BALKAN WAR CLOUD.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1526, 23 August 1912, Page 5

BALKAN WAR CLOUD.

BULGARIA RESTIVE,

RELATIONS WITH MONTENEGRO CRITICALBULGARIANS EXTERMINATED. (Rec. Aligilst 22, 10.20 p.m.) Constantinople, August, 22. Troops from Ipek have relieved Berana, but the fighting on tho frontier continues. Tho Albanians at Uskub are dispersing. A bomb factory was discovered in tho house of Bulgarian at Kuprili. Determined efforts aro being made to externiinhouse of a Bulgarian at Kuprili. Detorsinations aro reported. Tho terrorists aro well organised. London, August 21, Reuter'9 Constantinople ' correspondent states that Hussein Hilmi, Minister for Justice, has resigned. The situation in North Albania is improving, while on the Turco-Montenegrin frontier it is serious. A strong force 19 concentrating at Berana. THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE. WAR OR AUTONOMY. (Rec. August 22, 10.20 p.m.) ■, . London, August 22. Renter's correspondent states that the Bulgarian view is that Count Verchtold's invitation to tlio Powers will only help tho Albanians, but will not meet the situation, everywhere. . In Bulgaria the cry is ascending that the only alternative is autonomy for Macedonia or war with Turkey. (Rec, August 22, 10.20, p.m.) ' Sofia, August 22. A large meeting at rhiloppopolis has urged war with Turkey in order to liberate Macedonia. MONTENEGRIN AGGRESSION. TURKISIi WARNING. Constantinople, August 21. The Porto has notified tho Powers that it is unable to accept responsibility for the oohsequences of Montenegrin' aggression. Berlin, August 21. The semi-official newspapers havo published articles warning Montenegro that Europe cannot allow her to stir up trouble. ATTITUDE OP THE POWERS. • Paris, August 21. franco has accepted tho suggestion of Count Berchtold, Austrian Foreign Minister, that the Powers should take netion to secure a settlement of the Balkan problem.