The Washington times., 1912-11-04
Directory of the Balkan War

RIANOPLE-Turkish city of 5000
inhabitants near the Bulgarian bur-
der, which has born" the bIunt of
the Bulgarian advance toward Con.
stantinople. AGriuncplc was the capt.
tai of the ottoman empire until 1853.
and has the principal fortress Of Eu-
ropcan Turkey.
ALBANIA-DstriCt of western Turkey
which has recently been in revolt.
ARTICLE XIII USeTlin Treaty)-rhe
famous article which provides for the
government of Turkish provinces. hut
which has never been put into force.
According to the program which Sns
outlined by Lord Edmund FitZmaur-
lee. the Turkish provinces were to
have complete local government. with
governors holding Office for five years.
and elective assemblies. Because of
the reference to elective assemblies
Abdul Hamid never enforced this pro-
vision. The present Turkish govern
ment proposed to carry out the pro-
gram. and In that way satisfy the
Balkan states and avoid war.
AEGEAN SEA-The part of the Mcdlt-
eranean which lies between Asia
Minor. Greece and Turkey in Europe.
ARTA. BAY OF-An inlet from the
lonian sea between Greece and Tur-
key. At the opening of the war Creek
warships successfully ran past Turk
ish forts to Greek hHrbor.
BALKAN LEAGUE OR ALLIANCE e
Entered into by Greece. Montenegro.
Servia and Bulgaria with the avowcd
purpose OF freeing from Turkish op-
preston Christians and people of their
own races living IN Macedonia.
BASHIBAZOUKS-S belonging 10
the irregular Turkish troops who hav"
been credited with much cruelty.
BELGRADE-Capital Of Servia. situated
or the Danube at the mouth of the
Save. City OF about ninety thousand
inhabitants and station on the
Orient railroad.
BERLIN TREATY-The most import
ant OF the agreements entered into
by the great powers Of Europe with
a view to the settlement Of the Bal
kan question. 1t was signed July IL.
1878.
BOSNIA AND HERIEGOFINA-Tu
ish provinces with about one million
nine hundred thousand inhabitants.
which were given by the terms OF the
Berlin treaty to Austria Hungary for
administration. They were annexed
by this monarchy in 1908.
CEETE-Turkish island In the Mediter-
rancan sea. which Is governed under
tn" supervision Of the powers bv q
commission The Cretans wish to be
ann"X"d to Greece and are taking
advantage Of the present crisis to
break away from Turkey.
EASTERN RUMElIA-Region between
the crest OF the Balkan mountains
ana WnuI is now NI klSil 1tlnltNi. "
was proclaimed part of Bulgaria in
1885. and formally annexed in 1895
when ferdinand took the title OF
Tsar of the Bulgars.
IRADE-A wrltten decree OF the Turk
ish Sultan.
| EOTCHANA-A town in Macedonia
which was the Srrne of a massacre Ol
bulgarian christians by MOslt ms. This
massacre had much to do with incit'
! ing tho Bulgarian people to war.
! MACEDONIA- Important Turkish prov
| inCc. OF which Il considerable PORTO
| of that population are Bulgars Serbs
Greeks, and NldChs. The dissatisfac c.
ton OF these people with the TurkiSF
rule and their own racial and religious
! differences have for years kept the
! lard IN almost constant turmoil.
, MALISSORA A northern Albania
| tribe. mostly christian, that has beer
in revolt against the Ottoman govern
mCnt.
! MIRDlTES-One of the largest OF th'
Albanian tribes. participants In the re
cent uprising agHinat Turkish rule.
| MI'STATIIA PASHA-Placc of strat
| oSiCal Importance on the Turks
frontier just over the Bulgarian hur
der and on the railroad between SOiis
and Adriunople. Here :hc bulgarian
| troops have been concentrating.
| NOVIPAXAR-A mountain province ly
ing between Montenegro ANA Servl'
and south OF Bosnia. II was the scen
of the Gual occupation by Austria am