Bulgarians Ready For Last Battle.

New York Times 100 years ago today, November 7, 1912:
Will Attack the Town of Tchatalja from Two Points, Says Lieut. Wagner.
TURKISH ARTILLERY POOR
Its Failure to Cover Retreats Helped to Make Them Routs — Four Adrianople Sorties Have Failed.
By LIEUT. WAGNER,
The Only Correspondent at the Front on the Bulgarian Side.
By Marconi Transatlantic Wireless Telegraph to The New York Times.
By arrangement with The Vienna Reichspost.
    HEADQUARTERS OF THE BULGARIAN ARMY, Nov. 6.— After heavy fighting the Bulgarian left wing has occupied the heights east of Istranja and has driven the Turkish right wing into the forest region west of Lake Derkos, which lies at the northern end of the Tchatalja lines.
    The Bulgarians are bringing up forces from Istranja and Yenikeui in order to deliver an attack on the Tchatalja position, south of Lake Derkos.
    The centre and right wing of the Bulgarians are energetically forcing the defeated Turkish rear guard back along a line through Tchanta, about sixteen miles east of Tchorlu, and will execute an attack on the Turkish positions on both sides of the Village of Tchalja.
    In the fighting the Turkish artillery has hitherto supported its infantry very indifferently, and very seldom has held out till the last moment.
    The poor practice and premature retirement of the Turkish artillery left the retreating Turkish infantry quite exposed to the, attacks of the pursuing Bulgarians. As a result, the retreat of the Turks almost invariably degenerated into a regular flight.
    Before Adrianople the Turks are vainly trying to break through the Bulgarian ring. Despite the Turkish searchlight, the Bulgarians frequently make night assaults.
    Fighting is also taking place almost daily at Karagar, on the right bank of the Maritza River.
    The failure of the last sortie from Adrianople, the fourth since the investment, which was executed by about two Turkish divisions, with strong artillery and numerous machine guns, appears almost to have broken the garrison's powers of resistance.
    The fall of the fortress is expected here immediately.