BULGARIANS ATTACK KIRK KILISSEH.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XVIII, Issue XVIII, 24 October 1912, Page 5

BULGARIANS ATTACK KIRK KILISSEH.

REPULSED BY THE TURKS

HEAVY BULGARIAN LOSSES

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VIENNA, Oct. 23

A Bulgarian column, larger tnanthat at Mustafa, crossed the wooded mountains at Jamboii and Tirnova, and at--tacked Kirk Kilisseh, apparently attempting to storm it instead of waiting for a biege with, artillery. Three forts were out of date, owing to being too close to the town, but the field. works recently thrown up formed a circle twelve miles around tne town, including 120 guns.

It it. ofheialiy stated that the army at Kirk Kiiisseh advanced to the east of Tunja village and encountered the .Bulgarians. Heavy fighting ensued. An impetuous Turkish assault captur--ed the position, and there were Heavy .Bulgarian losses.

The second Turkish column was successful in an encounter west of Kaliniaudja. The fight was continuing at jughtfall. Tho Turkish advance was .irresistible.

A large nar.y of Ottoman Bulgarians, including & i.amber of schoolmasters, have been removed from Adrianople to •Constantinople, aid will probabiy be •sent to Asia Mi; ~,r.

OONSTAIS'iINOPLE, Oct. 23

It is officially stated that several thousand Bulgarians and irregulars in. Djumaibala district, otherwise known as Jumaya, concentrated in thelvresna Pass and burnt the villages to prevent a Turkish approach. The Turks surxouuded the Bulgarians and practically ■^exterminated them.

It is officially announced that the Bulgarians were defeated with heavy loss at Kirk Kilisseh.