THE WAR DIARY.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 268, 8 November 1912, Page 5

THE WAR DIARY.

Octotor I.—Serbo-Bulgarinn Xote to Turkey demanding autonomy in Macedonia. King of Greec* returns suddenly from holiday to Denmark. October 2. —Troops ordered to mobilise in Servia. Bulgaria, and Greece. Greek fleet begins to move. October 3.—Turkey detains Greek merchant ships, and orders mobilisation. Montenegrin mobilisation ordered. October 4. —Greece issues ultimatum to Turkey to free captured ships. Purchases four destroyers in England from Argentine. October 7.—Allies demand autonomy for Macedonia, with her own army, under protection of Bulgaria. October o.—Montenegro declares war. Turkish battalions arrive at Tuzi. October 10.—King Nicholas of Montenegro arrives at Podgoritza. October 11. —Roumania declares neutrality. Montenegro begins war at Tuzi.

October 14.—Naziin Pasha placed in supreme command Turkish forces. October 15.—Servian central army commences advance from Nish. Frontier fighting at Ristovac. Montenegrin victories reported at Det-chit-ch. October 17. —Allies' ultimatum to Turkey. October 18.—Nazim Pasha leaves for Adrianople. October 19. —War officially declared upon Turkey by Servia, Bulgaria, and Greece. October 21. —Bulgaria-ns capture Mustapha Pasha. Servians advance on Uskub. Greece invasion begun. October 22.—Bulgarians drive Turks from Maritza. Servian headquarters removed from Nish. to UraniaForces concentrating round Adrianople. October 23.—Reported repulse of Bulgarians at Kirk-Kilisse. Greek victory at Elassona. October 2.5. —Turks routed on Grecian frontier. Novi Bazar capitulates. October 2G.—Scutari surrounded by, Montenegrins. October 28.—Servians capture Uskub and Sievitza. Bulgarians capture Petchevo. Turkish rout at Kirk-

Kiliflse. October 31. —Servians capture. Kumanovo and Kuprili. Novi Bazar clear of Turks. October 31.—Turks routed at Lule Burgas with loss of 20,000 men. Montenesrrins take Ipek. November 1. —Ti-ks retreat from TchoTln. 120 miles from Constantinople, to Tchaldja. November 3.—Turks ask powers to intervene and secure armistice. November 4.—Powers decline intervention without definite terms of peace. November s.—Greeks take Epirus and Ycnidge, defeating 25,000 TurksServians take up siege of Adrianople from Bulgars. Foreign warships gather at Dardanelles. November 6.—Bulgarian victory between Tchorlu and Serai. Heavy Turkish losses. / November 7. —Turks beaten at Chataldja. Rodosto and Visa captured.