New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-02
Despite Clash, ENJOYS of Bull
garia and Other Powers Have
Not Been Recalled.
GROUNDS FOR OPTIMISM
Russia Exercises Extreme
Pressure at Sofia, Belgrade
and Athens in Favor
of Peace.
tBy Gable TO The Tribune. !

London. July 2.-The situation Gre
ated by the fighting between the
Greeks and Servians, on the one land,
and the Bulgarians, on the other. over
front placed by the Servians at Up-
ward of 1870 miles still remains exceed
ingly obscure. but on the whole ii may
be said that the outlook in the Balkans,
both from the military and the diplo-
matte point of view. is better to-day.
The ardor of the rival armies IN
Macedonia appears to be burning Itself
out, and this in the irregular circum-
stances in which the hostilities were
commenced is perhaps "A more reassur-
ing circumstance than the fact that the
Bulgarian, as well as the Greek and
Servian troops. have been ordered 10
remain st-ictly on the defensive.
Yesterdays incident at Salonica,
when the Bulgarian force was bonn
barded and disarmed by the Greeks. is
merely an episode in the general fight
ing which has been going on for some
time. No genuine confidence that a
great clash will be avoided will be felt,
however, until the rival armies begin
10 demobiliZe. The Bulgarian minis
tiers AZ Belgrade and Athens have not
been recalled. nor have any diplomats
accredited to Sofia.
The latest dispatches from Belgrade
are of most conflicting character.
Some announce that the fighting has
ceased since Monday; others that seri-
Gus fighting continues and that the
Servians have captured Istip and Kru-
pishte, with heavy losses on both sides.
Serylan acceptance OF Russian arbi-
tration Is also announced.
The ambassadorial conference met IN
London Yesterday 10 discuss the situa-
ton. bat arrived at no decision. Moth
ing is known concerning Rumania's at
titude. \ Bulgarian official statement
has been issued. confirming the capture
Of Gucvghen and the throwing back OF
the Greek forces on the Struma River.
Accusations Of massacre and rapine'
so common during the last war, are
again being spread broadcast. especial
~ by the Greeks.
dispatch from Rome says that
Turkey has notified Bulgaria that un-
less she ahandons her claim 10 war
indemnity Turkey will Join with Servia
and Greece in tie event OF hostiliies.
Vienna. July the Austrian news
papers declare to-day that the Russian
Ministers at Sofia. Belgrade and Athens
have been instructed 10 summon for the
last time the Balkan governments TO
keep the peace and 10 send their premicrs
10 81. Petersburg to confer on the situa-
ton.
Belgrade. servia. July I've are at
war with Bulgaria" said the Minister
Of the Interior NJ Protics, speaking IN
behalf Of the government tonight In the
Skupshtina.
instructions have been given 20 the
servian commander In chief continued
the Minister. ITO be prepared to defend
our entire line. Bulgaria has attacked US
along the whole frontier
Newspaper reports tonight say that
the servians captured twenty Bulgarian
officers. fny-eight non-commissioned ON
GERS and seven hundred men In the hght-
ing on Monday.
4 sensational story is published TO the
effec, that the Bulgarians at Guevgheli
treacherous,y killed the SerVan Major
Vasich the morning after he had been
their guest In camp to celebrate the sup
posed acceptance OF arbitration by both
governments.