Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-09-30 | Page 6 | Today is the Anniversary

TH THE E BALKAN WAR J JOn J JOn On September CO O 1912 Servia and Bulgaria mobilized In preparation for the Balkan w r. r A few days later the tue three na nations nations na- na tons dispatched an identical note noie to Turk Turkey y requiring the tho e establishment establish ment merit of ot c complete Macedonian au autonomy autonomy autonomy au- au under Christian an within six months Upon receipt receipt of ot the ote Turkey Immediately recalled her representatives from th their lr respective capitals capi capitals tol an and an on Greece Servia Servia Ser Ser- via and Bulgaria formally declared war war on on Turkey Montenegro aided In the campaign cam campaign against tho Turks and the military camp campaigns of ot the tho allies were vere well wel coordinated and directed to a common comm n purpose Thus the Turks were attacked simultaneously simultaneous simultaneous- ly l' l y in four separate places lace and were unable to concentrate and act on on the offensive A temporary truce was signed in December but the nations failed to agree on permanent peace terms and hostilities were resumed By the treaty of ot London signed May 3 1913 it was was' stipulated that Turkey sh-ou sh should bo be shorn of ot all al her European possessions except Constantinople Con Con- Con Con- and a a small tract of ot adjacent land cast of ot the tho Maritza river But the surprising with which the tho result la had been ac achieved only whetted the the ambitions of Balkan states state an and they were ero soon en engaged m In n a. a other another other war ar with the je allies this time arrayed against agaInst c ch other