New York Times 100 years ago today, November 7, 1912:
Dispatch from Frederick Palmer Shows How Problem of Feeding Army Is Solved.
ABLE TO REPAIR RAILWAY
Victors Had Made Preparation to Follow Up Their Successes — Captured Supplies Also Helped.
By FREDERICK PALMER,
Special Correspondent of The New York Times.
By Marconi Transatlantic Wireless Telegraph to The New York Times.
STARA ZAGORA, Bulgaria, Nov. 6. — I have been stopped here en route to Mustapha Pasha in order to show the regular correspondent's credentials to the chief censor before proceeding.
The lack of confusion on the single-track railway that is bringing in the wounded and dispatching supplies is remarkable.
At Philippopolis I talked with Count Jean de Castellano, who is in charge of the French Red Cross mission at work there. He said the simple fortitude of the wounded was like that described in classic stories of the ancients. He added that recoveries from wounds were extremely rapid, due to the healthy, vigorous, outdoor lives of the soldiers. He had seen wives begging husbands who had been slightly wounded to hurry and get well so as to return to the front.
Undoubtedly the supplies captured from the Turks have been invaluable in feeding the Bulgarian Army. They included much grain and flour and many flocks of sheep.
The preparation of the Bulgars in all departments to follow up victory was shown by the promptness with which they repaired the railroad from Kirk-KillĂsseh to Lule-Burgas, which is now in operation with captured cars and engines.
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