Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-22
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WAR IN THE BALKANS
Greece Joins the Allies Against the
Turks.

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Athens, Oct. 18.-The foreign minis
ter at the sitting Of the chamber o
deputies this afternoon announced tha
Greece had declared war against Tur
key. He added that up to the last mo
ment Turkey had made all kinds O
efforts and held out all sorts Of prom
ises to have Greece break away from
4 the Balkan confederation.
4 Premier Venizelos read to the dep.
uties a message from King George II
which his majesty stated that the suf.
ferings Of their oppressed brethren hat
forced the Balkan states to recourse tc
arms. The premier also read a tele.
gram from Crown Prince Constantine
reporting that the Greek army had en-.
tered Turkish territory.
When the premier had concluded the
| minister Of war announced the depar-
ture Of the Greek fleet. He said it was
the one great wish Of the Greek sail
ors to see the Turkish fleet leave Its
moorings.
Amid cheers the president Of the
chamber asked the permission of the
deputies to send greetings to the legis-
lative chambers Of the allies, now that
cannon are roaring in the name OF
civilization and Christianity Is at war
against barbarism."
Servian Arms Successful.
Belgrade, Servia, Oct 1S.-There was
great rejoicing here today over an un-
confirmed report that Servians had
captured Pristina, town Of $4,000 in
habitants in the vilayet Of Kossovo
Turkey, but the only authentic infor-
nation concerning the movements OF
the army received was that the Servi-
ans had entered old Servia and were
advancing in the direction Of Uskup
It Is doubtful therefore that they have
yet reached Pristina-
BuIgarians Occupy kourtkala.
Sofia, Oct. 1S.-The Bulgarian army
today occupied Kourtkala, an impor-
tant strategetic point near Mustafa
Pacha which is in European Turkey
twenty miles northwest Of Adrianople
Heavy Fighting Reported.
Constantinople, October 18.-Heavy
fighting Is reported to have been in
progress throughout the day in the re-
gion about Kirk Kilesseh, north east
ward of Adrianople. Large forces were
engaged on both sides.
The departure from Constantinople
today of the Balkan ministers was
not attended by any hostile demon
stration. With the exception Of few
windows being broken, no other dis
agreeable incident Is reported. Thou
sands Of Greeks and other prospective
combatants of the Turks were per-
mitted to depart to join their forces,
but their leaving brought forth no un-
friendly manifestation.
Doubt prevailed up to the last mo-
ment whether Greece finally would
throw in her lot with her Balkan allies
It Is an unquestionable fact that the
Turkish government made serious ef-
forts to have Greece withdraw her al
legiance to the confederation. 1t seems
probable, however, that Turkey was
prompted chiefly by desire to gain
time in view of the superiority Of the
Greek fleet in the Aegean sea. Tur-
key also at the last moment offered to
send a new minister to Athens-one
more acceptable than Mukhtar Bey-
but this effort likewise proved futile.
Tho News in London.
London, Oct 18.-Turkey's endea-
vors to detach Greece from the con-
federation of Balkan states have fall
ed. Greece declared war against the
Ottoman empire today, all the allied
ministers left Constantinople and the
allied states notified the powers that
state of war with Turkey exists. Re-
ports of fighting probably are In ad-
vance Of the real facts. There has been
for sometime an active censorship Of
military news. All reports of fighting
therefore need to be received with
measure of caution as it Is not impos-
sible they are spread abroad for pur-
pose.
The greatest struggle will be for the
possession of Adrianpole, the capture
of which by the Bulgarians would leave
the road open to Constantinople. A
despatch received in London ano
vouched for by the Greek minister here
makes the extraordinary statement
that Turkish army doctors have gone
to Janinan in the southern part OF AL
bania, carrying with them typhus and
cholera microbes.