Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-27

The boundaries which those chronic
dlsturbers of the peace, the Balkan
states, had before the recent world
war were established to them by the
treaty of Bucharest signed at the
ROumanian capital on August g, 1913,
by representatives of the said states
and Greece. That treaty closed two
wars, practically, one in which the Bal
kan states were united in fighting Tur-
key and one in which they were fight
ing among themselves. BY 1910 the
Bulgar and Greek bands in Macedonia,
which had been quite as likely to mas
sacre each other as to massacre the
Turks, had got together for the pur-
pose of devoting all their efforts
against the common enemy. Then
trouble broke out in Albania and the
Serbians sent their irregulars TO help
the Albanians against the Turks.
1t was the same old story of the Bal
kans being "atlame" again. In March
of 1912 Greece, Bulgaria, Montenegro
and Serbia came to an understanding,
agreeing to bury their mutual animosi-
ties temporarily and combine against
the Turk. ROumania stood alOof. The
Porte, alarmed, promised reforms In Al
bania and Macedonia. Turkey also an
nounced that she would hold army ma
neuvers near Adrianople.
Began to "Diplomatize."
The great powers began to "diplo-
matize," to prevent a war. Germany
and Austria declared that the status
quo in the Balkans must be main
tanned, and Austria modified her
army. But the wild nations of the
Balkans had got out of hand, and
little Montenegro, on October 8, 1912,
declared war against Turkey. On Oc-
tober II Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia
issued a joint declaration to the same
effect. A Bulgarian army of 100000
men occupied Mustapha Pasha on Dc
tober 10, KirkKilisseh on the Oath and
invested AdrianOple on the 9th. Two
days later was fought the sanguinary
battle of Lule Burgas, the chief battle
of the war, with front of % miles.
In this battle the Turks lost $4,000
killed and wounded and 1900 prison
ers, while the Bulgarians lost $4,000
killed and wounded. The Turks now
fell back upon the Tchatalja forts, the
last line of defense for Constantlnople.
Meantime the Serbians had swept
into Macedonia and were driving the
Turks before them with heavy losses,
while one part of their army was sent
to Join the Greeks at SalOniki and an
other detachment to help the Montene-
grins. The Greeks, coming up from
the south, routed the Turks in several
engagements and finally captured Salo-
Mkt. Turkey asked the powers to me-
date and be quick about 1t. They did
so and an armistice was signed be-
tween Bulgaria, Serbia and MOntene-
gro on one side and Turkey on the
other on December 3.
Greece refused to sign any armistice
while Janina, the Albanian capital, re-
manned In Turkish hands, and contin-
ued to attack that city. The powers
Nurriedly got together In a peace con-
ference in London. There was no
coming to terms with the Turk, and on
February 3, 1913, hostilities were re-
sumed. The Greeks captured Janina,
and the Bulgarians drove In the Tcha-
talja line. A Bulgarian and Serbian
army took Adrianople with the Turk
ish commander and 10000 prisoners.
Scutari in Albania was besieged by
Montenegrin and Serbian army, and
Greek men-of-war in the Adriatic were
cooperating with the troops.
Powers Could Not Agree.
The powers were frantic and could
not agree among themselves. But on
April 10. 1913. another armistice was