Adrianople's State Desperate.

New York Times 100 years ago today, January 10, 1913:
    LONDON, Friday, Jan. 10.— Official news received by the Bulgarian peace delegation here describes the situation at Adrianople as desperate. Several soldiers who deserted and succeeded in reaching the headquarters of the allies, say that the town is at its last gasp, Provisions are so scarce that the military authorities have requisitioned all the food possessed even by private individuals, and are making only one distribution, comprising a half ration, daily. The conditions have been rendered graver by the great number of sick, who overflow the hospitals, where the attendance is inadequate. In consequence the death rate is very high. The Bulgarians have allowed medicines and Red Cross workers to enter under the escort of a Bulgarian detachment.
    The commander of the fortress has declared that he would rather see all die of starvation than surrender the town; that is why all who can do so are endeavoring to escape. The Bulgarians believe that, even independently of any action the powers may take, the question of Adrianople will soon be solved.
    It is understood that Constantinople has accepted the views of Rechad Pasha, who recently asked to be authorized to reconvoke the conference, he being President for the next sitting. The difficulty now lies in the determination of the Allies not to participate in the conference unless they are notified beforehand in regard to what Turkey intends to propose. They do not wish to revive the discussion of unacceptable terms, but desire to have it as a certainty that Turkey is ready to cede what has been pronounced as the irreducible minimum of the Allies — Adrianople — after which it will be possible to discuss the frontier line, which must leave that town in the hands of the Allies.

Russian Fleet Mobilized.
    The Russian Black Sea fleet was mobilized yesterday in preparation for the naval demonstration projected by the European powers if it is found necessary to appear to coerce Turkey. If the demonstration should he carried out the Russian vessels will probably appear in the Gulf of Iniada on the Black Sea, seventy-five miles to the northeast of Adrianople, while those of the other European powers will gather in Besika Bay on the coast of Asia Minor, near the entrance to the Dardanelles.
    Such a demonstration, it is believed, would make easier the Turkish Government's surrender to the demands of the allies, as it could then plead coercion.