Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-08
THE Willy SULTAN
Pushing War Preparations
Throughout Turkey.
Powers Undecided What to Do--Roy-
mania and SeNia Agree
To lump On Turkey Tessshss Whoa IL pvepss
Time Arrives.

Berlin. March 1.-THE Powers are In no
wise agreed among themselves as to the
precise terms of autonomous administra-
In concert of opinion as to how far Tur.
key shall be allowed to provoke war In
the Balkan peninsula by massing troops
self-defence. the Porte Is executing mill.
tary plans which no European govern
ment would venture upon without the
POrte's capacity for military Operations
was manifested in the case Of the TurcO-
Russian war of 1876-T, when, as now
was relied on as q greater factor in the
defeat OF Turkey than the guns OF the
Russians. As things turned out. though
f Turkey y was cond dsfeatsd she found ampie
When Won der Goltz Pasha the German
general who was lent to the Sultan and
the service Of the Porte r = ay lsfs
that he was thoroughly disgusted with
the way things were going. and the sew
er crane OF his relations with the, Turkish
m1iitary department. was approved by the
German Emperor. The Sultan has paid
a high tribute to the services OF Won der
Goltz and recently besought him to re-
sumo MS position, assuring him that he
would be virtually commandef-in-chi Of
the ottoman army. The German pasha
Gec!ined to return. but in reply to the
Sultans invitation he has sent q plan
o. operations to be put into force upon
the Greek frontier, based upon his pro.
found knowledge of the conditions under
which the campaign against Greece must
be conducted.
AS Won der Goltx Pasha. when he sew
cred his connection with the Turkish mil
ton of second chief of the general star
OF the Turkish army. and was member
OF the council of. the Turkish ministry Of
no small influence In the military opera
tons the Porte has undertaken within
the last month or two. German officers
are known to be fully capable Of carryinx
Won der G0ltx's plans into effect and
the TACT that many important commands
hands Of German ofiicers NAV fh,m he are
counted for. &c.
Advices from Constantinople, baked on
reliable authority, show that the Otto
as well as on other Turkish bordets, aIe
almost in readiness I'd .Hct upon. tie Of
fensive. and It. III ad9efted u thu COM
mander-in-chief OF the fdftssss &dhsin
Pasha. should receive orders to n6ve. he
could within a. week throw 5000 we'll
armed men over tho Greek fron4ier, In
Guiding q batteries OF artillery fdnif 10
squadrons of cavalry u :.
The headquarters Of the Turkish army
Of "Precaution'. or defence are how al
Monastir. Macaddelja, 400 miles Vest Of
ConstantinOple. md large force 81
troops under the command Of Omar and
Nuchad Pachas is much nearer the nom
tier. In addition to the mobilization Of
the regular forces, Mu1taflllL correSoond-
ing to the German laudstrtlip. Or .3&cOKd
draft OF those liable to military duty. has
been called to arms III SEVERAL <ifstylcts
near the Greek borders. The Ost6Hslble
reason for summOning this contingent Il
that the ordinary reflifs. or reserved
which were lately called out have been
deficient in numbers. and the summohih9
of any part of the mustafux Is REGARDED
as oninous of the Sultan's expectati0h
that something of a very serious natute
is imminent.
The attitude of Servia and BULGARIA oe
cupies the serious attention of Europeah
diplomacy and ii Is the opinion in officidi
circles here that the conferences which
nave taken place between King Alexander
Of Servia. and Prince Ferdinand Of B2,l-
garia. have resulted in an agreement 10
make simultaneous attack upon Turkey
when the time for such action shall seem
opportune. Roumania Is looked upon IA
having the intention to take an active
part in any scheme of re-arranking the
Balkan boundaries that may be put. in
operation. King Charles OF Roumania.
as a member of the Prussian family Of
may be relied upon to have
The support of Germany. In view Cf
the Roumanian fort works
at kustondjio on the Black sea, the de-
fences at Galatz and Braila on the
Danube are being strengthened and ex-
tended. 94f