Turks Reported At Philippopolis.

New York Times 100 years ago today, July 25, 1913:
Said to be in Big Bulgarian City — Are Known to Have Reached Jamboli.
KING APPEALS TO POWERS
Declares Ottomans Are Massacring and Burning — Porte Says Advance Is Due to Bulgar Atrocities.
    LONDON, Friday, July 26.— A telegram was received yesterday afternoon, in the course of the session of the European Ambassadors here, from the Bulgarian Minister in Paris reporting that Turkish troops had entered the important Bulgarian town of Philippopolis, that the populace were fleeing, and that the situation was desperate.
    The Bulgarian Legation in London confirms a report of the advance or Turkish troops to Jamboli, but has no news of their advance on Philippopolis. The diplomats are of opinion that if the report is correct it must refer merely to a reconnoitering flying column.

    SOFIA, July 24.— The Turks have occupied and burned the villages on the road from Kizilagatch to Jamboli. The frontier people are fleeing into the interior.
    King Ferdinand to-day summoned the representatives of the powers to the palace and addressed them as follows:
    "I am anxious to protest before Europe against the outrageous action of the Turkish army, which, not content with violating the Treaty of London, is engaged in invading the old territory of my kingdom in the direction of Tirnova, Siemenli, and Jamboli, and is giving itself up to the most frightful excesses, burning villages, massacring the inhabitants, and spreading panic throughout Thrace.
    "I cannot believe that the great powers, who signed the diplomatic act now being trodden under foot, can regard with indifference what is being done today and remain impassive under the insult placed upon them and to the crimes of which we are the victims. In the distress in which the Bulgarian nation finds itself, I have appeared on its behalf before the representatives of civilization, and beg Europe, through your intermediary, to put an end to the sufferings of people fleeing before the return of their old oppressors."

    CONSTANTINOPLE, July 24.— The Ottoman Government, in replying today to the Bulgarian protest against Turkey's alleged violation of the Treaty of London, asserts that the advance of the Turkish troops was impelled by Bulgarian atrocities.
    It expresses the hope that Bulgaria will recognize the reasonableness of Turkey's reoccupation of Adrianople and will help to restore friendly relations by a display of similar pacific sentiments to those animating Turkey.