WAS ICING FERDINAND RESPONSIBLE?
SECREf HISTORY OF THE SECOND .BALKAN WAR, BULGAR GENERAL'S DILEMMA, By TelC£.i%pli~Fi'CEs Sxilia, December 1. A suppressed article in the newspaper "Mir" circumstantially blames Xing Ferdinand for direct, responsibility for thu war against Servia and Greece'. Tho paper says that trie King, on Juno 28, personally ordered Genoral Savoff to attack the Servian and Greek lines, but iSiivo'ff refused. M. Daneif, Hi© Premier, en tho previous day, _it is related, bad told Genoral Savoff that lie must immediately, demobilise the Bulgarian army, us Bulgaria had accepted tho Tsar's arbitration,, but the King heatedly told Gunoral Srtvoff that- he- must obey him, and next day gave him tho alternative -of obeying or receiving punishment, amounting 'even to death. General Sayofi' then agreed to attack if King Ferdinand gave his orders in writing. Kill)? Ford inn nd immediately complied. .Tho Government was deprived of any voice in the matter. Uoneral Savon: hints that King Fetv dimuu! acted on Austria's suggestion*!
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1922, 3 December 1913, Page 7
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162WAS ICING FERDINAND RESPONSIBLE? Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1922, 3 December 1913, Page 7
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