GREAT BATTLE EXPECTED.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1568, 11 October 1912, Page 5

GREAT BATTLE EXPECTED.

TROOPS «SS!NG AT ADRIANOPLE.

BALKAN ALLIES' MINISTERS LEAVING CONSTANTINOPLE.

BLOODSHED ON THE FRONTIERS.

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(Rec. October 11. 0,50 a.m.) London, October 10. Mr. Bennett Burleigh, the war correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph," in a dispatch from Sofia, states that it is expected that a great battle will be fought at Adrianople. The trains are full of regulars and irregulars constantly passing towards the frontier. (Rec. October 11, 0.50 a.m.) Constantinople, October 10. The Turkish papers hail the declaration of war as a day of festival, and are delighted that the suspense is ended. The newspaper "Ikdam" writes:—"Forward Ottomans! Embrace your firearms, and forget your differences." The five Ambassadors are deliberating over the text of a Note to be addressed to the Porte. The Ministers of Bulgaria, Greece, and Servia are without instructions, but have their luggage packed and have secured places on a steamer leaving Constantinople to-day. The Sultan' went to the Topkau Palace and prayed for the success of the Ottoman arms over the relics of the Prophet. All the able-bodied men at Adrianople have been called to the colours. Four Bulgar spies have been arrested at Adrianople. (Rec. October 11, 0.50 a.m.) . Vienna, October 10. The Turkish Ambassador states that Bulgaria desires.to obtain Macedonia, that Montenegro wants Scutari, Servia the Plain of Kossano, and Greece Crete and possibly Epirus. ,In response to Austria's solicitations, the Porte has already promised far-reaching concessions to the Malissori, and has despatched a special commission to Albania.

KING NICHOLAS'S APPEAL,

MONTENEGRO'S HOLY WAR, LONG ARTILLERY DUEL. (Rcc. October 11, 0.50 a.m.) Cetinje, October 10. King Nicholas, in a proclamation to tho Army.at Podgoritsa, calls oil all Montenegrins to help their brethren in Old Servia, whore men, women, and children are being massacred. Peaceful endeavours to protect the martyrs have failed, and Montenegro is setting out on a. holy undertaking to prevent the extermination of their brethren. Tho country is assured of the sympathy of tho civilised world, and will also bo loyally assisted by the Kings of Servia, Bulgaria, and Greece, whose people have ranged themselves with Montenegro in this affair like brothers.

BULGARIA HEADY. Sofia, October 0. The official paper, -"Mir," estimates that the strength of the allied armies of the Balkan States will 1* 600,000. The Bulgarian Army mobilisation has been completed, and the work of concentration continues. The infantry are sturdy on the marc'h, and the discipline is good. Some of the men aro rather too old for a winter campaign. The staff estimates that the infantry can maintain a daily march of twenty miles. Tho transport carts are the weakest cloment, theirs pace being only two miles an hour.

FRONTIER ATTACKS. GREEK FORCE CONCENTRATED. TURKEY'S JIARTIAL LAW. Constantinople, October 9. An engagement is proceeding between Turks and Bulgars in the Djumaibala district. The Greeks have concentrated four battalions of troops and a battery of mitraillenses opposite Metsovo, and threaten an attack. Shevket Paslia, the ex-Minister for War, who was one of the leaders of the revolution of 1908, has joined the Council of War. The martial law regulations forbid tho publication of news, mobilisation, the holding of conferences, distribution of fly sheets, and the utterance of cries in tho streets; consequently there was no demonstration when tho news of tho declaration of war was received here. Strong detachments of soldiers are patrolling .the city. REPORTED INVASION. London, October 10. Information from. Bulgarian sources indicates that Montenegro's action in ■ declaring war was the outcome of the frontier situation, and that she did not consult tho other Balkan • States. It is thought unlikely that Bulgaria, Servia, and Greece will declare war until they havo replied to tho Powers' represents, 'tions. . Unconfirmed reports from other sources are to the oftect that Bulgaria and Servia have invaded Turkey. Tho Turkish, representative at Cetinje received his passports ninety minutes before the Austro-Russian representations in favour of peaco were made. • .'■• THE POWERS' NOTE. . PRACTICAL REJECTION. . . BULGARIA DISAPPOINTED.' Berlin, October 9. The newspaper "Lokal Anzeiger" publishes' a Belgrado telegram to the effect that tho Servian Government's reply to tho.Powers' Note is tantamount to a rejection.

FIGHTING ON FRONTIER. TURKS DISLODGED. (Rec. October 10, 10.40 p.m.) London, October 8. Router's Podgoritza correspondent states that after an artillery duel which lasted for hours, the Turks evacuated tho heights at Planinitza, a Montenegrin village, ten miles south of Podgoritza. Tho Montenegrins then attacked a. fortified position at Detechich. The Turks were reinforced during tho afternoon. A general engagement continues.

