BALKAN WAR SPREADS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1573, 17 October 1912, Page 5

BALKAN WAR SPREADS.

TURKISH MINISTERS RECALLED.

DECLARATIONS DECIDED ON BY

BALKAN ALLIES.

GREEK FLEET READY FOR ACTION.

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(Rec. October 17, 0.30 a.m.) . ■ ( Sofia, October 16.. Turkey's answer to the Powers is regarded as an indirect reply to the Balkan States' Memorandum. Owing to the recall of the Turkish Ministers,- the Balkan \llies have decided to announce war .by Royal proclamation, which is expected °ThVcare of Turkish interests in Bulgaria hits been confided to Germany.

TURKISH MINISTERS RECALLED.

Constantinople, October 15.

The Porte, owing to the lack of deference shown to the Note, has decided to recall the Turkish Ministers frota Sofia and Belgrade. The Minister to Greece ha s been recalled owing to the action of the Cretan ■deputies in entering tUe GreeTc Chamber. Owing to the Greek ultimatum, the Porto has recalled its decision" to release Greek vessels carrying foreign cargoes.

GREEK FLEET READY FOR SEA. Athens, October 15. The time-limit (24 lionrs) fixed in Greece's ultimatum to Turkey regarding Greek vessels held up in the Dardanelles has expired. The fleet is manned and ready for ■ sea. ■ Eight thousand Cretans are .armed and ready to enrol in tho Greek army when hostilities break out. '

SERVIANS HURRYING TO THE FRONTIER, (Rec. October 17, 0.30 a.m.) Constantinople, October 16. The. Porte has decided that the Balkan Allies' Note does not merit a reply. It is considered that the Balkan States are wanting in deference in . rejecting the Powers' mediation. ,

Advices from Mitrovitza state that tho Servians have advanced between Vrmija and Tibefoheh. The local population is. arming and hurrying to the frontier. Advices from Uskub are to tho effect that the Servians began ah attack at Tibefoheh and along the frontier, and after arming the Servian population advanced into the interior. The fighting continues. POWERS AND THE WAR. GERMAN MINISTER,. HOPEFUL.; SPREAD ! OF f CONFLAGRATIONS *' ■ : unlikely: "*''••■'. '■■■" (Rec. October 16, 11.35 p.m.) Berlin, October 16. Herr von Kiderlen-Waechter,' Minister for Foreign Affairs, in a speech ata banquet to the delegates to the Exhibitions Conference, said he was firmly convinced that none of the States there represented would be affected by the events in the south-east of Europe. The Powers had come to an understanding with a view to confining the disturbances locally, and, with good will on all sides,. the spread of the confiogfation would be prevented. In case of necessity, the clearing of the debris and ■ the, rebuilding on the site of the fire would be carried out in. friendly cooperation. This hope had been strengthened by the. news that peace had been signed between Italy and Turkey. CONCERT OF THE POWERS. Paris, October 15. The Prime Minister, M. Poincare;.has sounded tho Powers regarding the desirableness of instituting a conference whose conversations would be for the maintenance of the European concert and to prevent the Balkan conflagration spreading. • A FRENCH PROJECT. Vienna,' October 15. The newspaper "Neue Wiener Tagblatt" states that the French Ambassadors in various capitals have been instructed to suggest a conference- to try and bring about a settlement of the Balkans trouble. This (says the "Tagblatt") makes 11. Gueshoffs remark—that' Bulgaria'sNote was not an ultimatum—significant. London, October 15. If. P(ml Cambon, French Ambassador to Britain, is not aware of any movement such as that mentioned by the "Tagblatt." AUSTRIAN AND RUSSIAN POLICIES. Paris, October 15. \The newspaper "Matin" says that Russia, the creator of Bulgaria and the protector of Servia and Montenegro, will not permit obstacles to the development of the Slav races, and that Austria will not allow any impediments to her extension in the direction of Salonika. A COOL RECEPTION. (Rot. October 16, 11.35 p.m. Berlin, October 16. The newspapers have coolly received the French proposal, and it is doubtful whether it is possible now that war lias begun. UNDER CONSIDERATION. (Rec. October 17, 0.30 a.m.) London, October 16 The Government is considering M. Poiiiwiro's proposal for a conference, MONTENEGRO'S CAMPAIGN. A CLEAR ROAD TO SCUTARI. HEAVY LOSSES. Podgoritza, October 15. The road to the Scutari forts is practically open. Iloum, the last fortress between Tusi and Scutari, has surrendered to the Montenegrins. Tlit' prisoners include the Commandant of Tnsi and sixty-two officers. The Turkish Commandant at. Tusi, l>efore surrendering, first stipulated that His garrison should retain tho arms and go to Scutari under military escort, but tho Montenegrins replied that ihey must be sent to Antivari, the seaport of Hon. tenegro, thence by Austrian vessels to Constantinople. After two hours' further bombardment the Turks surrendered. MOWED DOWN BY QUICK-FIRERS. Cetinje, October 15. Details'of the fight at Tarabosch on Friday night show that the Scutari

