The Balkan League (Serbia, Montenegro, Greece, and Bulgaria) first conquered Ottoman-held Macedonia and most of Thrace and then fell out over the division of the spoils. Tensions among the Balkan states over their rival aspirations to the provinces of Ottoman-occupied Roumelia, namely Eastern Roumelia, Thrace and Macedonia, subsided somewhat following intervention by the Great Powers in the mid-19th century, aimed at securing both fuller protection for the provinces' Christian majority and protection of the status quo. By 1867 Greece, Serbia and Montenegro have all secured their independence.

Translation of: Der Wahn und die Träume in W. Jensens "Gradiva."

The classic science-fiction short stories of Jack Sharkey are set apart by their quirky, irreverent tone. In the amusing tale ""Double or Nothing, "" wacky inventor Archie and his long-suffering investor Burt stumble across a technology that they're sure will be the next big thing. Needless to say, things don't go exactly as planned.