The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22
ALL EUROPE ARMING.
Gigantic Preparations
for War Being Made
by Russia, Eng
land and Tur-
key.

THE news this morning is still more
warlike than that of yesterday, and
conviction is now general that i'm
mediate resort I o arms has been de-
.ermined on BIZ Russia. The air, in
fact. is 6lled with rumors of war, and
people who bad hoped all along that
England would keep clear, are row
coming around to the belief that the
Premier, for reasons best known TO
himself, is determined on a fight in
Ease O. Russian invasion of Turkey.
Whether be counts upon having an
ally or not is Que ofthcse things which
the future may bring to light, but it
is now generally felt that even should
England be s!ngie-handed in the con-
iiict, Disraeli will not hesitate 10 re-
sist Russian aggression by force. 1t
is stated that be counts on bringing
100000 Sikhs aud Sepoys from India
into the struggle and those with the
hordes of Mahometans from the
Turkish domiDions and from Africa.
which English money could place in
the deld would enable the Turks TO
meet the Russians on something like
equal terms. but whatever the gov
eminent mean 10 do there caa be no
doubt that preparations on q large
scale for war are being energetically
pushed forward. The Admiralty have
issued orders to have all the gun
boats at Portsmouth got ready for
sea Immediately, and recruiting for
gunners is actively going on in all
the naval departments. Extensive
military preparations are also going
or and in all TIE arsenals the utmost
activity prevails Troops have been
ordered TO the Mediterranean, and
the garrisons OF Gibraltar and Malta
are to be strengthened with ali pos
sible dispatch. Colonel Stokes, OF the
Royal Engineers, with a competent
staff, mas been ordered East 10 organ
ize toe defense Of Constsntinopie,
and this is regarded as a sure indIca-
ton ot highlands Intention to act at
once 10 case Russia moves herlroops
into Turkish territory
In relation to the proposed confer
sHce The Herdld's correspondent at
Vienna telegrkphs hat the Porte re-
to grant autonomy TO the Scla-
v0nic provinces without striking an
otser vigorous blow against its re-
yolted subjects. This Of course up
sets lhe conference scheme complete
Iy, and makes Z settlement almost i'm
possible without q Eropean war. The
HeTGid's Vienna correspondent con-
the statement that the Russian
Government has assembled seventy
steamers az Odessa for the purpose OF
troops below Wanna, so as to
avoid the passage Of the Danube
The mobilization OF the Russian army
IS being pushed forward with the
greatest possible vigor, and the Gar
sal! soon be ia i position 70 pour
4 formidable force into the Turkish
iominion-. Eighteen divisions are
now ready to march, and are con-
:entrated in he neighborbood Of
Odessa and in the Caucasus. Eight
more divisions are awaiting orders TO
move into Asia Minor. The situa-
ion grows more alarming from day
o day, and the news Of al outbreak
If hostilities Of q gigantic scale is
ooked for at any moment.
LONDON, Nov. 15.-The Standards
Vienna special says the force which
modified 10 accordance with
he recent ordinance numbers 1885,
,a2 infantry, &c, 1SS cavalry, and
~ riaed breech-loadiDg cannon.
The rites are of the American Ber-
i~an-pattern. Because Of the state OF
ne weather military men estimate
hat at least a month will be required
the above force can be con-
'entrated on the Pruth.
The Posts Berlin dispatch says
Preparations have been made for a
concentration of the Russian army
f Fistula, which is TO be reinforced
" the Imperial Guards.
Intelligence from Warsaw indicates
"a impending Polish rising. The
government has posted plaeards in
Warsaw prohibiting any gathering
n the streets. In this connection
he FHGncjer says; the news of the
reclamation of a state of seige in
arrived in London last night"
THE LATEST.
PARIS, Nov. l6-lt is reported
bat Austria contemplates . partial
lobiiization of her army.
There is reason 10 believe that
russia viii call in next years contin-