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Show TURK8 AND BULGARIANS MEET IN BLOODY BATTLE Reported Encounter In Which Man) Were Killed and Wounded on Both Sides. Serious news has been received at Sofia, Bulgaria, from the frontier of fighting between Turkish and Bulgarian Bulgar-ian troops at Demlr-Kapla, both sides sustaining losses. According to ono report, the Turks attacked the Bulgarian frontier post Another version says the Turks pursued pur-sued a number of refugees across thfl frontier. It is asserted that the Turks have frequently attempted to provoke hostilities, hos-tilities, firing Into Bulgarian territory and crossing tho frontier to Btoal horses and sheep. The war office al Sofia is working at high prossure and 24,000 recruits will bo called three mouths before the usual time. Princi Ferdinand has sanctioned numeroui other measures ot a warlike nature, All the cavalry, with tho exception oi a slnglo regiment which is stationed at "Sofia, has been sent into the frontier fron-tier districts, whero aro strong force! ot artillery. Vigorous efforts aro b lng made to prevent bands from crossing cross-ing into Turkish territory. Dispatches from tho frontier received re-ceived at tho revolutionary headquarters headquar-ters report that tho refugees in the mountains aro in a torrlblo condition through their pursuit by tho Turks and cold and hunger. Many aro dying. |