The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-08
ARMY OF GREEKS
UTTERLY ROUTED
BY BULGAR|ANS
Entire Force of $4,000
Men Is Scat
tered.
ATHENS ADMITS
HEAVY LOSSES
Situation Regarded as Perilous,
and National Guard Is Called
to Colors-Emperor William
Signifies Willingness to Act
as Mediator-B a tiles
Inhurnan in Ferocity.

Especial Cable to The Times Dispatch
Constnntinople, July THE Sublime
Porte has sent dispatch to Premier
Daneff. of Bulgaria, demanding the
evacuation, by bulgaria.. of the terri
tory comprisod within the Enos-HIidfa
line Az soon as possible. The necessary
preparations for the advance of Otto
man troops arc proceeding.
THIS brings Turkey into the nIrendy
involved situation I'm the Balkans The
Enos-Midfu line IL the new northern
boundary of Turkey I'm Europe as de-
hned In the trenty OF peace signed in
London two months ago. and which
was supposed to end the Balkan vur
Especial Cable to The Times Dispatch.
London. July 7.-The three out
standing features involved In the Bal
Kan war. according TO careful sur
Vey of dispatches reaching this city
tonight. are the utter rout Of the
Greek army with enormous losses, by
the BuiSarians; the rapid mobilization
or the Roumanian army for duty in
the renewal OF hostlities and the sig
nihed Willingness of Emperor William
or Germany to act as mediator In the
imoroslio in so far as II concerns
Bulgaria and Roumania With the
complete severance of diplomatic rcla-
tions BY all the Balkan states. as an
nounced late last night, the situation
is anything but favorable for even a
suggestion Of peace.
Rep continue tc be almost hope
lessly contradictory as to whether
Servia was successful over the Bull
Gars or the forces OF King Peter were
being driven back, both sides sending
In claims OF victory. 1t Is the general
belief here. however, that the Bull
sar!ans ar. gradually forcing both the
nd h..
without the most bitter fighting. while
the position OF Greece is not clear.
Announces Great Victory.
The Bulgarian War Office at Sofia
announced .ate to-day great victory
over the Greeks. as the result of a
successful manoeuvre by General
Ivanon. which resulted in the scatter
ng OF the entire force Of $4,000 men
IN the Greek line. extending from Nj
srita to Amborgoci. A great part OF
mis- force YVES captured. the Bulgarian
War Office asserts, and the Greeks
Uttered enormous losses. The advices
received at Sofia cay General Ivanons
movement took the Greeks entirely by
surprise. and that their entire force
was soon In rout and at The mercy of
the Bulgars
The Greek War Office at Athens de-
clines to admit that It's forces were
routed by the Bulgars. but states that
the Greeks have met with reverses
before Nigrita with casualties approx
mating 10000. That Greece regards
the situation as perilous is shown by
an order issued tonight summoning
the national guard TO the colors. to be
equipped for immediate service
The Greek army at Nigrita. which
the BulGars are reported to have rout-
ed. was under the personal command
or King Constantine. II is estimated
tonight that the fighting now in prog
ress In the Balkans covers an area of
noncombatants are homeless and many
have been burned. The fighting is said
than any that has taken place during
the past year
later report from Sofia announces
that 1900 Servians of the western
wing of the Servian army were killed
and 5000 wounded during the engage
ment near Deslinici.
Servian and Greek soldiers are CO.
operating in Southern Macedonia. Mace
domains, who are fighting on the Bull
garian sido in the Raitchami district.
have been defeated with n loss Of 1000.
and are now In full retreat
When Emperor William received ad-
vices from Constantinople o-day inti-
mating that the Roumanian ministry
had officially notified the Porte of tho
mobilization of the Roumanian army.
the Kaiser Immediately went into con-
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