On the Eve of War

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 116, 2 October 1912, Page 5

On the Eve of War

THROWING OFF THE TURKISH YOKE.

KING OF GREECE RETURNS.

By Cable—Press; Association—Copyright. Copenhagen, September 30. The King of Greece has curtailed his holiday and returned home suddenly.

OUTRAGES IN EriRUS. Athens, September 30. It is scmi-officially reported that Bashi-Bazouks outraged a number of women and committed other atrocities it Karadaverni, in the Epirus. The inhabitants of the surrounding villages were panic-stricken. A GERMAN HINT. Berlin, September 30. A semi-official Berlin telegram in the Frankfurter Zeitung hints that Turkey will do well to make peace in order to enable her to proceed with Macedonian reforms.

SERVIAN ARMY MOBILISED. London, September 30. Reuter's Belgrade correspondent wires that orders have been signed for the general mobilisation of the Servian army. The Skuptchina has been summoned for an extraordinary session oh Thursday.

BULGARIAN PREPARATIONS. Sofia, September 30. It is officially stated that owing to a considerable Turkish concentration at Adrianople and on the frontier, Bulgaria trill be compelled to issue a mobilisation order to meet eventualities.

MONTENEGRO APOLOGISES. Constantinople, September 30. Montenegro has apologised for the attack on the Turkish ammunition escort, and promised to punish the aggressors.

FEVERISH WAR PREPARATIONS. IN SERVIA, GREECE, BULGARIA. London, September 30. M. Sazanoff conferred with the Italian and Turkish Ambassadors and the Serbian Charge d'Affaires. Belgrade, September 30. Military information is being censored. It is expected that mobilisation will be begun within twenty-four hours. War preparations are progressing feverishly. Newspapers- allege that M. Nenado▼ics, Servian Ambassador to Turkey, has already left Constantinople,

GREEK PREPARATIONS. Received 1, 5.5 p.m. London, October 1. Greece has ordered the mobilisation of her army and navy, and has recalled merchantmen from Turkish waters.

FURTHER MOBILISATION. THE GREAT POWERS BUSY. " SERVIA'S POSITION. Received 1, 9.55 p.m. London, October 1.

Britain and Russia are urging the Porte for the immediate execution of reforms and applying pressure to induce a modification of the provocative military preparations. , . i Berlin, October 1. War panic conditions prevailed on the Bourse, and official circles are pessimistic with regard to the prospects of peace. Vienna, October 1. Diplomatists interpret the mobilisa-' tiohs besides the demonstration against Turkey as a supreme attempt to put pressure on Europe.

M. Berchtold has informed the Austrian delegation that the efforts of the great Powers are being directed to allaying the dangers arising from the situation. They "will continue to work for the maintenance of peace. Belgrade, October 1.

The Tailway stations are crowded with men journeying to join the colors. The «tty is intensely excited, crowds in the streets singing patriotic songs and cheering the Government. Several thousands assembled in front of the- British Legation, calling for war. The Government has prevented the transport of five Tiykish aeroplanes and a number of horses.

A communique to the press complains «f Turkey's detaining ammunition, mofcolising her army and ordering manoeuvres in old Servia along the Servian frontier, thereby endangering Servia's territory. Servia has been consistently peaceful, but in order to defend her interests has been compelled to place Jier army on a war footing. It is Servia's lesire. even at the last moment, to follow the Powers' advice and keep 'the peace.

FURTHER WAR PREPARATIONS. TURKEY OBDURATE.

Received 1, 11.10 p.m. Sofia, October 1. The mobilisation decree has evoked enthusiasm. It Tsill raise the army to four hundred thousand. There have been many patriotic demonstrations.

Russia has advised the Government not to send troops* to the frontier. Constantinople, October 1.

The Servian Minister lias requested the Porte to decide within forty-eight kours whether it will sanction the passage of the detain*d ammunition, or return it to France. Failing a satisfactory reply, the Minister will quit Constantinople. Twelve Italian warships, with transports, are cruising off Hafia. The Foreign Minister denies the reception of an ultimatum from Bulgaria or Servia, or jointly. Pending the Powers' decision relating to Samos, the British and French flags have been hoisted at Vathv. The warships have landed patrols. Non-comba-tants are concentrated at Vathy.

WAT ALBANIANS,WANT.

One of the sharpest thorns in the side of Turkey, the sick man of Europe, is Albania. As a result of Turkish tyranny the Albanians now demand —(1) The appointment of an Inspector-General for the four Albanian provinces. (2) The adoption 01 regional military service for Albanian recruits in time of peace. (3) The taxes levied for education purposes in Albania to be spent locally. (4) A general amnesty for Albanian political offenders. (5) The Albanian language to be the medium for instruction in all Government schools. (C) The houses destroyed during the recent fighting to be rebuilt at the expense of the Government. Dr. J5. J. Dillon, in the London Daily Telegraph, says that "Russia cannot regard a eoncesion of autonomy to the Albanians without previous careful analysis of its inevitable effects upon the political situation in the Bat

kan Peninsula. If Albania receives autonomy, whether legislative or admm istrative, or both, and the new autono mous State or province be taken to include Novi Bazar and Uskub, then Servia, Bulgaria and Montenegro will all be stirred to their depths, and may have recourse to desperate acts. . . . The consequent dissatisfaction would be so powerful and irrepressible that instability would become irrepressible in the peninsula, and the maintenance of European peace precarious. For those reasons it is of paramount necessity that the Porte, in its present negotiations with the Albanian leaders, should eliminate the territory in question from the projected autonomous province."