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Show TURKS OPEN j THE FIGHT Vessels Attempt to Land Men But Are Driven Back With Heavy Loss Sofia, Feb. 10 An official statement state-ment issued yesterday afternoon says the Turks look the offensive Saturday Satur-day against the Bulgarians beforo Bulalr. In the Gallipoll peninsula. XI-ter XI-ter a fierce engagement lasting sm -eral hours the Bulgarians repulsed the lurks, pursuing them to the Bu lair forts Many wounded were left on the field. Turkish prisoners say six divisions took part in th- movement. .t nightfall night-fall the Turks made another attempt down the coast, where 20 vessels had made their appearance The landing parties from the ships were attacked by ihe Bulgarians, who Inflicted serious se-rious losses. The Turkish vessels thereupon sailed uv.a Turks Beaten Off. All attempts of the Turks to assume as-sume the offensive at Tcbatalja have been checked. They essayed to land troops at Podima to the northeast ' of lstnauda on the Black sea, but were beaten off, leaving 50 dead. The bombardment of Adrianople continues with uniform success. Deserters sav people within tbe invested in-vested city are fleeing from one section sec-tion to another to avoid the Bulgarian Bulga-rian shells. |