New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-01
THE BALKAN ALLIES
|. OPEN FRATR|C|DAL WAR
Fighting Begins All Along Lines
When Bulgarian Forces Face
ServianS and Greeks.
NO HOSTILITIES DECLARED
Opposing Armies Accuse Each
Other of Beginning Conflict
Gloomy View Taken
of Situation.
tBy Gable to The Tribune. J


London, July Although there has
been no declaration Of war fighting
occurred yesterday along Il front eX-
tending TO miles, in Macedonia. be-
tween the. Bulgarans on one side and
the Servians and Greeks on the other.
Serious combats have taken place at
! two points. first between the Bull
garians and Servians about Istio. in
Central Macedonia, and second be-
tween the Bulgarans and Greeks about
Leftera, on the Gulf of Orphani, about
fifty miles east Of Salonici. Fighting
also occurred between the two districts.
Each side accuses the other Of be-
ginning the conflict. but it Seems clear
that the Bulgarians yesterday delivered
a series OF attacks on the Greeks and
| Servians.
The gloomiest view is taken Of the
situation, which is complicated by the
attitude Of Rumania, one Of the most
powerful of the states Of the Balkan
| group She took no part in the war
against Turkey, but has now decided
| to support Servia and Greece and in
wade Bulgaria. Rumania claims con-
siderable extension of Bulgarian terri
tory in compensation for Bulgaria 3
gains from Turkey
! One thing is clear: il Europe does
not now remain united, as was done
under extreme difficulties during the
/ Turkish war, a catastrophe is in sight.
More than four years ago Austria and
| Bulgaria Jointly timed their action,
when one annexed the Turkish prov
! lnces of Bosnia and Herzegovina and
! the other proclaimed itself kingdom
| free from the tutelage OF Turkey. II IT
! should transpire that the Bulgarians
are indeed to become the aggressors in
/ the present situation and are waginG
deliberate war on their former allies
there will be a strong reason to suspect
that Austria is not unaware OF their in
tentions. and that Austria may be
TEMPTED at last to take a hand In the
war game.
The ambassadors OF the powers in
London have been summoned to
meeting to-day at the Foreign once
under the presidency OF. Sir Edward
Grey. According to an official COM
munlque they. will discuss the constltu-
ton of Albania Actually they are
likely TO have under consideration the
question Of Europe's peace.
IN sofia the outbreak of hostilitles Is
attributed to the Vaccinations OF the
Seryian Military League, which, II Is
commended. is determined TO prevent
Premier Pachitch from consen,ing 20
arbitration. and from a strategic point
- Wow. the Bulgarians declare, the
Servian attack is aimed at dividing the
Bulgarian army at its centre.
The Times" Belgrade correspondent
sends the following:
Nobody here doubts that war mas
broken out and that Montenegro ana
Greece. and probably Rumania also
will support Seryia. The Bulgarians
have not omitted any act which usual
" accompanies a decisive rupture
Save for official protests. communlca-
tions have been severed between the
two countries"
A Salonica dispatch to THE Times
saws that on the refusal of the Bull
garians to surrender, the Greeks placed
two machine guns i'm the White Tower