Turkey's Advance Scares Powers.

New York Times 100 years ago today, July 23, 1913:
The Reoccupation of Adrianople Again Raises the Spectre of General Complications.
RUSSIA MAY GET MANDATE
Britain to Decide To-day Whether She Will Agree to Coercion of Turks by Czar's Troops.
    LONDON, Wednesday, July 23.— The European Concert is faced by a most delicate and difficult situation, requiring the exercise of the utmost diplomatic tact, if Europe is not to be plunged into a general war by the Turkish re-occupation of Adrianople and Kirk-Kilisseh. Bulgaria, helpless, sees the fruits of her dearly won victories snatched from her hand, and, while negotiations for an armistice are proceeding in a leisurely manner at Nish, the Greeks and Servians continue to push their advantage.
    The official announcement at Constantinople yesterday that the Turkish troops had reoccupied Adrianople created the worst possible impression in diplomatic circles, and no time was lost by the Powers in starting an exchange of views with the object of finding the best means of checkmating Turkey's action, which is looked upon as a clear-cut defiance of all Europe.
    The next few hours are likely to decide whether or not forces hitherto unengaged shall enter the Balkan cockpit. Russia is understood to be ready to accept the mandate of Europe to compel the Porte to respect the Treaty of London, which the Ottomans are now tearing up, and the British Cabinet will meet to-day to consider whether this Government shall consent to active intervention on the part of Russia.
    Premier Asquith's speech at Birmingham on Monday evening was intended to warn Turkey against the possibility of such a development, which would involve Russian occupation of both sides of the Bosphorus and the gripping of Constantinople both in the front and in the rear.
    Austria-Hungary thus far has held aloof, being unwilling to consent to active measures against the Turks. Should coercion be attempted by Russia without her consent, however, little doubt is expressed by close followers of the Balkan situation that Austria-Hungary immediately would occupy the Sanjak of Novi-Bazar.
    A dispatch to The Times from St. Petersburg says:
    "The Russian Government is credited with the intention of insisting that the Turks evacuate Adrianople at all costs." The Servians have occupied Belogradchyk, to the northwest of Sofia, and desultory fighting continues, all along the Servian front. The Greeks, who are advancing northward from Nevrokop, are meeting with stubborn resistance from the Bulgarians. The Bulgars, with heavy artillery, are fighting desperate rear-guard actions. Both sides are reported to be losing heavily. In Sofia it is believed that the Greeks intend to invade Southern Bulgaria and to occupy Philippopolis.
    The Bulgarians exploded the ammunition magazines and blew up some of the Government buildings before evacuating Adrianople. No serious fighting has occurred either at Adrianople or Kirk-Kilisseh.
    The Bucharest correspondent of The Daily Telegraph, in a late dispatch, says that the report that Greece will abandon her claim to Kavala and Drama proves to be without foundation.

    CONSTANTINOPLE, July 22.— It is officially announced here that Turkish troops commanded by Enver Bey entered Adrianople this afternoon and that Kirk-Kilisseh was also occupied by the Turks to-day.
    In anticipation of the reoccupation of Adrianople, Hadji Adil Bey, ex-Minister of the Interior, was appointed Governor, and left here to-day for Adrianople to assume his post.

    CALCUTTA, July 22.— The news of the advance of the Turkish troops has been received with hearty rejoicing by the Mohammedans of India.
    The newspapers here assert that any attempt on the part of Great Britain to coerce Turkey into abandoning her new projects will lead to a dangerous Mohammedan agitation.