Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-11-22
A WAR GLOSSARY
3 C Of Places and People Men
toned in Balkan Struggle

Adrianople-Turkish city or $4,000
habitants near the Bulgarian Dor.
n which 1T Is believed, must bear
ne brunt of the Bulgarian advance
ward Constantisople. Adrianople
g the capital OF the Ottoman EN-
g until 1853 and has the principal
ryress of European Turkey.
Albania District of Western Tur.
Y, which has recently been in re
olt
Estimated strength of
ghting force; Bulgaria, $4,000;
reece. 100000 Montenegro, $4,000;
eryia, 10000; Turkey. 100000
Article % Berlin Treaty)-The
amous article. which provides for the
re government of the Turkish pro
yinces, but which has never been put
INTO force. According to the pro-
sam which was outlined by Lord
edmund Fitzmaurice. the Turkish
oyinces We're to have complete To-
government with Governors hold
offices for five years and elective
isemblies. Because of the reference
o elective assemblies Abdul Hama
ever enforced this provision The
resent Turkish government propos-
d to carry out the program and in
hat way satisfy the Balkan States
nd avold war
Aegean Seattle part of the Med
erranean which lies between Asia
Iinor, Greece and Turkey in Europe.
Arta Bay-An inlet from the Ionian
Sea between Greece and Turkey.
{ the opening of the war Greek
Narships successfully ran past Tur-
.ish forts 10 a Greek narbor.
Balkan League or Alliance-Enter.
d into by Greece, Montenegro, Ser
ia and Bulgaria with the avowed pur,
ose of freeing from Turkish oppres-
ION Christians and people of their
vn races living in Macedonia.
Bashi Bazouka-Soldiers belonging
the irregular Turkish army who
we been credit with much cruelty,
archaeological of Servia, stu
ted on the Danube at the mouth OF
he Save. City of about 10000 in
Ia 5itants and a station on Oriental
railroad.
Berlin Treaty-The most import
ant Of the agreements catered into
~ the great Powers of Europe with
view to the settlement of The Bal
Kan questiin. 1t was signed July
8, 1878.
Bosnia and Herzegovina-Turkish
provinces with about 100000 inhab-
itants, which We're given by the
erms of the Berlin treaty to Aus
tria-Hngary, for administration.
They were annexed by this monar-
Thy in 1908.
Crete-Turkish island in the Med
erranean Sea which is governed I'M
der the supervision of the Powers
by a commission. The Cretans wish
10 be annexed to Greece and are TAX
ing advantage of the present crisis
to break away from Turkey.
Eastern Rumelia-Region between
ne crest OIL tue bdlhiu MouHld4iS
nd what is now Turkish Rumelia. 1t
was proclaimed a part of Bulgaria in
1855 and formally annexed in 1908.
when Ferdinand took the title OF
Tsar of the Bulgars.
Irade-A written decree of the Tur.
alish Sultan.
Kotchana--A town in Macedonia
which was the scene of massacre
5f Bulgarian Christians by Moslems.
This massacre had much to do with
netting The Bulgarian people tC war,
acknowledgements. Turkish pro
vince, of which a considerable por
ton Of that popula ion are Bulgars,
Serbs, Greeks and Nlacns. The dis
satisfaction of these people with the
Turkish rule ana their own raciat
years Kept the land in almos. CON
stant turmoil.
Malissora-A northern Albanian
tribe, mostly Christian, that has been
in revolt against the Ottoman Gov
ernment.
Nirdites-One of the largest of the