Gunnison news-champion., 1913-01-10

had an earthquake thfft destroyed 3.ssft
lives. a cholera eIEitleHic. neat Teyo-
luton and a war With the Balkan allies
that has cost her nearly all Of heI
provinces iH Europe. She has had
nearly everything the matter with her
except mumps and housemaid's knee.
Her harems have fied 10 Asia Minor,
and her soldiers have fed wherever
the fleeing was good She declared war
on Oct. II and oaly regained conscious
ness in time to talk peace with her
conauerors.
Shortest War on Record.
In Europe it is known as the thirty
days" war. the shortest on record
Every one of the allies wen impor.
taBt Victories. aBd wOn them in such
rapid succession that the world looked
on amazed. The reputation of the
Turkish army crumbled overnight
The first clash occurred on Oct 4. and
-four days later little Montenegro de.
clared war. capturing Detchitch noun.
tain and investing Scutari. The Bul.
garians smashed the Turks In dis.
sstrous defeat ut Kirk kilise. be.
sieged Adrianople and invested the
last line of Turkish defense before
Constantinople. The servian army
drove all before 1t and participated in
the capture Of Monastir and other
strongholds. The Greeks won a success.
sion of victories and took the historic
city Of Sal0niki. 1t was at about this
hat
ness and asked for an armistice. The
meeting for peace negotiations was
held in London.
The insistence Of Aervia on an AaFi-
attic port as a result Of her victories
aroused opposition In Austria, and fos
. time there was widespread fear a
. general European war. which had
not entirely disappeared at the end Of
the year
The work Of the Chinese revolution
which started last year was largely
completed. and the republic is today a
fixed fact. Dr. sun Vat Sen was in
augurated as provisional president on
Jan l, but unselfishly resigned In fa-
WI vi unh NiiAh hhf tNo Hiputts iut
er. The Manchu dynasty abdicated on
Feb IL. and three days later the cleo
tion OF Yuan occurred. his inauguration
taking place ON March 10. A mutiny
of the soldiers about Picking was later
put down. and the financial problem
was temporarily solved by independent
foreign loans. Woman suffrage and
ed in some of the provinces.
The discovery of the south pole was
really made on Dec. IL. 1911. but the
announcement was deferred until
March Z. 1912, when the discoverer,
Captain Roald Amundsen. returned to
civilization.
The death of Emperor Mutsuhito of
Japan. under whom that wonderful ma
ton has been transformed from semi
barbarism to place i'm the front rank
of nations. occurred on July 30. and his
ton loshihito. ascended the throne. The
funeral of the dead mikado was ac-
companied by oriental ponp and WAS
attended by representatives, from the
whole world. A sensational aftermath
was the suicide of General Count Noei
and his wife. Nogi was the command
er who took Port Arthur.
Latin American Instructions.
The Mexican revolution against Pres
ident Nadero made considerable head
way early in the year. the rebels cap
turing the city of JuareZ on Feb. y
Later the federals gained important
Victories. driving the Insurgents into
the mountains A new difficulty oc-
CURED when Vera Cruz arose in insur
rection led by Felix Biaz. nephew Of
the former president. This uprising
was speedily suppressed. however. and
Diaz. with his other officers. was cap
tured. two of his lieutenants being put
10 death.
There was also an insurrection In
Nicaragua. American marines were
landed to protect property and lives of
our citizens. On sept. 26 General
Mena. a leader Of the insurrection. sur
rendered to the federal and American
forces
A rebeIlion Of the negroes in one OF
the Cuban provinces also caused the
landing Of American forces. and therr
was some talk Of interv veniien. but th
disturbance was soon quelled. Cuba
held her presidential election in the
fall without the presence Of American
TROOPS. Tie new president. General
Mario MeDScal. b friendly TO the Unit
ed Sta IS.
EnA e frrko-Italian War.
The war between Italy and Turkey
Arasced on through the early part Of
the year. with no very heavy fighting
On either side. The Italian navy took
the islands Of the Aegean The use OF
the aeroplane In war had further dem
sastrafion. Italian aviators dropping