AT CLOSE GRIPS.
BULGARIA AND SERYIA.
HEAVY LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES
[By Electric Telegraph—Copyrightl
[United Press Association.] Belgrade, J une 26
Twelve thousand Bulgarians crossed the river Zilotovo. The Servian artillery were repulsed. The combined casualties were live hundred.
The Bulgarians, including'five hundred bomb-throwers, crossed twenty miles north of Ishtib, and attempted to pierce the Servian linos. The Servian artillery came into action, and the infantry being heavily reinforced severe fighting followed for several hours. A Servian bayonet charge finally broke the Bulgarian line, and the Bulgarians hurriedly retreated, leaving numerous dead and wounded. There was great excitement in Belgrade. The Government confiscated the newspapers which published specials and headlines, stating that war had begun.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 44, 27 June 1913, Page 5
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115AT CLOSE GRIPS. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 44, 27 June 1913, Page 5
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