DIARY OF THE WAR.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXIII, Issue 8407, 8 November 1912, Page 6

DIARY OF THE WAR.

A RAPID'CAMPAIGN'

THE EVENTS OF A MONTH

On the dates mentioned the following incidents in the War in the Balkans I were recorded :— 7th October.—Allies demand autonomy for Macedonia, with her own army, under protection of Turkey. 9th October.—Montenegro declares war. Turkish battalions arrive at Tuzi. 10th October.-—King Nicholas of Montenegro arrives at Podgoritza. 11th October.—Roumania declares, neu- ) trality. Montenegro begins war at

Tuzi. 14th October.—Nazim Pasha placed in supreme command Turkish forces. 15th. October.—Servian central army commences advance from Nish. Frontier fighting at Ristovac. Montenegrin victories reported at

Detchitch. , . . ■ 17th October.--Allies' ' ultimatum to Turkey. . ■ [18th October.—Nazim Pasha leaves for I Adrianople. 19th October.—War officially declared upon Turkey by Servia, Bulgaria, and Greece. _ 21st October.-^-Bulgarians capture Mustapha Pasha. Servians advance on Uskub. Greek invasion begun. 22nd October.—Bulgarians drive Turks from Maritza. Servian headquar- ' ers removed from Nish to Urania; Forces concentrating round Adrian-

ople. p! 23rd October. —Reported' repulse of Bulgarians at Kirk Kilisse. Greek j victory at Elassona. 25th ' October.—Turks routed on, Grecian frontier. Novi Bazar j capitulates. 26th October.:—Scutari surrounded. 28th October.—Servians capture Uskub and 1 Sievitza. Bulgarians capture Petchevo. Turkish rout at Kirk

Kilisseh. ■■'.■•.:.■:."' 29th / October.—Bulgarians . advance along the line from Kenidge to Baba Eski, in the province of Kirk Kilisseh. Simultaneously the wes-

tern column moves towards Havia. Bunar Hissar captured by Bulgars. 30th October. —Turks evacuate Kuprili and Bulgarians capture , Darma, north-oast.-of Salonika. Servians occupy Sty Nicola. Montenegrins capture Plevje. 31st October.—Bulgarians move towards Constantinople by way of Instranja and Derkos. Fierce fight at Kochana. Ist November.—Nazim Pasha's forces routed at Lule Burgas, after four days' fighting..; ' Montenegrins occupy Ipek. ■•. 2nd November.—Bulgars get to within 25 miles of (Constantinople. Servians capture Prishend. Greeks occupy Samothrace. Great Powers confer. , i 4th November.—Question of intervention. M. Poincare's' proposals. Shevkot Pasha suffers a reverse near Serai. Greeks occupy Prevcza. Montenegrin repulse at Skutari. Arnauts surrender. sth November.—Turkey suos for poace. Chorlu imperilled. King -Peter enters Uskub. Turkish gunboats sunk by Greeks. 6th November.—Turkish:; reinforcements arrive at Chataldja. Constantinople's water supply cut off. Greeks defeat the Turks at Yenidje. Powors say mediation is impos-

7th November.—Turks defeated after two days' heavy fighting between Serai and Chorlu. Heavy sortie from Adrianople repulsed after an all-day battle. Brilliant Servian victory. The Montenegrins _ demand the surrender of Scutari.