The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-10-23
joins Her ALLIES
ALL THE BALKAN STATES NOW At
war With TIE TURKS
GREECE now In THE WAR
She Notifies Turkey That She Has
Joined the Other Balkan States on
Hec, and at the Same Time Sent
Fraternal Greeting to the Allied
States.

Greece, not wishing to detach her
self from her allies, sent instructions
early Wednesday morning to the
minister at Constantinople to COM
nunicate a declaration OF war to the
Porte. Greece at the same time sent
q fraternal greeting to the allied
states. Servia was the first Of the
three states to declare war Thursday
night, Bulgaria followed a similar
declaration.
War has become general through
the Balkan peninsula. Turkey, al
ready engaged in fighting Montene-
gro, Wednesday morning issued a
formal declaration or hostilities
against Servia and Bulgaria. Greece
supposed to be in sympathy with Ser
via and Bulgaria, was not mention
ed in the declaration. The Greek
minister has not been asked to leave
tho Turkish Capital. The Turkish
minister, however, left Athens. 1t
Ia also announced that fighting be-
tween the Turkish and Green armies
has begun on the frontier.
In the declaration Of war Turkey
places the blame on Bulgaria and
Ssrvia. Although Turkey has an
tieipated the Balkan states and order
or Q simultaneous advance OF her ar
mics against Bulgaria and Servia, 1t
|is expected that the Servians and Bull
garians will be ready to meet the
Turkish invading force by the time
it reaches the frontier. Turkeys
withdrawal Of her troops from the
immediate vicinity Of the Greek from
tier and the omission OF Greece from
the declaration Of war were doubt
less dictated by Kiamil Pasha, pres
ident Of the council OF state, and the
real head of the Turkish Govern
ment.
He wants to avoid a fight with
Greece, whose interests, as he recent
" told the Greek premier, are iden-
teal with those OF Turkey. He also
desired to cede the Island OF Crete to
Greece. There is an inclination
among military men to think the i'm
portance of the Montenegro victories
has been exaggerated. The Monten-
egrins are fighting gdesperately, but
they neglect the commissariat service
and the hospitals, which are essential
in such campaign.
News from Constantinople is to the
effect that hostilities were opened
early Thursday morning by the Turk
ish troops at various points on the
Bulgarian and Servian frontier. The
divisions Of the Turkish army were
ordered to make simultaneous for
ward movement. In giving the or
der for a general advance the Otto
man war minister mentioned only
that the movement was to be made
against the frontiers Of Bulgaria and
Servia. There is a powerful Turk
iah army concentrated near the
Greek frontier, but this has not yet
been put into motion.
A note addressed by the Turkish
Government Thursday morning to the
Bulgarian and Servian legislations at
Constantinople said it was impossible
to maintain peace any longer, not
withstanding that it was the ardent
desire Of the Porte to do so. 1t was,
therefore, obliged to put an end to
the missions Of the Bulgarian and
Servian legations, and the diplomats
were invited to leave Constantinople
at the earliest moment.
The note stated that the steps was
taken in consequence OF the recent
note handed in to the Turkish Gov
ernment by the Balkan States, which
Turkey considered constituted an in
terference with her internal affairs.
A second factor was the mobilization
undertaken by Servia and Bulgaria,
and the third reason was the daily
skirmishes on the frontier.
Turkey has withdrawn a large sum
of money reported to be s17,500,000
from Germany, according to reports
from Bucharest. The money was de-
posted in Germany during the reign
Of Abdul Hamid and was ear-marked
exclusively for war fund. The war
Is now in full blast, and soon we will
hear of some decisive battles.