WITHIN an hour or so after the time announced when hostilities would be resumed, the Balkan allies set off their guns on the Turkish forces. A severe bombardment of Adrianople was begun, and a strong attack is being made both by sea and land on Gallipoli, the Greek fleet in the Gulf of Saros helping the land forces.
This strong attack on Gallipoli is said to be for the purpose of opening a way both by sea and land for an attack on Constantinople itself. The Turks have held out strongly against relinquishing Adrianople, because of their religious sentiments concerning their important places of worship there. But it is said now that they are trying to make some kind of arrangement by which they may give up Adrianople to the allies, and still retain their religious interests in the city, something after the way in which the pope holds his position in Rome. If such a plan is made to carry, we will have the spectacle of two "prisoners in the Vatican," one at Rome and the other in Adrianople.
Enver Bey, the new leader of the Young Turks Party
The Young Turks, in overturning things, expected to bring about changes that would confront the allies with some real Turkish strength. But instead of anything of this kind, they have brought upon themselves a lot of discontent that is amounting almost to open revolution. So the problem before the Turkish government at the present time, is that of meeting both the enemy from without, and her discontented, rioting, revolutionary forces at home. It would look at this time as if the Turk would be driven out of Europe altogether within the next few weeks, at most. But it is hard to predict what will be the outcome. There are so many European interests to serve, that the Powers may decide to give the "sick man" a little longer sojourn on European soil. It does seem impossible, however, that the time for definite action could be much longer delayed.
