BALKAN WAR CLOUD.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1555, 26 September 1912, Page 5

BALKAN WAR CLOUD.

SERVIAN PREPARATIONS. ' MONTENEGRO SHEATHS THE SWORD. » TURKS MOBILISING. 'By Tclccraph—Press Association—Copyriehfc ■ P Belgrade, September 2.1. The newspapers assert flint the British, (, French, mid Itussiaii Ministers have s warned Scrvia thiit; (lie Jln 1 k:ni nations will not benefit by war with Turkey. They add that the .Towers will induce the Porte to effect the early amelioration of condi-. lions in Macedonia. The Servian War Ofljce is nevertheless purchasing large food supplies. "IF I WERE NOT KING," I ICING NICHOLAS AND RUSSIAN AID. London, September 21. Tho "Daily Telegraph's" Cettinje correspondent slates that in an interview King £ Nicholas declared that at Russia's bidding his people had sheathed the sword with- ' out protest, for so long qs Russia, was not ready for a struggle Montenegro would not begin it. lie added: "If I were not t King, perhaps I would be the first to P fly to arms." TURKISH BRUTALITY. PRISONERS FLOGGED TO DEATH. Constantinople, September 21. During the Albanian disturbances the rebels released many gaol-birds, soven of whom entered a cafp at Uskub and wounded Melimed l'asha, tho Military t Governor. The gendarmes fired a fusillade in the cafe and killed tho assailants. An Albanian band killed guards at an Austrian post near Jannia. Turkish' troops near Scutari arrested seven innocent persons, alleging they were brigands. They tied tho men's hands bohind their backs and beat them to death. OUTLOOK GRAYE. DECISIVE ACTION EXPECTED. (Rec. September 26, 1.5 a.m.) London, September 25. The sudden decision of tho Turkish Government to hold army manoeuvres at Adrianople next week is regarded as sig--1 nificant. ' "Tho Daily Mail's" Sofia correspondent says that decisive Bulgarian action is momentarily expected. The Malissori attacked an ammunition convoy at Tnsi and destroyed the ammunition, also killing or capturing a hundred troops.