January 14 - The London Peace Conference ended as the Balkan states and the Ottoman Empire were unable to reach an agreement in negotiations.[1]
January 15 - The Ottoman battle cruiser Medjidie attacked and sank the Greek merchant ship Macedonia, which had been armed for use as a troop transport.[2]
January 17 - The six European powers sent a joint note advising the Ottoman Empire to surrender Adrianople and the Aegean Islands.[3]
January 20 - Bulgaria, Serbia and Montenegro presented an ultimatum to the Ottoman Empire, giving the Turks 14 days to make a favorable reply to their demands or face a resumption of war.[4]
January 22 - The Ottoman Grand Council voted to surrender Edirne to the Balkan Allies and to accept the other demands for peace, including ceding its Aegean islands and Edirne.[5]
January 30 - The Ottoman Empire replied to the ultimatum of the Great Powers at the end of the First Balkan War and agreed to give up most of Edirne except for the Muslim shrines, but it refused to surrender its Aegean islands.[7]
References
^"Allies Order War's Renewal", Milwaukee Journal, January 14, 1913, p1
^"Greek Ship Sunk", Milwaukee Journal, January 16, 1913, p1
^ abThe American Year Book, Volume 4 (T. Nelson & Sons, 1914)
^"Final Word Given", Milwaukee Journal, January 20, 1913, p1
^"Turkey Gives Up Adrianople", Milwaukee Journal, January 8, 1913, p1
^"Moslem Chief Is Shot Down", Milwaukee Journal, January 24, 1913, p1
^"'Take All Save Our Holy City'", Milwaukee Journal, January 30, 1913, p1
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