Fought Hand To Hand.

New York Times 100 years ago today, October 26, 1912:
Bulgarians and Turks Battled Fiercely for Kirk-Kilisseh.
By Marconi Transatlantic Wireless Telegraph to The New York Times.
    VIENNA. Oct. 25.— The Reichspost has received the following telegram, dated before Kirk-Kilisseh, Thursday 10 P. M.:
    "The fall of Kirk-Kilisseh this morning was prepared for by a night attack, which made the Bulgarians masters of the positions to the north and northeast of the town.
    "The Bulgarians immediately placed guns in position on these heights, and at dawn began a bombardment of the town, which was soon in flames. At the same time the Bulgarian infantry advanced to attack Kirk-Kilisseh along the whole front from Demirgi and Malko Tirnovo to Kirk-Kilisseh by way of Karahoch and Raklitz, a few miles to the north of Kirk-Kilisseh. One column advanced eastward over the heights of Yundala between Kirk-Kilisseh and the village of Uskub to Bunar-Hissar.
    "Terrible hand-to-hand fights took place in the vineyards to the north of Kirk-Kilisseh. The Bulgarians were repeatedly thrown back, but returned to the attack a gain and again. At 10 o'clock the first Bulgarian soldiers entered Kirk-Kilisseh through the vineyards northwest of the city. Desperate fighting at close quarters followed in the streets. After one hour of this fighting the Bulgarians were masters of the place. "Despite the troops' fatigue, the pursuit of the Turks, who retired in complete disorder, was immediately taken up, while strong columns advanced on Bunar-Hissar via Uskub to cut off the retreat of the Turks.
    "Great importance now attaches to the advice of the Bulgarian force through the forest belt on the coast to Viza, as the Turks' retreat to Constantinople will be completely cut off by this movement.
    "The Turkish main body is retreating on its second defensive position, whither the Bulgarian main army will immediately follow it."