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Balkans, will find in the following CLOS |
sary much that will help them in ar
irving at clearer understanding of
the news reports:
Adrinople-Turkish city Of $4,000
inhabitants near the Bulgarian border
which, 1t Is believed, must bear the
brunt of the Bulgarian advance to-
ward Constantinople. AdrianOple was
the capital of the Ottoman Empire un-
til 1853, and has the principal fortress
of European Turkey.
Albania--District of western Turkey
which has recently been in revolt.
Armies Established strength of
fight.force: Bulgaria, 100000; Greece,
100000; Montenegro, $4,000; Servia.
10000; Turkey, 100000.
Article 20 Berlin Treaty. The fam
GUS article which provides for the
government of Turkish provinces. but
which has never been put into force.
According to the program which was
outlined by Lord Edmund Fitzmaurice.
the Turkish provinces were to have
complete local government with gov
ernors holding offices 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 Bal
kan states and avoid war.
Egean Sea--The part of the Mediter-
ranean which lies between Asia Minor,
Greece and Turkey In Europe.
Balkan League Explained
Arta, Bay of-An inlet from the lon
ian Sea between Greece and Turkey.
! At the opening of the war Greek war.
ships successfully ran past Turkish
forts to a Greek harbor.
Balkan League or Alliance Entered
into by Greece, Montenegro, Servia
and Bulgaria, with the avowed pur-
pose of freeing from Turkish oppres-
sion Christians and people of their
own races living in Macedonia.
| Ba9hi BaZouks-Soldiers belonging
to the irregular Turkish troops, who
have been credited with much cruelty.
| Belgrade Capital of Cervia, situat-
ed on the Danube at the Mouth of the
Cave; city Of about 10000 inhabitants
and station on the Orient railroad.
| t,n,, ,rt 4,
of the agreements entered into by the
great powers of Europe, with a view
to settlement OF the Balkan question.
1t was signed July 10, 1878.
Bosnia and iIerzegoyina-Tur
provinces with about 100000 inhabi.
tants which were given, by the terms
of tho Berlin treaty, to Austria-iiun'
gary for administration. They were
annexed TO this monarchy in 1908.
Crete Turkish island in the Medt.
erranean Sea which Is governed under
the supervision of the powers by a
commission. The Cretans wish TO he
annexed to Greece and are taking adj
vantage of the present crisis to break
away from Turkey.
Eastern Rumelia--Region between
the crest of the Balkan Mountains and
what Is now Turkish Rumelia. II was
proclaimed IL part OF Bulgaria ia 1885,
and formally annexed In 1908. when
Ferdinand took the title Of star of the
Buglars.
| Macedonia Turkish Province
Irade-A written decree of the Turk
ish sultan.
| Ketchana---A town In macedonia
which was the scene Of massacre OF
Bulgarian Christians by Moslems. This
massacre had much to do with melting
the bulgarian people to war.
Macedonia Important Turkish prov
ince, of which II considerable portion
of that population are Bulgars. Serbs,
Greeks and Vlachs. The dissatisfac'
ton of these people with the Turkish
rule and their own racial and religious
differences have for years kept the
land In almost constant turmoil.
Il
Malissora A northern Albanian
tribe, mostly Christians, that has been
In revolt against the Ottoman govern
ment.
Miriditcs One of the largest OF the
Albanian tribes, participants In the
recent uprising against Turkish rule.
Mustapha Pasha--place Of strate-
gical Importance on the Turkish from
tier Just over the Bulgarian border and
on the railroad between Sofia and Ad'
rianople. Here the Bulgarian troops
are concentrating.
NoH Bazra--A mountain province
lying between Montenegro and Servia
and south OF Bosnia. II was the scene
| of the dual occupation by Austria and
Turkev following the Berlin Treaty.
! Austria evacuated the country 1908.
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Old Servia--A district. lying be-
tween Albania and Servia. II contains
the feId of KossayO where the ancient