Sunday, March 24, 2013

Daily Fights At Tchatalja.

New York Times 100 years ago today, March 24, 1913:
But the Turks Have Lost the Advantage They Won at First.
    CONSTANTINOPLE, March. 23.— Skirmishing and fighting on the outposts are reported daily along the Tchatalja lines. The engagements, although frequently desperate, have never been on a large scale. The General Staff is determined for the present not to allow itself to be drawn too far beyond Tchatalja.
    The troops, operating outside the lines, are confined to one division of volunteers. The right wing of the Turkish advance, after scoring an advantage at first, seems to have failed utterly, and the Bulgarians have reoccupied Kostandil, which the Turks took several days ago.
    The Turks have abandoned attempts to take the offensive at Bulair, and are remaining within their lines. The commanders at both Bulair and Tchatalja have declined to adopt the suggestion of the Committee of Union and Progress for a general advance.
    The bombardment of Adrianople continued Friday, without any damage or losses.

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