An Eye-Witness's Account.

New York Times 100 years ago today, November 1, 1912:
Great Battle Described by the Only Correspondent at the Front.
By LIEUT. WEGENER.
Special Cable to The New York Times.
Dispatch to The Vienna Reichspost.
    HEADQUARTERS OF THE SECOND BULGARIAN ARMY, Thursday, Oct. 31.— The Turkish retreat has become a rout. The defeat of the Turkish Army is complete.
    The fall of the Tchatalja line of defense, the last hope of Constantinople, is expected.
    The Bulgarians called up all their available troops from other positions for a decisive fight with the Turkish Eastern Army.
    Before the battle of Kirk-Kilisseh three to four brigades were passed from the western army to the eastern army, and after Kirk-Kilisseh the losses in that fight were made good by bringing up reinforcements from the army engaged in the siege of Adrianople.
    At the battle of Visa and Lule-Burgas 230,000 men were engaged.
    The original plan arranged at headquarters for an attack on the Turkish Army was altered somewhat, owing to the retreat of the Turks from Baba-Eski, and an attack was made on their right wing from Sarai to Bunar-Hissar, so that the left wing came earlier into conflict with the advancing Turks.
    Severe hand-to-hand conflicts took place in the woods, during which Turkish reservists from Asia Minor behaved with great courage.
    Their forward movement, however, was checked, although at this point the Turks brought up fresh reserves repeatedly.
    The Turkish lines were finally forced into a retreat, which resolved itself into a flight.
    At this point the fight took on the same character as at Kirk-Kilesseh. The Turks began by a courageous rush, then they broke ranks, and finally they were seized with panic.
    The panic spread to the entire army corps. Four Turkish divisions of 48,000 men were put to flight and dispersed in confusion.
    On their right wing the Turks had entrenched themselves on several strong lines on either side of Lule-Burgas. The Bulgarian artillery took up a position on the flank of the entrenchments and shelled the Turkish lines.
    The Bulgarian infantry showed most remarkable contempt of death.