Message Of Defiance From Adrianople.

New York Times 100 years ago today, February 10, 1913:
    SOFIA, Feb. 9.— An official statement issued this, afternoon says that the Turks took the offensive Saturday against the Bulgarians before Bulair, in the Gallipoli Peninsula. A fierce engagement ensued, lasting several hours, but finally the Bulgarians repulsed the Turks, pursuing them to the Bulair forts. Many wounded were left on the field.
    Turkish prisoners say that six divisions took part in the movement. At nightfall the Turks made another attempt down the coast, where twenty vessels had made their appearance. The descent from the Turkish positions had hardly begun when the landing parties from the ships were attacked by the Bulgarians, who inflicted heavy losses. The Turkish vessels thereupon sailed away.
    The bombardment or Adrianople continues, with uniform success. Deserters say that the people within the invested city are fleeing from one section to another to avoid the Bulgarian shells. A sortie by Turks on the east front today was repulsed.