORCEMENTS. fire. The Turkish brigades held their back. ground nobly, but the Bulgarian batteries: AERIVAL OF

As we came up to the new position them and contain no expression of had found the range and lashed them

Both required stupendous with salvoes of sweeping shrapnel. They which the battle worn troops were to hold opinion and no mention of the difficulties staved off, however, each attempt, which we met a cavalry brigade hastening up experienced both in reaching, the battle the Bulgarian infantry made to sical to support the long-suffering infantry field and in forwarding the information ground. But dull and obstinate as they This was the beat the commanding Gen- to you.

eral.could do for the Twelfth Division at efforts; both revealed conditions which were, the Turks were becoming shaken, and shortly after noon the Fasha feared the moment. It was the Constantinople will probably lead to the defeat of the

over,

THE BULGARIAN SHRAPNEL.

plied. These troops had fought heavily

arrived.

ör knayes..

There

Half a kilometre outside for those who mark metalled roads in Thrace upon the maps are either satirists Tchorlu the metalled road becomes a cart track, punctuated after rain with slimy mud-holes which defeat all wheeled pro-

gress.

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