THE CALL TO ARMS

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1529, 27 August 1912, Page 5

THE CALL TO ARMS

WAR MEETINGS IN BULGARIA. SERVIANS THIRSTING FOR REVENGE. FURTHER MASSACRES. By Toloerasli—Press Association— CorjriEht (Rec. August 27, 0.20 a.m.) London, August 2C. The Sofia correspondent of "Tho Times" states that crowded meetings of Macedonian delegates and Bulgarian politicians of all shades have urged the Bulgarian Government to demand from Turkey and the. Great Powers the autonomy of Macedonia and tho Adrianople Villayet with a Bulgarian Governor and a national militia. Tho Government is also being called upon to mobilise tho army on tho Turkish frontier. Wreaths have been laid on tho statue of tho Tsar Liberator. BULGARIAN AGITATIONS. A WARNING TO THE PORTE. • (Rec. August 27, 0.20 a.m.) London, August 28. Renter's Constantinople correspondent states that owing to the continued agitation in. Bulgaria over the Kochana massacre, King Ferdinand will remain at Sofia. M. Gueshoff, the Premier, has abandoned his .visit to Vichy. In some diplomatic circles Count Berchtold's proposals are considered inopportune and calculated to increase Macedonian Nationalist aspirations. The Porte has apparently Tesolved not to admit from any Powers suggestions tending to decentralisation. M. de Giors has warned the Porte that any concessions to tho Albanians ought to bo granted to the other nationalities. He urged the prompt punishment of those guilty of the Kochana massacre and also that measures be taken to prevent their recurrence. Tho Porto has proclaimed a state of soige at Kochana and has ordered the guilty to be court-martialled. A grant of .£IOOO is being distributed among the sufferers. King Nicholas of Montenegro, has assured the Powers that no Montenegrin will be allowed to cross the frontier. TERRIBLE ATROCITIES. STORIES OF SERB REFUGEES. (Rec. August 27, 0.20 am.) Belgrade, August 26. Five thousand Servians met and denounced tho Sionitza massacre. Tho meeting marched in procession in front of, the palace, urging war with Turkey. The Moslem inhabitants of Sienitza seized the arsenal, and took arms and attacked tho Christians. Ilia Popovitch, the Prefect of Berana, who is an educated SeTb, was assassinated in front of tho Courts of Justice at Sienitza. There is a still worse situation at Belopoloh, where Irundreds have been killed. The Turks aro furious against tho Montonegrans, and 1 are apparently revenging themselves. 'Tho Serb refugees aro bringing to Servia terrible stories of Turkish atrocities. THE MALISSORI REPULSED. ALBANIANS OCCUPT AVEONA. '. Constantinople, August 25. The garrison at Scutari repulsed the Malissori attack on Durazzo. The Albanians have occupied Berat and are marching on Avlona. AIM Hanish has now accepted the portfolio of Minister of the Interior, and a Senator, Halim, that of Minister of Justice. , ANOTHER MASSACRE, EXCITEMENT IN SERVIA. Belgrade, August 25. Turks attacked 'and massacred many Servians at Dipitza. There is great excitement in Servia. The Cabinet has discussed the situation and presented a report to the King., A SIGNIFICANT VISIT^ COUNT BERCHTOLD IN RUMANIA, Bukarest, August 25. Great importance is attached to the arrival, as the King's guest at Sinaia, of Count Berchtold (Austrian Foreign Minister) and his wife. (Rec. August 27, 0.20 a.m.) Vienna, August 26. The cordiality df Count Berchtold's reception at Sinaia is accepted as an indication that Austria-Hungary's and Rumania's political aims are in accord in the promotion of tranquility in tho Balkans.