The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-22
Every Move of Allies Planned
With Team-Like Precision,
Declares Ex-Minister.
SAW FIRST GUN FIRED.
Mr.. Moses, on Tip From King
Nicholas, Was Witness of
First Battle of Conflict.


Tho armies Of the ALLIES have been
moved just like Yale or Princeton
football quarterback swings eleven men
with absolute precision from one play
into another. This war IL . great foot
bail game In its strategy. everything
moving by prearrangement"
Such was the Characterization Of the
deadly struggle in the Balkans. given
to-day by retiring United States Minis
ter c. II. Moses OF Concord, y. H.. the
first eye witness OF battles between the
Allies and the Turks to bring back to
this country graphic pictures Of the
grim precision OF modern warfare. Mr..
Moses. who got In on the steamship
Mauretanla. has been American minis
ter to Greece and Montenegro for three
and q half years AMI has just been
relieved by Jacob w. schuman and re-
turns to his home with scenes OF battle
fresh In his recollection.
The attack OF the Allies upon Turkey
vas absolutely prearranscd." he said.
Every foot Of the campaign and the
part that each of the little powers was
to play. In taekllng their giant neighbor
and common enemy. were planned last
May. At that time, . secret meeting Of
the military strategists OF Montenegro.
Servia, Greece and Bulgaria was held In
a little town In Daimatia: accurate In
formation a. to the strength and de-
gree Of preparedness Of the Turks was
In the possession Of these strategists;
they knew Just when and where to
strike.
ALLiEs KNEW WAR WAS IN.
EvirADLG.
7 witnessed the mobiiisa ton Of the
Greeks At Athens and then the mobii.
isation Of the Aontsnegrins ct csttisns.
the capital Of Montsnssre. Everything
veot - smoothly - Q wsil-oiisd ma
hins. ana even while the big European
Powers were saying peace could b
maintained. the leaders Of the various
little nations knew war IVES q IN.
svitabls - the rising Of the sun. b.
cause Il had BEEN dstsrminsd upon.
Two days before the Montsnssrins
opened hostilitiss. King Nicholas. ths
much bslovsd monarch Of the little
state. called me 70 an audience and
gave me an sdvanos tip
II you will 70 70 Dstchich." said he,
naming little Turkish town Just across
the border from Montenegro, at {
o'clock nsxt Wednesday morning, you
WI 80 the nrst gun Of victorious
war nrsd."
u followed his advice and promptly
at the dot Of A. n. . big piece o!
field ordnance 6siohsd q solid sho,
across the valley 70 the fertilization,
behind the Turkish town, The wal
wAs on.
''Instantiy. all Of the heavy cannon
the Montsnegrins had secretly movst
across the frontier during the nisht and
placed In positions previously selected
opened up on the fortincstions and tn,
Turkish guns replied. I stood back with
The stan OF Gen. Martinovich. the com
nander OF the Montenegro army. an,
watched the action through neld glasses
HI WITNESSED FIRST sArTLl
OF THE WAR.
ut was grim: II was terrible. Blu
there was something tremendously In
spring in the sight Of the two column
Of Montenegrins. moving forward wit
the precision OF q football squad nd
vancing the ball. Under cover OF tn
heavy artillery firing the two column
pushed boldly up the heights toward tn
fortihcat!ons. dephcyins as they wen
and soon the roar OF volley firing SUP
piled a steady undertone to the boom
ing Of the heavy guns.
II could see the rendlng and smas shin
OF the Turkish fortincstions under tn
exploding shells from the MonteneSNni
guns: watched the long line OF whit
cottonball puts along the parapet
whore the red crescent nag waved; To-
lowed the detached blocks OF me
c.ambering up the heights, inexorabl
closing In on the doomed fortress.
Finally. after about nve hours ,
nghung. there was q faint cheer borr
across the valley. even above the roe
Of guns. and ! saw the Montene grin
sweep forward In the final dash up Il
slope TO the parapets Of the fort itsel
Soon It was all over. The red ia
wavered and dropped. and In Its pla,
rose the flag Of little Montenegro. viii
bugies saluted H."
MONTENE0RiNS ARE WONDEI
Full FloHTERs.
Mr.. Moses said he witnessed two 9th
minor engagements at Tuz! and Tchi
chamik and saw the preliminary ski
nishes OF the siege OF Scutari. VIII,
the MonteneErins are still investing.
left Cettigne to return home on oct
with all Of Montenegro in a ferment
enthusiasm over the crushing of L