The Indianapolis journal., 1885-10-13
Greek and Servian Demands To Be Rejected,
Turkey to Continue War Preparations
and the Union TO Be Recognized.
The Greeks and Servians Suffering
from a Violent Attack of War Fever.
Additional Points from lord Churchilrs In
genious Appeal to English Voters-Par-
nells Method of Settling DiSSenSOnS.
THE RoUMELIAN COMPLICATION.

Germany Proposes Basis of Settlement
War Preparations in Servia and Greece.
LONDON Oct 12-The Standards Berlin cor
respondent says Germany with the approval of
Russia, Austria and England has proposed
plan for settlement of the Bulgarian question, as
follows
First-That the Greek and Servian demands
be rejected.
Second-That Turkey be advised to complete
her military preparations, SO as to be ready to
interfere in the event of Greece and Servia NOV
ing to enforce their demands.
Third-That the union of Bulgaria and Rou-
melia, under Prince Alexander the latter avow-
ing the sovereignty of the Sultan. be recog-
nzed.
Demonstrations in favor of war are being held
throughout Greece, and the army is being rap
idly modified. The King has called out the
reserves to the number of 40 900 men.
the war fever runs high in Servia, and active
preparations are going on to enforce Servia's
demand for an extension of territory. English,
French and Austrian firms have been rendered
contracts by the government to supply complete
outfits for 250.0O0 troops, and all the contracts
have been allotted; also, one for 35, 600 horses.
The London bank war loan has been raised to
S.. 900, 900.
Mr.. Gladstone has written to Mr.. Emil Louis
Victor Lavelye, the wellknown writer on politi-
cal economy, as follows:
II favor the Bulgarian union, but trust that
its territory will not exceed its present limit be-
cause fear disastrous competition between the
great powers themselves and also between the
Hellenic and Slavonic races, for All extension of
territory. [ express myself on the question with
reserve, because my mind is perpexed by the
many difficulties surrounding it. | see that the
Bulgarian union. excellent in itself, may pro-
duce unreasonable evils"
A dispatch to the Vienna Neue Frele Press
from Sofia says: 'The populace are fleeing.
Rumors are current that the Servian army has
graphed to Phiopopolis entreatiug Prince Alex
ander TO return. telegram from Nisch saws
that a..s Servian War Office has given contracts
for 6.O0O, 600 kios of corn. Troops are advanc-
ing toward Akpalanca and Leskowacz"
The Turkish mobilization up to the present
has brought under arms 180 battalions, averag-
ing each 700 men. This makes the total force
now available 1876 900 men. Four large Austrian
Lloyds steamers. besides four Turkish trans
ports. are busily engaged conveying troops
from Smyrna and other ports in the vi
cnity to Salonica and Dededjatch, on the
Egean, the southern terminus of the railway
from Adrianople to Philipopolis. 1t has now
been decided to call out portion of the second
sport requirements two more large Austrian
steamers We're engaged yesterday.
The Turks are laying their plans with great
skill Two large armies are being formed--one
at Adrianop.e, the other at Uskup. 1l2 miles
northwest Of Salonica. The first army mentioned
is intended to advance into eastern Roumella if
the diplomatic efforts now going on fail to pro-
duce a peaceful arrangement, while the other
corps, being. as it is. within easy striking dis
tance of Sophia, can threaten the Bulgarian cap
ital while watching both the Servians and the
Montenegrins.
The Turkish position is in fact, much i'm
proved. All danger from Albanian hostility is
at an end for the present, the common danger to
Mohammedan interests having led to tempo
rary burial of the hatchet Veissel Pasha who
commands the Turkish troops in that region,
now telegraphs that he is not only able to spare
a large body of men for an attack upon Sophia,
but that the Albanians offer a very considerable
contingent for fighting the battles Of the Sultan.
All the rumors which have been current about
Turkish defeats in Albania are false. Vessel
Pasha, while he was being reported killed and
his bat.alions annihilated, was then engaged
in hanging one of the most turbulent chiefs at
Jakova.