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searchlights revealed a thousand Montenegrins advancing. The quick-firers of the fortress mowed them down, but they disobeyed orders to retreat, and continued tho assault. It is believed the force was practically wiped out. TURKS BURN A VILLAGE. (Rec October 16, 11.35 p.m.) Cetinje, October 16. The Turks have bombarded and burned Kriva, near Palankapass, first permitting the peasants and women to leave. A Bulgarian insurgent leader perished.' The Montenegrins lost 250 killed and eight hundred wounded at Tarabosch. ALBANIAN SUPPORT. (Rec. October 16, 11.35 p.m.) Vienna, October 16. The "Reiohe Post" states that the Ca'tholic Albanians are siding with the Montenegrins in gratitude for their hospitality to the Malissori refugees. The brutality of Essad .Pasha's troops has goaded the clans further south' to revolt. The Turks burned and pillaged everything and ravished and murdered four girls, on which the clansmen butchered Essad Pasha's rearguard. . THE FEEDING OF PRISONERS. (Reo. October 17, 0.30 a.m.) Belgrade, October IC. It is reported that Montenegro is already embarrassed by, the problem -of feeding prisoners. Three armies are forming in Servia. Two will march on Uskub from different points, and the third will endeavour to cross to Novi Bazar and join the Montenegrins. ■ ■ The fighting at.Ristovac has ceased, and the Turks have retired across the frontier. A PRINCE'S JUBILATION. Berlin, October 15. , Prince Peter of Montenegro, youngest eon of King Nicholas, telegraphed to his old school at Heidelberg :—"A splendid victory on Tuesday. Ten thousand Turks captured with artillery." THE NEXT WAR. AUSTRIAN AND RUSSIAN DIFFERENCES. WHAT KIAMIL PASHA EXPECTS. '■ (Rec. October 17, 0.30 a.m.) Constantinople, October 16. The Porte has released tho Greek vessels laden with foreign cargoes.

The German officers in the Ottoman Army are resigning their German commissions to join the Turks. It is hinted that they wjll be reinstated in the German army on the conclusion of peace. Thousands of Albanians are marching to the relief of Scutari.

Kiamil Pasha, in an interview, "stated that war in the Balkans was inevitable and useless. Turkey wns really at war between Austria and Russia. If Turkey won against the Balkans Austria would benefit, and if she lost Russia would profit. England should exert her influence to terminate the war, and restrain Greece, whose alliance with Bulgaria was unnatural. CRETAN UNION WITH GREECE. ELECTIONS TO BE HELD. ■ . (Rec. October.l 6, 11.35 p.m.) , Athens, October 16. The, Prime Minister, M. Venolc7x>s, has instructed the Cretan Government to arrange for Parliamentary elections according to the laws of Greece, and to be careful to maintain order and protect Mussulmans. The four destroyers purchased in England by Greece are the gift of M.Skoloudcs, a rich Athenian. BOURSES RECOVERING!' BERLIN AND PARIS HOPEFUL. ' London, October 15. The Bourses of Paris and Berlin show a pronounced recovery, owing to the news regarding Tripoli, and the belief that hostilities will now be restricted to the Balkans. The Bourses of Vienna and Budapest are still weak. RUMANIAN NEUTRALITY. Belgrade, October 15. Telegrams state that Rumania -has resisted Turkey's temptation, and will remain neutral. She is without territorial aspirations. AEROPLANE RECONNAISSANCE. Athens, October 15. An aeroplane and cavalry reconnaissance shows that .thirty thonsaud Turks have been withdrawn from the frontier of Thessaly and sent to Servin, • (42 miles north-west by west of Larissa) and Sorovitoh, a villago near Lake Ostrovo, in the sanjak of Salonika. GREEK RESERVISTS RETURNING. London, October' 15. Three hundred Greek reservists have left here on their way-southwards. Others are awaiting tho departure of steamers. AUSTRIAN WAR VOTES. Vienna, October IS: , Tho Hungarian delegation has adopted the Austro-Hungarian naval and fnilitary credits. COTTON TRADE AT A STANDSTILL. (Rec. October 1(1, 11.35 p.m.) London, October Ifi. The Manchester ootlon trade with Turkey ami Greece is nt a standstill. 15 your slep elastic? No reason why it shouid not be. Stearns' Wine of Cod Liver Extract gives you energy—lends a spirit and dash to your walk and actions.—Advt.

WHAT THEY COST. By Telegraph—Prose AsßOciation-CopyrluM (Rec. October IC, 11.35 p.m.) London, October 16. An Admiralty return has been issued showing the comparative naval expenditure of the Powers in 1012-13. The figures are :— Great Britain .£45,616,000 Germany J:22,G00,000 United States .626,500,000 France ii18,000;000 Russia .£17,000,000 Italy Austria .£5,800,000 A NARROW ESCAPE. ♦ STATE OFFICIALS AND A DYNAMITE STEAMER. By Telceraph—Press Aesociation-CdpyrfehJ New York, October 15. Tho steamer San Francisco, loaded with a cargo Of explosives intended for United , States' fleets' use, narrowly escaped colliding with a Government yacht, on which were the Secretary to the Navy (Mr. George von L. Meyer) and other high officials. The disaster was avoided by a few feet. If the vessels had collided, the captains admitted,' nothing could have prevented the entire destruction of both.