The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-11-27


l Intense excitement prevails. Active
preparations arc being made 70 defend
The city. A number 81 heavy guns are
being mounted In available positions
commanding tho different roads 70 The
city.
Prince Alexander, In IN order Of the
day 70 the officers and men OF bis army,
| SAYS
.King Milan has declared war against
a. aud has ordered the Scrvian army 20
invade Bulgaria. Our Scrvian brethren
insicad Of assisting NJ wish TO ruin our
country. Show your courage now and
defend your mothers, wives, sisters AMI
homes. Pursue aud annihilato the
| cowardly, trcschcrous enemy. Let FOR
| ward BE- youl battle CRY, brethren, and
| may Goo aid us and grant Us victory"
| Zia Bee, the new Turkish minister, has
| received an ovation here. The newsps.
| pcrs recall the fact that his grandfather.
Mustaphs racha, was stranglcd here Ia
1901. on account OF protecting Servians.
EAGER TO rlcnr.
PHuIPPoPofis, November 15.-Grcat
excitement and enthusiasm prevails IA
this city. Troops are being hurried for
ward 10 the defense OF sofia. aud the
war fever which had recently died out Is
again a. the highest pitch.
The Sefvians commenced operations
BY a vigorous attack on the bulgarian
position At Bcwskcdol. The cannonading
still continues. The Scrvians de scendinl
from the heights OF Dastehcni aud KIa
denctA occupied the Bulgarian villages 70
Miloclow,zi. Z lcne, Gard and FevontxI.
In the sun district They met win no
opposition. No serious action has yet
occurred Bulgarian troops have left for
the frontier. while others are advancing
by fore d marched from Eastern Roume-
liza The Servians have made no hostile
move In the direction OF widdlE. Prince
Alexander has telegrapncd 10 the Sultan
asking his intentions In regard TO the
maintenance Of the integrity OF the Otto
man Empire
EXCITEMENT AT VIENNA.
vfKx~A, November l5-The greatcN
excitement prevails here over The latest
news from Scrvia. War has finally been
declared aud the Servlan troops are on
the march. WHAT the end will be none
can foresce. The first in,lmatson Of this
action on the part OF Seryia was received
here from Soda last night, but was not
generally credited until this morning,
when its confirmation was made by the
Scrvian ambassador here. The general
and most reliable opinions agree that the
war has been precipitatcd by the blnnder
ings Of the Constantinople conference
Their note 10 King Milan ordering dis.
armament Of his troops, which elected
his curt and nat refusal. gave no other al
tentative; he had 70 proceed 10 carry out
his designs 81 once, for delay would have
enabled the conference to compel him 70
demobiiize. which neant revolution and
the possible loss Of his crown. He de-
cided on prompt measures. Taking ad-
vantage Of the late Bulgarian raid into
vlasina, he yesterday morning oficislly
announced TO Prince Alexander, through
M. Ranagabade, the Servian envoy At
Bucharest, that he considered this raid
an outrageous and unjustifiahle act
war was ammo unced. Prince Alexsnder's
rerly was courteous and 10 the point. lie
bowed 10 the inevitable.
Dispatches arriving here at noon state
King Milan has issued . stirring address
TO his troops and assumed personal CON-
mand. Belgrade 10 wild with Joy. and
the troops manifest the greatest en-
thusiasm The march toward the Bull
garian frontier began 1T ten o'cloc< yes
terday morning. The following has be en-
received IS the probable plan OF the
campaign decided on BY King Milan Il
ID furnished BY an Austrian military a.
tache on King Milan's stan: The main
movement will be made directly on Sofa
BY the highway or State road from
Palanka on the Danube. Two OF the
largest divisions, composed Of the
flower Of the Servian army,
commanded BY the King In
person, will take this course, IS it IL
considered the one where the most OPP
position will be experienced. for not
only Is Sofia strongly defended, but the
Dragoman Pass, most important noun
tain defllc, thirty-nve miles northwest OF
Sofa, Is strongly guarded by the best
OF the Bulgarian army. The pass brisslcs
with cannon, something which ths Ser
vians lack sadly, and Prince Alexander
Will b. there himself. II Is here that
the Servians expect to demonstrate their
superior lighting qualities The pass
once taken, Southwestern Bulgaria and
Western Roumeia would be AZ the mercy
Of the invaders. for Sofa can hardly hold
against the force Milan has with him.
THE OTHER POINT
TO be attacked simultaneously with SOFIA
- Widdin, on the DANUBE, ID the NORM
western portion 81 Bulgarian, some 100
miles north Of SODA. Two divisions VI
Servians will proceed 10 invest this i'm
portant stragctic point, - IL Is consid-
cred the key 70 Bucharest, aud II taken,
Prince Alexander would have his flank
turned and his Communications with his
capital cut on For two months the Bull
gariana have been working night aud day
on these Notifications, aud here the mass
OF their artillery Is located, including the
guns lately received from oKrupp. The
Servians will hardly be able 10 take II
without scigc and 1t all events will get
q warm reception.
Another single division Of Servians
will attempt, u Is said, TO penetrate the
Bulgarian center some place midway be.
tween Widdin and Sofia