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Mohammed V.--Divisions of Empire for Administrative Purposes--Troublesome Times for the Young Turks--Surrounding Peoples--The Bosnians and Servians--Austro-Hungarians--The Bulgarian’s Declaration of Independence--Turco-Italian War--The First Balkan War and Its Results--Second Balkan War--Reverses of the Young Turks--Plan to Use Armenians to Instigate a Revolt--Offers of Reward Refused--Modified Demands on the Armenians--Still Refused--A Peaceful Endeavor.