THE KIRK KILISSE BATTLE.
CONSTANTINOPLE. October. 30. . Tho divisions .under Ghazi Mukhtar Pasha,, Turkish Grand Vizier and Aziz, mainly Redifs, were under-officered, illtrained, and ill-fed. Several regiments had had no provisions for 48 hours. The officers did not know the country about Kirk Kilisse. Mukhtar endeavoured to check the flight of his men, and used his revolver on many of them, but Aziz joined in the flip-lit. Mukhtar, after consulting Abdallah, ordered a retreat. General Hilmi refused to obey, fearing a debacle, and gallantly occupied tho fortifications m tho north-west to cover the retreat. Some of his troops fled, and Hilmi shot several. Eventually he retired in comparative order, while the main body retieated in wild disorder. The Bulgarians were unaware of the retreat, and lost eight hours in occupying the town. When they appeared the population fled in terror, and also the Turkish troops left, who had no rifles. Order was restored on Sunday, and tho offensive resumed.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12856, 1 November 1912, Page 5
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