New York Times 100 years ago today, August 1, 1913:
Battle with Bulgars Bloodiest of the War — Greeks Finally Won.
LONDON, Friday, Aug. 1.— The Daily Telegraph's correspondents with the Greeks at Salonika describe the recent battle between the Greeks and Bulgarians in the Djuma district as the most hotly contested and sanguinary of the entire war.
The Bulgarians, the correspondent say, reinforced by 50,000 men who had been withdrawn from the Servian frontier, made on unexpected attack oh the Greek left wing. The fight raged for two days with varying success, but victory finally rested with the Greeks, who recaptured their lost positions.
The Greek losses were 2,000 men killed, including many officers bearing historic names, and between 6,000 and 7,000 wounded.
ATHENS, July 31.— Official dispatches received here admit that a strong attack by the Bulgarians compelled the Greeks to retire to defensive positions on the heights in the neighborhood of Petchova, Vukovitch, and Kavitsa.
It was added, however, that other Bulgarian attacks near Djuma, about forty-five miles south of Sofia, were repulsed.
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