WAR CLOUDS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1734, 26 April 1913, Page 5

WAR CLOUDS.

AUSTRIA & SCUTARI.

EXPEDITIONARY FORCE READY

KING NICHOLAS THROWS DOWN

THE GAUNTLET,

BOUGHT BY MONTENEGRIN BLOOD. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Reo. August 25, 10 p.m.) Vienna, April 25. The Powers havo not yet answered Austria's demand for vigorous measures to be taken for tho Montenegrin evacuation of Scutari within forty-eight hours. Austria is insistent on decisive aotion, either with or without Europe's assistance.

The newspapers are displaying a very bellicoso attitude.

I It is understood that Austria has proposed tho military occupation of Antivari Giovanni by the Powers. Failing this, by. Austria and Italy, or Austria alone. An expeditionary force of sixty thousand men is ready to proceed to Scutari. WHY ESSAD PASHA GAVE IN. . NO SUPPLIES LEFT. (Rec. April 26, 0.15 a.m.) Constantinople, April 25. Essad Pasha, the Turkish Commander, lias officially informed the Porto that lie had to evacuate Scutari owing to tho exhaustion, of provisions. A'SITUATION TO BE RECKONED WITH: KlNti NICHOLAS DEFIANT. (Rec. April 25, 10 p.m.) , Cetinje, April 25. King Nicholas, addressing a rejoicing 'crowd, deolared that Scutari 13 Montenegrin henceforth.

Conversing with a Russian. Military Commissioner, King Nicholas said tho fall of Scutari had created a. new situation which would have to bo Tcckoncd with everywhere.

If Europe thought of taking away Scutari from them, for which Montenegro had almost bled to death. Europe would be forced to carry out the operation herself.

NEWSPAPER ADVICE

THE POWERS'DECISION. , (Rec. April 25, 10 p.m.) St. Petersburg, April 25. The "Novoe Vremya" urges tho Powers to admit that they had made a mistake, ahtl.reviso their (lecision not to permit Montenegro to hold Scutari. , Tho police arc preventing demonstrations of any description.

(Rec. April 25, 10 p.m.) Belgrade, April 25. The nowapapor "Samouprava" hopes that tho Powers will chango their attitude towards Montenegro and rovoko the previous decision. ,

THE SLAVS,

ALARMING DEMONSTRATIONS. v (Rec. April 25, 10 p.m.) \ Visnna, April 25. Many 51av demonstrations havo tdken place in Austria. Numerous arrests havo been made. The polico were compelled to place a cordon round the Governmental Palace at Agram, the capital' of Croatia, whero the demonstrations assumed alarming dimeneions.

. WHAT WOULD RUSSIA DO? ; ■ ■ London, April 2i. The / Westminster Gazette," quoting Russia's -warning to Montenegro earlier in the present month, says it does not believe that' Russia would opposo tho Powers if they took necessary action to uphold their decision regarding Scutari. 1

TRIPLE ENTENTE'S ATTITUDE. Paris, April 24. Tho newspaper "Le Matin" says that the Triple Entente (Russia, France, and Britain) will Tefuso /to land troops in Montenegro, and that there is no reason to believe that Germany and,ltaly would encourage Austria to land men. "A NEW FACTOR HAS ARISEN." St. Petersburg, April 24. Newspapers of iall Shades declare that a new factor has arisen requiring a revision of tho Powers' decision as tho only means of avoiding dangerous complications, and instances the former abandonment of the policy of the status quo. Tho newspapers predict a. European conflagration in the event of Austria taking isolated action. ' ARMS FACTORIES BUST. Berlin, April 24. Tho arms factories at Solingen aro unusually busy. Largo Russian and Rumanian ordors for swords have been received. Russia • has stipulated fur the speediest delivery of tho'weapons ordered by her.

' RUMANIA'S POLICY. "PEACE AT ANY PRICE." Bucharest, April 24., 31. Filipesco, wlio his portfolio as Minister for Agriculture in the Rumanian Ooveimirait in February lust because ho dissented from tho Government's decision to refer tho dispute between Bulgaria and Rumania to tho Great Powers lor. decision, accuses M, Tako Jonesco, Minister of tho Interior, of pursuing a policy of "peaco at any price" in order to nppeaso Europe. 110 says that futni-o generations will suilor through Rumania losing her pre-eminenco in tlio 13alknns

through pusillanimity and in exchange for Silistra. '