The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-01

companies a decisive rupture.
Save for official protests, COM
munications have been severed be-
tween the two countries
LONDON, June 3O,-The prolonged
efforts Of the powers to prevent the
outbreak of a fratricidal war between
the Balkan allies seems to have failed
jut at the moment when il appeared
possible for the four premiers to meet
at st. Petersburg and submit their diff
ferences for Russian arbitration.
Fighting began this morning all
along the lines where the Bulgarian
forces are facing the Servians and
Greeks. These probably were only out.
post attacks, but according to the Greek
official account the Bulgarian attack
extended over the Greek and Servian
front of 40 miles.
"Thls is manifestly war without a
previous declaration of hostilities, and
we accordingly are forced to order our
division to advance" says the official
statement.
The opposing armies accuse each
other of initiating the offensive. The
Bulgarian representatives at Athens
and Belgrade, respectively, have pre-
seDted notes protesting against Greek
and Servian attacks, The Servian gov
ernment replied by charging that the
Bulgarians are making attacks and re-
pudiating all responsibility.
In Sofia the outbreak Of bostilities
is attributed to the Vaccinations of the
Servian military league, which, it is
eohtended, is determined to prevent
Premier Pachtch from consenting to
arbitration and from a strategic view
the Bulgarians declare, the Servian at.
tack is aimed at dividing the Bulgarian
army at il S center
Bulgars Victorious.
SALONIKI, June 3O.-It is thought
here that the Bulgarian policy was de
cided while gaining time to complete
the construction of strongholds, and
that a general attack was made imme
diately after a general consolidation OF
forces.
In accordance with instructions
previously received, the Greeks. who
were greatly outnumbered in all ep
gagements, fell back from the Bul
garian attacks
Thirty-six thousand Bulgariaus at
| tackled GuevgheE at ) clock in the
morning and defeated the Servians
thus cutting railroad communication
and it is reported that a strong Greek
force is surrounded by Bulgariaus and
in critical position at Nigrita.
Bulgsrs Begin Fight.
| BELGRADE, June 30.-The Bulga
| rians this morning opened an attack or
the Servian troops along the whole line
in Macedonia, according to dlspatcr
from the SerVian headquarters.
The publication of the news created
immense excitement in the Servian cap
ital.
The Serviau premier, n P. Pachitch
who was addressing the Servian parha
ment in support Of his policy of &C
cepting the arbitration offered by the
Russian emperor when the news of the
outbreak Of hostihties was brought il
by an official of the foreign Office, hur
riedly went TO his office.
The excitement in the house was Sc
great that the sitting had to be sus
pended until tomorrow and the fate oi
the Pachitcb cabinet remains undecided
The opposition members demand
guarantees that territory in Macedonis
now held by Servian troops shall b,
annexed
The Bulgarian troops opened their at
tack at 2 clock this morning on thu
} ServiaD advance posts before 1stip anc
couple of hours later their artillery
was brought into action.
The Bulgarian attack gradually spread