REFORMS NOT.GUARANTEED. Sofia, October 9. The Bulgarian Cabinet finds that the communication of the Powers is lacking in expected details of reforms with guarantees for their realisation. Before coming to a decision on the subject the Cabinet will consult the Cabinets at Belgrade and Athens.

BRISK ENGAGEMENTS. ARMY LACKING IN TRANSPORT. - 4 ■ Cetinje, October 9. King Nicholas has arrived at the headquarters of the Montenegrin army at Podgoritza, which lies about three miles from the Turkish frontier. The inhabitants of *the Turkish town of Scutari,, 28 miles distant from Podgoritza, have proclaimed Nicholas their King, and have begged the Montenegrins .to occupy tho town. The Montenegrins have surrounded the Turkish town of Berane, near tho northeastern frontier of. Montenegro. There has been a brisk engagement there since Monday night. » The Montenegrins number forty thousand. They consist entirely of militia and highland infantry, and lack the transport facilities necessary for a successful invasion of Turkey. The Montenegrin army is divided into four divisions, commanded by Generals Martinovicb, Yukovics, Boschkovics, aud Gyurovics.

MONTENEGRO-A OATSPAW. Constantinople, October 9. The Foreign Minister, in an interview, said Montenegro had infringed The Hague Convention by not seeking the good offices of a third party in an effort to avoid a conflict. In political circles the opinion is held that iho Balkan allies used Montenegro ns a catspaw for confronting the Powers with an accomplished fact in ordor to avoid negotiations concerning reform.

WARNING TO GREECE. Athens, October ?. Apart from the joint representations of the Powers, the Russian Minister warned Greece that hostilities in the Balkans would be imprudent, and would never obtain for Macedonia more than the Powers wero determined to get from the Porto.'

ALBANIANS SUPPORT TURKEY. MONTENEGRINS ANNIHILATED. Constantinople, October 9. The newspapers assert that tho -Albanian leader, Eiza Boy, with four thousand men,' broke through the Montenegrin lines at Berano, and penetrated into Montenegrin territory for a distance of six miles. A committee purporting to represent 30,000 Albanians recently begged the Porte for amis for use against the Balkan League, but the request was ignored, the Porte being dubious regarding their good faith. The Albanians now promise to restrain Montenegro without assistance. The Turks annihilated a Montenegrin detachment at Berane.

NO SURPRISE IN RUSSIA. St. Petersburg, October 9. No surprise is felt here at Montenegro's active step. It is surmised that the intention is to divert a certain portion of the Ottoman forces before a general advance of the coalition- armies. The newspapers fulminate against M. Sazonoff (Russian Foreign Minister) for deceiving them by vain hopes.

DETAINED GREEK STEAMERS,' . PORTE SEEKS TRANSPORTS. Constantinople, October n. The Powers have protested against the detention of a Greek steamer, and reserved the right to claim an indemnity from Turkey. Tho Porto is selecting the Greek steamers most suitable for transports, nnd releasing the remainder. Athens, October .!». Greece has sent a protest (o the Powers against what sho describes as an net of piracy on the part of Turkey in sending warships from Ihe Black Sea and semng Greek merchant men on the high

GENERAL CONFLAGRATION. STRENGTH OF THE ALLIED ARMIES. FEVERISH ACTIVITY. Belgrade, October !). A general conflagration is imminent. The Servian authorities are feverishly completing the transport of troops and war material. Instead of the required three hundred thousand men, four hundred thousand have* responded to I Up. mobilisation order. Old peasants arp guarding the railway lines. M. Passics, the Servian Premier, when receiving Iho Austro-Russinn Nolo, replied tihat. the Cabinet would consider it, but. he feared that intervention wan (00 lit*.

DISASTROUS FALLS IN STOCKS. HEAVI' MANCHESTER lOSS. (Rec. October 11, 0.50 a.m.) London, October 10. It is estimated that Manchester is losing .£20,000 daily owing to the stoppage, of trade with the Near East. There have been heavy falls in the foreign market on the Stock Exchange. Consols are nt ,£7: l 17s. ,Cd. In Paris the slump on the Bourse is tho worst for tliirly years. Vienna and Berlin lire also nervous. RUMANIAN MANOEUVRES. URGENT ORDEI! I'Olt GUNS. Bukarest, October 0. Aeroplanes werp used during the army ffl3.nwT« for the first time «-lth mc mm, Th«ir ivork around tathmiaiai.

The airmen gave precise information regarding the positions of (lie troops. Rumania has ordered fifteen mountain guns from tlio Creuzot works. They are to lie tdelivered in a week. A GIJEKK PATRIOT. Sydney, October 10. A Greek restaurant-keeper at Lismore, named Andronifa, is selling his business, and arming with rifles and paying the fares of twenty other Greeks who are pro-. .eeeding to the front to fight the Turks. BULGARIAN JIASSACUK DENIED. London, October !). The Bulgarian Legation denies the re-/ ported Turtukaia massacre. ■! RUSSIAN VOLUNTEERS. Moscow, October 10. At a mass meeting three thousand volunteers were enrolled to assist Servia,